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Rāmniranjan Ānandilāl Podār College of Commerce and Economics (Autonomous), popularly known simply as Podar College or R.A. Podar College, is affiliated with the University of Mumbai, situated in Matunga, Mum-bai, India. It is run by the Shikshan Prasarak Mandali also called the S.P. Mandali, which has its headquarters at Pune. The college offers courses in commerce for undergraduate degrees, and the affiliated Wellingkar Institute of Management and Research, now WE School, offers postgraduate degrees and postgraduate diplomas in management.
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The Library of R. A. Podar College of Commerce & Economics Matunga, Mum-bai-19 was established in 1941, the same year when the college came into being. The library is located on the second and third floors of the main building. Mr. P. K. Garde was the first librarian who served the college library during 1942-1945. After retirement from the college, Mr Garde got the opportunity to work as a librarian of the Hammershield Section of the UNESCO Library. Mr. L.K.Gorey, Mr.B.V.Modgi, Mr.P.V.Ainapure and Mr .M. Ketkar, and Dr. V.V. Deshpande also served as librarians in this prestigious college. The library which started with an initial collection of few thousand books has now grown up to a rich collection of 72157 books and 2254 bound volumes of national and international periodicals. It also started subscribing to over 15000+ online journals and 220000 e-books since 2014-15.
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Having established a user-friendly and conducive environment in the library, the present librarian Mr. Santosh Patil, along with his team of professionals, the semiprofessional staff is managing the library effectively rendering online & offline library services to cater to the needs of its students, teachers, and researchers.
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We believe that the College library is the gateway to knowledge, provides a basic condition for lifelong learning, independent decision-making, and cultural development of the students and the teachers. Focusing upon the very important role of the library, our college Library has been growing steadily over the years
| Sr. No | Item Type | Titles | Volumes |
| 1. | Books | :59640 | 75366 |
| 2. | Reference Books | :56685 | 63527 |
| 3. | Textbooks | :2910 | 9686 |
| 4. | Periodicals (print) | : 54 (National & International) | |
| 5. | E-books | : 220000+ | |
| 6. | Online Journals | : 15000+ | |
| 7. | INFLIBNET NLIST | : 6000+ | |
| 8. | Online Database | : 04 | |
| 9. | Back Volumes | : 2586 | |
| 10. | CDs | : 1441 | |
| 11. | Audio Cassettes | : 75 | |
| 12. | Video Tapes | : 46 | |
| 13. | Maps | : 211 | |
| 14. | Newspaper | : 14 |
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New periodicals added during the year:
- The Mathematics Students2. Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society
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Area of the Library :
| 1. | Main Library | : 5,684 sqft |
| 2. | Reading Hall | : 4,930 sqft |
- Library Functioning Schedule :
| 1. | Working days of the Library | : Monday to Saturday |
| 2. | Working Hours of the Library | : 8.30am to 5.00pm. on all working days |
| 3. | From January to April | : 8.30 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
- Daily Turnover Of the Library :
| 1. | Circulation Counter | : 200 Books approximately |
| 2. | Reference Section | : 50 Books approximately. |
| 3. | Reading Hall | : 250 students for reading |
- Seating Arrangement :
| Main Library: | ||
| 1. | Students | : 50 |
| 2. | Faculty | : 12 |
| 3. | Researchers | : 06 |
| Reading Hall: | ||
| 4. | Students : | : 300 at a time |
- Collection Development :
Every year new books are added to the library collection to support teaching and learning and research.
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Details of amount spent on Books, journals and electronic resources during last four years :
| Library holdings | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | |||||
| Number | Total
Cost | Number | Total
Cost | Number | Total
Cost | Number | Total
Cost | Number | Total
Cost | |
| Books | 1626 | 731227 | 1159 | 301228 | 1742 | 353510 | 2013 | 436476 | 1552 | 529994 |
| Journals/ Periodicals | 57 | 72324 | 60 | 125647 | 65 | 120587 | 63 | 93002 | 57 | 88696 |
| e-resources Online | 6000 | 5000 | 155710 | 122032 | 16000 | 133798 | 16600 | 146186 | 11704 | 152665 |
| News papers | 10 | – | 12 | – | 13 | – | 14 | – | 14 | – |
Newspapers
| 1 | The Times of India |
| 2 | The Indian Express |
| 3 | Hindustan Times |
| 4 | The economic Times |
| 5 | Business line |
| 6 | The Hindu |
| 7 | Free press |
| 8 | Financial Express |
| 9 | Business Standard |
| 10 | Loksatta (Marathi) |
| 11 | Maharashtra Times (Marathi) |
| 12 | Navbharat Times (Hindi) |
| 13 | Sunday Guardian Weekly |
| 14 | The Free Press |
Computerization of Library :
In order to keep pace with the strides made in educational technology, library software SLIM21 has been purchased and all major activities namely Acquisition, Cataloguing, Circulation, and Serial Control have been computerized. OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) and Internet facilities are made available. This year we have upgraded SLIM21 software with the latest version of 3.4.0.
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Computer LAN of the Library
| 1. | DELL Rack Server with Windows 2008 | : 01 |
| 2. | Librarian’s Cabin | : 01 |
| 3. | Circulation Counter | : 02 |
| 4. | Assistant Librarian’s Desk | : 01 |
| 5. | Processing Section | : 03 |
| 6. | OPAC / Internet | : 05 |
| 7. | Research & Development Cell | : 05 |
| 8. | HEAD, R.& D. Cell | : 01 |
| 9. | Audio-Visual Room | : 01 |
| Total Machines | : 20 |
Bar Coding of Library Collection :
The library collection has been completely barcoded except for passive collection. A ARGOX barcode printer with latest configuration is available in the library for in-house barcoding and three scanners have been deployed for transaction purposes. Library started giving bar-coded Borrowing Tickets to the students since 2004.
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Audio Visual Room :
The library has raised a well -structured and equipped Audio- Visual Room, where a Television Set, VCR, Laptop, LCD, CDs, Audio Cassettes, Videotapes and Tape recorders are housed. The A/V room is used by the students and teachers for their presentation, meetings etc. and also for screening of documentaries. The A/V Room accommodates 25 students at a time.
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Self Development Cell :
Disha Counseling Centre, Mumbai is looking after the personality development and counseling work for the students. The counseling is conducted on every Thursday between 10.00 a.m. and 2.00p.m. Students are required to see the councilor on one to one basis.
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Documentary Screening :
The group called “VISION” is actively working for the social awareness of our college students. The screening of the documentaries is done in the Audio Visual Room wherein the students and teaches are invited.
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