This section is responsible for selection and procurement of Library resources. Acquisition incharge, receives suggestions/ recommendations from Deptt’s , compiles these recommendations and put up proposal before Library Advisory Committee for finalization.
The Library subscribes to about 100 national/international journals, magazines and newspapers. The Periodicals Section is maintained separately and opening hours of the Section are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Normally periodicals are not issued, but in special cases, the back issues of the magazines (not journals) can be issued for certain period.
To meet the digital content requirement of library users, the university library provide access to a large no. Of electronic resources . In order to maximize the utilization of these resources more than 40 computers are installed for library users. Here they can access e-resources subscribed in the library and explore other learning material. A variety of eresources packages and edatabases which are made accessible to library users include:JSTOR; DELNET; EBSCO; INFLIBNET; NDL; SHODHGANGA; WEL; SAA; NISCAIR/CSIR and many more.
For details and weblinks to explore these eresources, pls visit Digital Library Portal
https://www.davuniversity.org/university/digital-library-central-library.aspx
This section provide circulation services to all the registered members of the library which include Faculty, Staff and Students. For Issue and Return Browne System (ticket system) is followed and for rapid and error free Service Bar Code reader is used.
This section plays a vital role in the functioning of the library. The new
procured books are classified and labeled properly before shelving. This work
is handled by Technical Section and thus it works like a bridge between
Acquisition and Circulation.
In this section of the library, the most rich collection is housed which includes
Encyclopedias; Dictionaries; Manuals; Almanacs etc. etc. Material of this section
is solely for reference purpose and not issued for home. Users can sit and read
here and get photocopy of the certain portion if required.
For the visually impaired persons , a separate Braille Section is maintained. In
this section learning resources in Braille Script are housed.
For the relaxing of exhausted minds of library readers, a Peace Hall is set up.
When a student after a long sitting for studies, get bored or tired, he or she can
relax himself/herself by deep breathing or meditation and can refresh
himself /herself for a new start. This Hall really provides a very peaceful
Environment. A Room sized poster of Mahatma Buddha is fixed on front walll
and mattresses are placed on the floor.
This Section is maintained as per the initiatives taken by Punjab Pollution
Control Board, to save trees and for this a book bank of old books is maintained
with the donation of old books by the pass out students and this facility is meant
primarily for students of weaker sections and allows lending of these books for
the whole semester.
- Bound Journals, Theses & Dissertation
In this section, back volumes of print journals(hard bound) are kept for reference
and research support. Theses and Dissertations of Phd as well as Master’s
Students are also housed in this Section.
The library subscribes 14 newspapers in all major local languages I.e. English, Hindi and
Punjabi. A separate Reading Section is maintained for the newspapers, where students
can sit and read these papers, but clippings of these newspapers is strictly not allowed.