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A Holis ic App oach To Lib a y Excellence: Bes P ac ices A Mohan ao
Pa ang ao Pa il Maha idyalaya, Bo gaon
Sm . Ujwala Bandu Ka sale
Lib a ian,
M.P.Pa il Maha idyalaya, Bo gaon. Tal- Wal a, Dis - Sangli
A ilia ed o Shi aji Uni e si y, Kolhapu .
Co esponding Au ho – Sm . Ujwala Bandu Ka sale
DOI - 10.5281/zenodo.17278614
Abs ac :
Academic lib a ies ha e e ol ed om being me e eposi o ies o books o dynamic, use -
cen ic knowledge cen es ha a e essen ial o an ins i u ion's academic ecosys em. In an e a whe e
access o in o ma ion is pa amoun , he quali y and inno a ion o a college lib a y di ec ly e lec he
ins i u ion's commi men o excellence. As highe educa ion unde goes a apid ans o ma ion d i en
by echnology and acc edi a ion s anda ds like hose se by he Na ional Assessmen and
Acc edi a ion Council (NAAC), a lib a y's abili y o adap and implemen mode n p ac ices has
become a key indica o o ins i u ional heal h and g ow h.
This pape explo es he comp ehensi e and in eg a ed app oach adop ed by he lib a y a
Mohan ao Pa ang ao Pa il Maha idyalaya, Bo gaon, o achie e wha can be desc ibed as a "holis ic
excellence." The s udy analyses he lib a y's bes p ac ices, which span physical in as uc u e, ICT
in eg a ion, use -cen ic se ices, communi y engagemen , and inno a i e p og amming. By
examining hese p ac ices, his esea ch aims o demons a e how a coo dina ed and mul i ace ed
s a egy can enhance he lib a y's ole as a i al esou ce o s uden s, acul y, and he wide
communi y. The indings o his s udy will no only highligh he lib a y's achie emen s bu also se e
as a aluable bluep in o o he academic ins i u ions aspi ing o ele a e hei own lib a y se ices
o mee con empo a y s anda ds o quali y.
Keywo ds: Bes P ac ices, Physical Facili ies, ICT, Lib a y Se ices, Inno a i e P og ams.
P oblem S a emen :
The Mohan ao Pa ang ao Pa il
Maha idyalaya, Bo gaon, is a NAAC-
acc edi ed ins i u ion in a u al a ea o
Maha ash a, dedica ed o p o iding educa ion
o he local communi y. While he college
lib a y is a cen al componen o i s academic
in as uc u e, he e is a ecognised need o
mo e beyond adi ional unc ions o achie e
ue "lib a y excellence." This equi es a
holis ic app oach ha add esses he speci ic
challenges and oppo uni ies inhe en in a u al
college se ing.
The cu en challenge is o unde s and
and documen he exis ing bes p ac ices a he
lib a y o Mohan ao Pa ang ao Pa il
Maha idyalaya, Bo gaon, and o e alua e hei
e ec i eness in mee ing he di e se and
e ol ing needs o i s s uden s and acul y. This
is c ucial because college lib a ies in u al
India o en ace unique cons ain s, such as
limi ed budge s, inadequa e digi al
in as uc u e, and a po en ial lack o digi al
li e acy among use s. By iden i ying and
analysing he success ul s a egies al eady in
place, his esea ch can se e as a case s udy
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and a model o o he u al academic lib a ies
s i ing o enhance hei se ices, p omo e a
cul u e o eading and esea ch, and con ibu e
o he o e all academic excellence o hei
ins i u ion. The p oblem, he e o e, is o
in es iga e how a lib a y in a esou ce-
cons ained u al en i onmen can implemen
a holis ic s a egy o maximise i s alue and
achie e excellence.
Bes P ac ices:
NAAC ecommended bes p ac ices
o academic lib a ies. Lis ed below a e some
o he bes p ac ices ha can enhance he
academic in o ma ion en i onmen and
usabili y.
1. Compu e iza ion o lib a y wi h
s anda d digi al so wa e.
2. Inclusion o su icien in o ma ion abou
he lib a y in he college p ospec us.
3. Compiling s uden / eache a endance
s a is ics and loca ing he same on he
no ice boa d.
4. Displaying newspape clippings on he
no ice boa d pe iodically.
5. Ca ee /Employmen In o ma ion/
Se ices.
6. In e ne Facili ies o di e en use
g oups.
7. In o ma ion li e acy p og ams.
8. Sugges ion box and imely esponse.
9. Displaying new a i als and ci cula ing
a lis o hose o academic depa men s.
10. Conduc ing book exhibi ions on
di e en occasions.
11. O ganizing book alks.
12. Ins i u ing Annual Bes Use awa d o
s uden s.
13. O ganizing compe i ions annually.
14. Conduc ing use su eys pe iodically.
These a e he bes p ac ices o M. P. Pa il
Maha idyalaya lib a y depa men :
Physical Facili ies o he Lib a y:
Reading Room: The lib a y p o ides a space
o eading o s uden s and Teache s.
The e o e, s uden s/ Teache s ge he bene i
o he eading acili y o he eading oom.
Sugges ion Box: The lib a y always welcomes
s uden s o sugges ions, que ies, commen s
and hei conce ns. The e o e, a sugges ion
box is kep ou side he lib a y o welcome new
sugges ions and ideas. The lib a y has always
implemen ed good sugges ions and ideas. The
lib a y ies o implemen all
ecommenda ions.
ICT Facili ies: The lib a y is commi ed o
p o iding he la es e- esou ces o s uden s and
academic and adminis a i e s a . E- esou ces
enable he lib a ian o gi e be e se ice o he
use communi y.
ILMS: The lib a y is pa ially au oma ed
h ough open sou ce so wa e, G an halaya. E-
G an halaya so wa e de eloped by NIC, he
Na ional In o ma ics Cen e, Go . o India.
The so wa e p o ides ull suppo in di e se
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a eas such as lib a y eco d main enance,
ba code acili y, Book accessioning,
membe ship, ci cula ion, and OPAC. The
acili ies include a da abase backup acili y.
NDL & N-Lis : The lib a y subsc ibes o he
Nlis elec onic esou ces package o e ed o
he colleges by INFLIBNET. I consis s o e-
jou nals and e-books, which can be accessed
by he use communi y o he college. Th ough
he Nlis pla o m, use s can ge access o
mo e han 164000 + e-books, 6000 + e-
jou nals and 600000 e-books h ough NDL
Elec onic Resou ces, which can be accessed
h ough h ps://nlis .in libne .ac.in,
h ps://ndl.ii kgp.ac.in/.
Blog: Since i s incep ion, he lib a y has been
conside ed he powe house o knowledge.
Du ing he Co ona pe iod, he lib a y o med a
Blog and a YouTube channel. The publishing
echnology is indeed a alue-added se ice o
lib a ies ha no only p o ides he la es
in o ma ion bu also cu iosi y and knowledge
uni e sally wi h quick succession.Blog Link-
h ps://mppmblib a y.blogspo .com
YouTube Channel:
h ps://you ube.com/@m.p.pa ilmaha idyabo
g789
The Lib a y depa men p o ided
ideos o s o y elling, book eading, collec ed
om Tex books on he YouTube channel
du ing he pe iod o he COVID-19 ou b eak.
Wha sApp: Adop ing mobile echnology in
he lib a y p o ides much be e se ices by
sha ing online in o ma ion a any ime,
anywhe e, o he s uden s. By using his
acili y, s uden s a e ge ing mo e bene i s
om sha ing knowledge. Lib a y c ea es
Wha sApp g oup -Reade s Book Club,
Webina G oup.
CD DVD Collec ion: Besides u ilising books
as a means o impa ing knowledge, eache s
a e acili a ed o expe imen wi h new o ms o
educa ional echniques h ough he audio-
isual medium. Facili ies o he same ha e
been p o ided in he college lib a y. The
lib a y has mo e han 40 CDs on a ious
opics. The lib a y is commi ed o p o iding
wide digi al access o he lea ne s. The lib a y
p o ides all he necessa y educa ional
knowledge o in o ma ion h ough digi al
media.
OPAC: The ca alogue o lib a y ca alogue can
be accessed online as i suppo s OPAC. The
ope a ions o he lib a y a e compu e ised, and
he online public access ca alogue (OPAC) is
accessible in he lib a y p emises. I assis s in
sea ching he ca alogue o loca ing books
a ailable om he help desk.
Ba code: All books ha e been en e ed in he
da abase, and he books a e being issued
h ough he compu e o all egis e ed use s. A
Ba code scanne is used o make en ies o
books in he compu e sys ema ically. Th ough
he E g an halaya lib a y so wa e issue, e u n
is eco ded h ough ba code.
S uden Cen ic Facili ies:
Open Access: The lib a y p o ides an open
access sys em o he s uden s, acul y and
adminis a i e s a . I p o ides nume ous
bene i s such as easy access o ex books,
e e ence books, jou nals, e-books,
pe iodicals, newspape s and ques ion pape s.
Book Bank Se ices: Book bank se ice is
p o ided o he s uden s. This book scheme is
un o he economically backwa ds s uden s.
Tex books ega ding he syllabus a e issued o
he s uden s o wo semes e s and aken back
a e he inal examina ion is o e . F om he
academic yea 2018-19, he lib a y acqui ed
se s o books om ‘Sidhi inayak T us ’ o he
book bank scheme.
Book Issue/ Re u n Se ice: The Lib a y
Commi ee o med i s policy and p ocedu e. A
lib a y ca d/ bo ow ca d is issued o e e y
s uden when he s uden en ols in he College.
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This ca d is o be main ained o issuing
ex books, e e ence books and jou nals, e c. A
s uden can bo ow only wo books a a ime
o a pe iod o se en days.
In e ne Facili y: The Lib a y is spacious and
equipped wi h ICT. In e ne acili y is
a ailable o s uden s and acul y du ing he
wo king hou s o he lib a y. Compu e s a e
made a ailable o s uden s wi h in e ne
access.
Re e ence Se ices: The lib a y has a good
collec ion o e e ence ma e ials such as
Dic iona ies, Vishwkosh, and a ious subjec
Kosh a ailable. The lib a y p o ides e e ence
se ices o bo h acul y and s uden s.
Selec i e Dissemina ion Se ices& Cu en
Awa eness Se ices: SDI se ices a e
p o ided o he eade s om a ious
dic iona ies and o he e e ence books
acco ding o hei needs. The pu pose o a
cu en -awa eness se ice is o in o m use s
abou new acquisi ions lis s in lib a ies.
Ques ion Pape s: The lib a y has also made
p o ision o s uden s o e e o old ques ion
pape s o p epa ing o hei uni e si y-le el
examina ions. S uden s a e allowed o ake a
pho ocopy o he ques ion pape using hei
mobile phone.
QR Code: The lib a y made a QR Code o he
Syllabus and Ques ion Pape s, Lib a y Blog,
You ube, OPAC.
Se ice o Communi y:
The Lib a y always welcomes eade s.
The lib a y has open membe ship. I p o ides
lib a y se ices o he ex-s uden s and senio
ci izens o socie y as pe hei in e es s. Since
21-22, he lib a y has opened lib a y esou ces
o small help g oups who desi e o ead books.
Aanganwadi Se ika o he Bo gaon, Senio
Ci izen, as well as ex-s uden s, his se ice is
p o ided ee o cos .
Inno a i e P og amme/ Ac i i ies:
1)O ien a ion P og amme: E e y yea , he
lib a y o ganises an O ien a ion p og amme
o i s -yea s uden s. Fi s -yea s uden s
need o unde s and he o e ed acili ies and
se ices o he Lib a y.
2)Vachan P e na Din: On he occasion o he
bi h anni e sa y o D . A.P.J. Abdul Kalam,
on 15 h Oc o e e y yea , he lib a y
celeb a es Vachan P e na Din (Reading
Inspi a ion Day)
3) Quizzes:
1) The lib a y depa men ook he online
quiz ‘Cha i aka haP ashanManjusha’ on
he book e iew, which was published on
he Lib a y Blog on 15/05/2020.
2) To commemo a e Maha ma Gandhiji’s
150 h Bi h Anni e sa y, o ganised a S a e
Le el Con es on he book ‘The S o y o
My Li e- Maha ma Gandhi’.
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3) On he occasion o ou Ins i u ion’s
Sm u iSap ah, he Lib a y depa men
conduc ed an online quiz- Sahi ya Ya i
P ashnamanjusha o ou college s uden s,
Teache s and all s a .
4) Book Re iew: The lib a y depa men
ini ia es an ac i i y o book e iew w i ing,
which is conduc ed on books issued o he
s uden s and a eco d o he same is
main ained.
5) Wallpape :
1)D . Abdul Kalam Special Issue wallpape
published on he occasion o he bi h
anni e sa y o D . A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
2) ‘Pus akPa ichay’ wallpape o he
special issue published, which book is he
bes selle , and ha book is a ailable in
he lib a y
6) Book Exhibi ion: O ganised an Exhibi ion
o new a i al books e e y yea . Exhibi ion o
books o s uden s and illage s o all schools
in he Bo gaon a ea. I helps o de elop
eading habi s among he s akeholde s.
7) Display In o ma ion and No i ica ion:
The lib a y displays egula ly a icles,
impo an messages abou examina ions, he
Ca ie Compe i i e exam da es, and he
Cu en issue on he no ice boa d.
8) New A i als: In he New A i als sec ion,
he ack lib a y displays new a i al books.
This Se ice is bene icial o he use s o ge o
know he Newly Added books in he lib a y.
9) Mee he Au ho : Unde his ac i i y, he
lib a y a anged o au ho s o mee wi h he
s uden s, such as D . Rohini Tukde , D . M. S.
Saka e, P o . A indDeshpande, M . Sadanand
Kadam, who in e ac s wi h ou s uden s.
10) Bes Reade Awa d: E e y yea his
awa d honou s hose who ead he maximum
numbe o books and who w i e book e iews.
11) Special Days: The lib a y depa men
celeb a es special days like Mahila Din,
V u pa a Vik e a Din, Ma a hi Rajyabhasha
Din, Annabhau Sa he Jayan i.
12) Collec ion o Ph. D. Thesis: The lib a y
collec ed Phd and M.Phil. heses o
esea che s.
13) Special Collec ion: The lib a y has a
special collec ion o old and a e Indian and
o eign cu ency and pos age s amps. Nea by,
by 21coun ies' numnis ics a e collec ed in he
lib a y.
O ganisa ion o webina / wo kshop/
Lec u e:
The Lib a y Depa men has been a
hub o ac i i y, cu a ing a se ies o en iching
e en s. They o ganized a na ional webina on
he p omising ca ee p ospec s in Lib a y and
In o ma ion Science. The depa men also
p o ided p ac ical guidance h ough an online
wo kshop, eaching s uden s and eache s how
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o e ec i ely na iga e he as e- esou ces o
Nlis , NDL, and e-PG pa hshala.
Fu he mo e, hey del ed in o pe sonal
de elopmen wi h a wo kshop ocused on he
i al ole o eading in shaping one's
pe sonali y. In a collabo a i e e o wi h he
Aaswad Vachan Sansk u i Abhi udhi
Commi ee, hey hos ed a unique wo kshop
cen e ed on he a o book e iews,
s o y elling, and impac ul p esen a ions.
MOU/ Collabo a ion/ In e Lib a y Loan:
In e lib a y loan is a undamen al and
essen ial se ice in mode n lib a ianship.
Lib a y sha ing knowledge h ough Mou,
Collabo a ion, In e lib a y Loan acili y.
Lib a y depa men made MOU,
Collabo a ing wi h lib a ies a su ounding
colleges o enhance esou ce sha ing and
p o ide s uden s and acul y wi h access o a
wide ange o ma e ials. In e lib a y loan
acili y is a ailable o eade s.
Findings and Conclusion:
This esea ch pape se ou o explo e
he mul i ace ed app oach o lib a y excellence
a Mohan ao Pa ang ao Pa il Maha idyalaya,
Bo gaon. Ou analysis o he lib a y's bes
p ac ices e eals a comp ehensi e s a egy ha
goes beyond adi ional lib a y unc ions. The
indings demons a e a clea commi men o
h ee key pilla s o mode n lib a y
managemen : ICT in eg a ion, use -cen ic
se ices, and communi y engagemen .
The s udy ound ha he lib a y's
p oac i e adop ion o digi al ools— om he
e-G an halaya so wa e and N-Lis /NDL
subsc ip ions o i s inno a i e use o blogs and
a YouTube channel has signi ican ly imp o ed
esou ce accessibili y and digi al li e acy
among use s. Fu he mo e, he lib a y’s ocus
on use -cen ici y is e iden in i s esponsi e
eedback mechanism, he in aluable Book
Bank se ice o economically disad an aged
s uden s, and he nu u ing o a eading cul u e
h ough engaging ac i i ies like he "Bes
Reade Awa d" and "Mee he Au ho " se ies.
Finally, he lib a y's ole as a communi y
esou ce, exempli ied by i s ee se ices o
senio ci izens and local g oups, showcases i s
unde s anding o i s b oade social
esponsibili y.
In conclusion, he lib a y a Mohan ao
Pa ang ao Pa il Maha idyalaya, Bo gaon,
se es as a compelling model o a holis ic
app oach o lib a y excellence. I e ec i ely
in eg a es echnology, cus omises i s se ices
o mee he speci ic needs o i s use s, and
ac i ely con ibu es o he in ellec ual li e o
i s su ounding communi y. This syn hesis o
p ac ices no only en iches he ins i u ion's
academic en i onmen bu also p o ides a
clea and e ec i e bluep in o o he
academic lib a ies seeking o enhance hei
se ices and success ully na iga e he
e ol ing landscape o highe educa ion and
acc edi a ion.
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