Agricultural College & Research Institute Library, Madurai – 625 104
The library was established during the year 1965. New premises was occupied on 28th September 1994. The modern library centre funded by AHRDP as annex to the main library was declared open on 23rd July 2001 for students browsing centre.
The library has automated through Koha-open source library software. The college library is mainly providing with the document collection of Agriculture, Horticulture, Food Science and allied subjects. Totally 71129 Text, Reference, Competitive examination books, Theses and Back Volumes.
Working Hours:
8.00 am -8.00 pm on all working day
8.00 am – 2.00 pm on Saturday
Book Issue / Return Timings:
9.00 am – 6.00 pm on all working days
Staff in Position:
Dr. C. Karuilancheran, Ph.D., Librarian
Dr.R.Priyadharshini, Ph.D., Library Assistant
Library Facilities:
- Documents:
Text book, Reference Books, Peer Reviewed current Journals, Back Volume of Journals, Newspaper, Annual reports and Conference Proceedings.
- Special Collection:
Competitive exam books & Journals; Thesis.
- E-Information resources:
e-books, e-Journals, CD’s, Library e-services for Access of e-Resources by off-campus users.
e-Books available in AC&RI Campus Network
- CAB e – books
- Astral e -books
- Taylor & Francis e-books
- Elsevier – Science direct e-books
- Springer e-books
- Wiley e-books
CAB e-books
Agriculture – 242 titles
Animal and Veterinary -219 titles
Environmental Sciences –220 titles
Human Health and Nutrition – 120 titles
Leisure & Tourism –169 titles
Plant Science – 345 titles
Science Direct
Browse 4,668 journals and 33,345 books
Discipline
Springer:
- Business and Management – 26,905
- Life Science -14,095
- Social Science – 17,981
- Biomedicine – 8167
- Economics – 11,003
Sub discipline:
- Subtainbale development – 2,538
- Biomedicine general – 2,157
- Agriculture – 2669
- Environment management – 2187
- Business and Management general – 9913
Wiley online Library
1600 Journals
250 Reference works
22000 online books
Printed Journals:
20 Nos of Indian Journal subscribed (print version)
Access of e-Resources by off - campus users
e-Journals
CeRA (Consortium for e Resource in Agriculture)
Directory of open Access Journal (DOAJ)
e-Databases
Web of Science
Scopus
Indiastat.com
Commodity India
DELNET
Endnote
iTenticate
e-Theses
CD’s:
Competitive Exam
Subject
Thesis
Services:
Circulation Services (Book Issue and Return etc)
Current Awareness Service
Reference Services
User Orientation
Reprographic Services
Information display and notification Services
Digital Resources availability
Online Public Access Catalogue
Newspaper clipping services in agriculture
Contact:
Dr. C.Karuilancheran,Ph.D., Librarian Library Agricultural College & Research Institute, Madurai - 625 104. E-mail ID: librarymac@tnau.ac.in Office No: 0452-2422956 Extn:206
