Library

Infrastructure

Area

1060 m²  

Seating Capacity

100

Disable friendly

Yes

Wi-Fi connectivity

Yes

Internet connectivity 

• Provide in the entire campus through LAN at a bandwidth  speed of 40 mbps 
• At present 400 connections are provided from the server kept in the college library

Software used

• Integrated Library Management SoftwareKOHA.
• It is the first open-source integrated library system

Plagiarism checking software

➢ TURNITIN Software

Library timings

• 8 am to 6 pm
• Proposed to enhance the working hours from 8 am to 8pm

Organizational Structure

i. Circulation section

a. Property counter

2. Circulation counter
3. Stack room
4. Book Bank Scheme Collection - SC/ST

ii. ARIS Room

iii. Reference section

1. Current Periodicals
2. Reference Collection
3. Bound Volume Collection
4. Theses Collection

iv. Server room and video conferencing room

Learning Resources

                                    Books                                  

                                    Indian journals       

                                    Bound journals                    

                                    Theses                    

                                    Annual reports       

                                    Gifted books                      

Book Bank Books  

30686

12

5404

2014

150

2131

159

     CD ROM*

                              1500

E-Resources /Online Resources

CeRA

• Access to around 3300 online full text journals
• Best Usage of “J-Gate @CeRA” Award received by KAU
• Best resource sharing in “J-Gate@CeRA”

Award received by KAU

CABI e-Books

➢ Can access CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International) e-books published from the year 2000 onwards

CAB Abstracts

➢ Access to over 12,498,000  records from  the year 1910 onwards

Krishikosh

DELNET

➢ Kerala Agricultural University has been an

Institutional Member of DELNET 

➢ Access to more than 20 million bibliographic records of books, journals, articles, CDs etc

Indiaagristat

IDEAL     (Indian     Digital     Ensemble      of

Agricultural Libraries)

i) Ready platform for Agricultural libraries of Indian National Agricultural Research &

Education System (NARES) ii) Procuring books and other library resources at low cost

iii) KAU is a member  of this IDEAL platform

Publications in the Library

iv) CD TIS (Crop wise/ Department wise Theses Information System)

Other details

Total    number    of    Training     Programmes

&National seminars attended by the faculty 

05**