Shrimati
Hansa Mehta Library, the University Library of M S University of
Baroda was established on May1, 1950. At the time of establishment
of the M. S. University of Baroda, a collection of 25,000 books
belonging to the two State Libraries (Huzur Political Office and
Secretariat Library) was handed over to the University Library.
There were several colleges in Baroda - Baroda College (for Arts),
Science Institute, Commerce College, and Secondary Teacher’s
Training College etc. These colleges had libraries of their own.
These libraries continued to remain as Faculty Libraries and were
administered independently. Thus the University Library System was
established on 1-5-1950, which was housed in the central block of
Old Residency Office Building. |
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| University Library
System: |
Considering
the unitary structure of this University, the first University
Librarian Late Dr. C. P. Shukla propounded existing structure
of the University Library System. He was a pioneer in introducing
the concept of Integrated Library System way back in early
1950s in the University by putting constituent chain of Libraries
under the umbrella of University Library (Central Library).
In the year 1955, the University authorities laid down a comprehensive
policy for the Library services; it was decided that in order
to achieve efficiency and uniformity, all the libraries under
the University have to work under the guidance of the University
Librarian; resulted in to implementation of common scheme
of classification (Library of Congress Classification) and
cataloguing and developed an Union Catalogue which facilitated
to locate reading material across the University. Accordingly,
it was also decided that the Libraries of Faculties of Arts,
Science, Commerce, Education and Psychology and Intermediate
College should be merged with the University Library. |
Presently composition of University
Library System of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda is as
under: |
Sr.
No. |
Name
of the Library |
Holdings |
1. |
Smt. Hansa Mehta Library |
4,56,033 |
2. |
Sir Sayajirao Memorial
Trust (SSMT) Library |
4,56,033
Combine with H M Library |
3. |
Prof. T. K. Gajjar Library,
Faculty of Technology & Engineering. |
1,12,670 |
4. |
Polytechnic Library, Polytechnic
College |
41,170 |
5. |
Faculty of Fine Arts Library. |
11,195 |
6. |
Faculty of Management Studies
Library. |
5,514 |
7. |
M K Amin Arts & Science
College and College of Commerce, Padra Library. |
14,750 |
8. |
Faculty of Performing Arts
Library. |
13,077 |
9. |
Faculty of Social Work
Library |
13,499 |
10. |
Center for Advance Studies
in Education (C. A. S. E.) Library |
18,959 |
11. |
Oriental Institute Library |
49,347 |
12. |
Water Resources Engineering
& Management Institute’s (WREMI) Library |
1,983 |
13. |
Baroda Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya
Library |
5,244 |
14. |
Department of Biochemistry
Library (Faculty of Science) |
789 |
15. |
Faculty of Law Library |
7,305 |
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| Campus
Network: |
The Maharaja Sayajirao
University of Baroda (MSUB) has laid down fibre optics of 26 kms
on its scattered six campuses with more than 2000 nodes on the campus,
to facilitate its fraternity to keep pace with the research and
academic activity. |
Our University
is fortunate to be identified in the first 50 Universities by the
UGC under the UGC Infonet project for V-SAT connectivity through
ERNET bandwidth of 512 KBPS over and above this, on the campus,
2 mbps bandwidth of Technology Promotion Trust is also available
for effective Information communication across the campus. More
than 216 kms of Structured Cabling (Copper) for connecting Computers
@ 100 MBPS , connecting over 85 Departments and Institutes, Structured
Cabling for over 2000 Nodes, Network Logically divided into 5 Segments
based on Geography, 24 x 7 Internet Services (2 MBPS + 512 KBPS)
, Linux based Active Firewall, Centralized Worms (Virus) Detection,
Total and Per Department bandwidth monitoring (MRTG), Per IP Bandwidth
Usage Monitoring (Squid Logs Analyzer), Web based Online Network
Monitoring. |
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Smt.
Hansa Mehta Library (University Library): |
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Dr.
Rajendra Prasad, the then President of India laid down the
Foundation stone of Smt. Hansa Mehta Library of the Maharaja
Sayajirao University of Baroda on 16th November 1954. |
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| Library
Building: |
The existing building of the Smt. Hansa Mehta Library
(University Library) was designed with great foresight
and a high level of structural marvels.
The library is housed in a modular structure building
having different sections. The total built up area
of the Library is 80,025 sq. ft. The readers can enter
from both the sides of the building and pass through
the circulation counter to get into the Library’s
Reading Room and stacks where the books are housed.
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The first floor of the building is the prime
functional area. To have proximity and coordination among various
sections, the service areas viz. Circulation section, Reading Room
with Curricular collection, Reference Section and Journal Section
are all on the Northern part of the building. Administrative wing
and behind the curtain sections viz. Acquisition, Technical Processing
Unit and Computer console are housed on the South portion of the
building. |
Ground floor is
used for books, bound journals collection and photocopying and cloakroom
facilities for the readers. The mezzanine floor accommodates about
500 readers, books and in-house binding unit. |
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| Reading
Room: |
It has a single
largest Reading Room of 10,600 sq. ft. which can accommodate
about 1100 readers at a time and is open to readers
from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm i.e. 14 hours a day throughout
the year except National holidays. It is situated in
the whole North Side of the building, in order to have
a continuous natural light throughout the year. |
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| Stacks: |
The books are
stacked on the two floors. These Stack Rooms have the
same dimensions as the Reading Room with an additional
sitting capacity of 500 plus readers. |
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| Library
Services: |
| Libraries are known in the society
by the services it renders to the academic community and the society.
Library services are of two types - behind the curtain and reader’s
services. |
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| Behind
the curtain services: |
| Service/ operations, which are undertaken
by the libraries to better, serve its clientele in more efficient
way. They are: |
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| Acquisition
Section: |
The Maharaja Sayajirao
University of Baroda’s University Library System acquires
books for all its constituent Libraries comprising of 77 teaching
Departments of 13 Faculties and 3 constituent Colleges at Smt. Hansa
Mehta Library (University Library). The acquisition procedure is
simple wherein respective teachers and head of the Departments have
to send their requisition in a prescribed Performa to Smt. Hansa
Mehta Library. Acquisition Section maintains a chronology register
of the various requisitions and after verifying the duplication,
grants etc. it places the order to the recommended vendor or otherwise.
After the receipt of the books, it is being physically checked prior
to accessioning. |
Every fortnight,
information of acquired books are being made available on the website
under the heading ‘New Arrivals’. This facilitates the
clientele that a specific document has already been procured by
the Library and will be available shortly at the respective Library
which will make the user aware about their request process and fulfill
the motto of Library services i.e. right book to the right reader
at the right time; which accelerates the technical process. |
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| Technical
Processing Unit: |
With the introduction
of the unique University Library System in Western part of the country,
there was paucity of trained library professionals; has resulted
in to need of great skill, passion and technique to trained, untrained
library staff for the professionally skilled oriented activities
like classifying the document and catalogue them for the readers
inventory. These challenges were well handled by the then doyen
of the Library profession - late Dr. C.P.Shukla (then University
Librarian) by delivering lectures and providing them a practice
to classify the documents according to Colon Classification, Dewey
Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Classification. Interestingly,
the then, library staff and the users found themselves more comfortable
with Library of Congress Classification compared to other two schemes
of classification. |
Technical Processing
Unit of Smt. Hansa Mehta Library undertakes the responsibility of
classifying all the documents received for University Library System
and maintains its catalogue for the users inventory. Till the computerization
of the Library, Smt. Hansa Mehta Library used to maintain a Union
Catalogue, which facilitated to locate the document in the University
Library System. By adopting a Centralized Distributed Database Management
System for the entire constituent Libraries under the University
Library System facilitates to borrow a book from any of the Library. |
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| Readers’
Services: |
Libraries are
the Service institutions, which cater to the intellectual needs
of its clientele, are to be known as the reader’s services
or clientele services. The efficiency of any library is measured
not only by its collection, building and other infrastructure facility,
but it is being well judged by its services to the clientele.
Smt. Hansa Mehta Library plays an effective role
among the academic fraternity to cater to their intellectual needs
through the following reader- oriented library services. |
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| Circulation
Section: |
Out of 14 constituent
Libraries under the University Library System, 8 Libraries
offer Library operations through a smart card using
bar code technology are fully automated.Circulation
Section is one of the prominent sections, which facilitates
the users to borrow books for their home reading on
the basis of their category of patron privilege. |
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| Presently, University Library System
as a whole offers the following categories of patrons: |
| Students |
Under Graduates & Post Graduates |
| Research Scholars |
Ph.D. Student, JRF, SRF etc |
| Ex- Students |
Those who are desirous to complete their
respective degrees |
| Academic staff |
Full time, Visiting, Temporary Faculty members
of the University |
| Administrative staff |
University Officers including Class IV |
| Individual Membership |
Learned representatives of the Society and
former Teachers and Administrative Staff of the University |
| Corporate Membership |
Industries to have better Industry / University
coordination and cooperation |
| Temporary Library Membership |
Non M S University fraternity - research
scholars and others strived for intellectual needs |
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| Inter
Library Loan Services: |
No Library can
stand alone to be able to cater to all academic needs of its clientele.
In order to render assistance and support from other Libraries to
facilitate them, Smt. Hansa Mehta Library is actively engaged in
providing and offering Inter Library Loan facility to its clientele
and clienteles of other Libraries too, by way of effective Inter
Library Loan service. This facility is extended to all the category
of patrons. |
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| Document
Delivery Service: |
Library also provides
on request, to any distant user, photocopy / hardcopy / softcopy
of the document on their way of demand without violating the copyright
and IPR. We do extend Document Delivery Service either through mail
or e-mail as desired by the users, of course on payment. |
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| Curricular
Section: |
| Curricular Collection consists of recommended
textbooks, which facilitate the readers to use them within the Library
premises. |
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| Reference
Section: |
Reference Section
has a collection of all types of ready reference sources, which
are being procured regularly at least, after a interval of a year
to keep this collection updated. It also provides Bibliographic
Service, Extract, Newspaper Clippings, Literature Search and Long
Range Reference service including Referral Service. We offer value
added service on request through this rich collection and special
collections. Reference Collection consists of Reference books, Rare
Books, Baroda (State) Collection and Dissertations & Theses.
This Section serves from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm from Monday to Saturday
except Public Holidays and offers following other services. |
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Referral Service to its clientele. |
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Access to University Research
Reports and other material. |
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Access to Rare books and Special
books Collection and related services |
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User Orientation programme
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New entrants |
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Visitors from outside The M S University
of Baroda |
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Compilation of Bibliographies
and Webliographies |
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Services to Visually Disabled
users |
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Assistance to readers in the
use of Library resources |
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Information service based on
CD and web databases |
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Document Delivery Service |
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| User
Education: |
The Maharaja Sayajirao
University of Baroda is having a unitary structure where all its
teaching Departments impart education right from Undergraduates
to Research; to satisfy and for better usage of the Library, we
regularly undertake a User Education Programme. In the beginning
of every academic year, in all the Faculties, the Library staff
initiates a Library User Education activity by delivering lecture,
multi media presentation and at the time of the visit to the Library,
an Orientation is also imparted for better use of the Library. |
| Special
Collections: |
| Baroda
(State) Collection |
BARODA (STATE)
COLLECTION of Smt. Hansa Mehta Library is a unique historic collection
of Administrative, Legal, Educational & other documents and
publications of the Baroda State of Pre-Independence Era. The collection
is rich in books on History, Economics, Education, Law and Public
Administration etc. |
Special publications
like Maharaja’s visit to District and to Foreign countries
and visit of foreign dignitaries invited by the Maharaja, all administrative
developments of the State, Laws and Acts passed by the Baroda Government,
Inquiry Committee Reports, Government Orders, facilities provided
by the Baroda Government for industries, rules of Business of the
Council of the State, public lectures of eminent people, Rituals
to be followed in the Temples, King’s Silver Jubilee Celebrations,
Judicial system in Baroda State, Archaeology Department of Baroda
State etc. |
This collection
is of prime importance for the study and research of the history
and functioning of the various States of the Pre-Independence period,
especially the Baroda State of Gaekwads. It contains some of the
rare Administrative documents of the British Era. The available
books are in printed form from early 19th century to the 1950’s. |
| Rare
books Collection |
Rare books include
books as old as dated back to Sixteenth Century. Approximately 3,500
books are preserved in this precious collection, which comprises
of some noteworthy titles, which are Out of Print. |
| Prof.
Balvantrai Kalyanrai Thakore (B.K.T.) Collection |
| It is unique collections of 3985 titles
of Prof. Balwantrai Thakore, an eminent literary figure in Gujarati
Literature. This collection includes variety of literary forms such
as Bhasha Shastra, Old ejoyanati, Kavya, Natak-Natika, Novels, Lekh-nibandh,
Criticism, Vivechan, Praveshak, Charcha-Patra, Avlokan, Nivedan, and
letters etc. by Prof.B.K.Thakore. |
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| Journal
Section: |
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Journal Section
is located on the mezzanine floor of the Reading Room.
This Section deals with subscription, display and dissemination
of new knowledge embodied in the journals, magazines,
and newspapers. Current journals are subscribed on the
basis of recommendation of the concerned Head of the
Department. |
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Presently, University
Library System in all subscribes to 815 print journals
excluding gratis out of which Smt. Hansa Mehta Library
subscribes to more than 451 journals out which 60% are
foreign and approximately 200+ are received as gratis. |
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| One may make use of the recent articles
/ developments in one’s subject field and if required, can also
get the article photocopied during 8.00 am- 8.00 pm. |
| The Library has a rich collection of
bound journals of more than one lakh out which some are as old as
Nineteenth Century available till date, a few illustrative are as
under – |
1. |
Journal of Royal Asiatic Society,
Volume 1 ; 1834 onwards |
2. |
Annals of the American Academy of Political
and Social Science, Volume 1 ; 1890 onwards |
3. |
Economic Journal, Volume 4 ; 1894 onwards |
4. |
Geographical Journal, Volume 1 ; 1893 onwards |
5. |
Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society,
Volume 1 ;1890 onwards |
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| Some noteworthy Indexing and
Abstracting Journals are also being subscribed. |
| Biological Abstracts |
– 1942 to till date |
| Current Contents: Life Sciences |
– 1963 to till date |
| Dissertation Abstracts International Section
A |
– 1973 to till date |
| Chemical Abstracts |
– 1912 to till date |
| International Political Science Abstracts |
– 1952 to till date |
| Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Section
A |
– 1976 to till date |
| Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Section
B |
– 1976 to till date |
| Physics Abstracts |
– 1910 to till date |
| Psychological Abstracts |
– 1946 to till date |
| Physical Reviews A |
– 1970 to till date |
| Physical Reviews B |
– 1970 to till date |
| Physical Reviews C |
– 1970 to till date |
| Physical Reviews D |
– 1970 to till date |
| Sociological Abstracts |
– 1955 to till date |
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| All the back volumes of the journals
are stacked on the ground floor and are made available for reference
within the Library premises. |
Over and above
these, more than 24,000+ online journals are also accessible across
the campus including the journals, which are available under the
UGC Infonet Programme. |
| Binding
Section: |
Smt. Hansa Mehta
Library maintain in house binding section where repairing of the
books, binding/rebinding of books and journals and binding of newspapers
are being carried out with all the required equipments. |
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| IT
infrastructure at Smt. Hansa Mehta Library (University Library) |
The University
Library is equipped with a well equipped Air-conditioned Seminar
Room with internet, multi media, wireless audio system and with
revolving executive chairs. It also has the following infrastructure
of computers, peripherals and network facilities. |
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| Servers |
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Pentium – I Server
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Pentium-I 133 MHz CPU, 64 MB RAM, 2 GB
SCSI HDD, 32X CD-ROM, 4/8 GB DAT Drive |
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Operating System : Novell Netware 4.11 |
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Software : CDS/ISIS |
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Tulsient FISC-CDH Server
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Pentium CPU, 64MB RAM, 3 x 80GB HDD, 52X
LG CD-ROM Drive |
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Operating System : Proprietary OS |
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Software : Proprietary Software to manage files. |
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Various CD-ROM Databases like ERIC,
EconLit, Wilson Social Science Abstracts etc. are mirrored
on this server, which can be accessed across the campus. |
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Compaq Proliant 800 Server : |
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Dual CPU P-III 500 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 8GB
SCSI HDD, 48X CD-ROM Drive, 4/8 GB DAT Drive |
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Operating System : Windows NT 4 (SP6) |
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Library Management Software : SOUL developed and distributed
by INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad. |
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HP Proliant ML 350 Server |
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Dual CPU – Xeon : 32 Mhtz, 1 GB RAM,
38 SCSI HDD,52 X DVD Combo Writer, |
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Operating System – MS Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
Edition |
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ASK Proxima C170 LCD Projector |
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ASK Proxima Projector - digital projection
with PC-free playback- stand-alone projector, connection options
— wired or wireless, computer or video sources, with
USB flash drive. It has a bright 2000 lumens (standard mode;
1500 lumens in whisper mode), a contrast ratio of 1000:1,
native XGA resolution, as well as a multitude of connection
options, including M1-DA and VESA for computers, 3.5mm stereo
audio input and loop, S-Video and component (RCA) video. |
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| Desktops
& Nodes : |
| Pentium-4
Nodes (60 No.) : |
| HP/Compaq uT – Pentium-4, 3.2 GHz,
512 MB RAM, 80 GB HDD, 52X DVD |
| Combo Writer (2 nodes have CD-RW Drive) |
| Operating System : Windows XP Professional
with Service Pack-2 (SP2) |
| Software : SOUL Client, Internet Ready. |
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| Pentium-III
(1 No.) ; Pentium Nodes (10 Nos.) : |
| HP/Compaq Presario – Pentium-III 1.8
GHz, 128MB RAM, 20 GB HDD, 52X CD-ROM (3 nodes have CD-RW Drive) |
| ROM (3 nodes have CD-RW Drive) |
| Operating System : Windows 98 SE |
| Software : SOUL Client, Internet Ready. |
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| Peripherals: |
UPS: |
APC make UPS: 2 No. - 2 KVA with 4 hours backup
capacity and 2.2 KVA with 5.5 hours backup |
Laser
Printers: 8 |
(HP LaserJet 6P, HP LaserJet 1005, HP LaserJet
1010, HP LaserJet 1022) |
| Ink Jet Printers:
2 |
(HP DeskJet 710C, HP DeskJet 840C) |
| Dot Matrix
Printers: |
7 (Epson LQ 1070+3 Nos.; Epson
LQ 300+-3 Nos.; Epson EX 1000-) |
| Flatbed Scanner: |
HP Scan Jet 5300C |
| Barcode Printers: |
3 - Zebra TLP 2844 |
| Barcode Scanners: |
6 Zebra make |
| External Zip
Drive: |
2 iomega 250MB External Zip Drive |
| External CD-ROM
Drive: |
1 Creative 48X CD-ROM |
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| Global
Information and Communication Centre (GICC): |
| This Centre was inaugurated on 8th
December 2005 for the academic fraternity of The Maharaja Sayajirao
University of Baroda, Vadodara in Smt. Hansa Mehta Library with 20
nodes to access Internet and E-Resources. This centre also provides
CD writing and print facility to the users. |
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| Seminar
Room : |
Smt. Hansa Mehta
Library has a well equipped air-conditioned seminar room with multimedia
facility, LCD, corldless microphone system having a capacity to
accomodate 35 participants, revolving chairs and a pantry adjacent
to this room. |
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