LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTRE

1

• LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTRE
• Orientation Programme 2007

2
INFORMATION SOURCES

• Print
• Non-print
• People / Institutions

3
PRINT SOURCES

• Primary sources
• Secondary sources
• Tertiary sources

4
PRIMARY SOURCES
Primary Sources of information are the first
published records of original research and
development.

• Periodicals
• Research Reports
• Research Monographs
• Patents
• Standards
• Dissertations
• Proceedings

5
SECONDARY SOURCES

• Organized works and compilations that derive from
  the primary sources make up the secondary
  sources of information.
• Dictionaries
• Encyclopedias
• Manuals
• Year Books
• Directories
• Abstracts
• Reviews

6
TERTIARY SOURCES

• These consist of information which is a
  distillation and collection of primary and
  secondary sources.
• Text Books
• Bibliography
• Guide to Literature
• Catalogs
• Hand Books
• Indexing Periodical

7
NON-PRINT

• Floppies
• Videos/Audio/Films
• Computer based
• CD-ROM/DVD
• Online
• Internet

8
LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTRE

• The library aims to facilitate production
  dissemination of knowledge, information, insights
  intellectual contribution in all areas of
  Pharmacy and Related Subjects.

Knowledge is free at the library, just bring your
own container
9
SUBJECT COVERAGE IN PHARMACY

• //////////////////////////////////////////////////
  //////////////////////////////////////////////////
  //////////////////////////////////////////////////
  //////////////////////////////////////////////////
  //////////////////////////////////////////////////
  ///////

• PHARMACOLOGY
• PHARMACEUTICS
• PHARMACOGNOSY
• HUMAN ANATOMY
• HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
• CLINICAL MEDICINE
• THERAPEUTICS
• TOXICOLOGY

• PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
• BIOCHEMISTRY
• BIOTECHNOLOGY
• ALTERNATIVE MEDCINE(E.g.. AYURVEDIC,
  HOMEOPATHY ETC..)
• HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION
• PHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERING
• PHYTOCHEMISTRY
• DRUG DELIVERY AND THEIR SYSTEM

10
REFERENCE SOURCES IN PHARMACY

• --------------------------------------------------
  --------------------------------------------------
  --------------------------------------------------
  --------------------------------------------------
  -------------------

• Pharmacopoeias
• British Pharmacopoeia
• British Herbal Pharmacopoeia
• Indian Pharmacopoeia
• Indian Herbal Pharmacopoeia
• United State Pharmacopoeia
• European Pharmacopoeia
• Japanese Pharmacopoeia
• Human Anatomy Physiology
• Gary Anatomy
• Anatomica
• Harison's Principles of Internal Medicine
• Oxford Textbook of Medicine
• Cont.

11

• Pharmacy Practice Manual A Guide to the
  Clinical Experience
• Toxicology
• CRC Handbook of Toxicology
• Dictionary of Toxicology
• Encyclopedia of Toxicology
• Chemistry
• 3000 Solved Problems in Chemistry
• Burger's Medicinal Chemistry Drug Discovery
• Organic Chemistry of Drug Synthesis
• Modern Methods of Pharmaceutical Analysis
• Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry
  Applications, Theory and Instrumentation

12

• Pharmacognosy
• Compendium of Indian Medicinal Plants
• Indian Medicinal Plants
• Indian Materia Medica
• Medicinal Plants of the World
• Encyclopedia of Indian Medicinal Plants
• Charak Samhita
• The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of
  Alternative Healing Therapies
• Dictionary of Ayurveda

13

• Microbiology
• The Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology
• Manual of Clinical Microbiology
• Pharmaceutics
• Remington the Science and Practice of Pharmacy
• Encyclopedia of Biopharmaceutical Statistics
• British National Formulary
• Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms Parenteral
  Medications Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms
  Disperse Systems
• Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms Tablets
• Encyclopedia of Controlled Drug Delivery
• Perfumes, Soaps Detergents and Cosmetics

14

• Cont.
• Comprehensive Biotechnology The Principles,
  Applications and Regulations of
  Biotechnology in Industry, Agriculture
  and Medicine
• Other Pharmacy Related Sources
• Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
• The Handbook of Natural Flavonoids
• The Wealth of India
• Healing Plants of Peninsular India
• Pharmaceuticals Classes, Therapeutics Agents,
  Areas of Application
• The Wealth of India A Dictionary of Indian Raw
  Materials Industrial Products

15
Cont. Martindale The Complete Drug
Reference Encyclopedia of Clinical
Pharmacy Perry's Chemical Engineers'
Handbook Encyclopedic Dictionary of
Bioethics Physicians' Desk Reference
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Biomedicine Indian
Pharma Reference Guide 2003 Encyclopedia of
Pharmaceutical Technology
16
LIBRARY AUTOMATION
Ø The library has been automated using
Alice for Windows (Afw) - an international
user-friendly library package. Ø The
software facilitates automated
circulation ( issue - return) of books
and speedy access to bibliographic,
location availability information of the
books.
17
SEARCH CATALOG (OPAC)
18
SEARCH CATALOG (OPAC)
19
SEARCH CATALOG (OPAC)
20
SEARCH CATALOG (OPAC)
21
STATUS OF LENDING BOOKS
22
BOOK LOCATION IN LIBRARY
23
Codes used for Accession / Barcode

• First alphabets will be the Institute identity
  and next two alphabets will be the Resource
  identity.
• Institutes
• M - Institute of Management P - Institute of
  Pharmacy
• T - Institute of Technology S - Institute of
  Science
• D - Institute of Diploma Studies N -
  Nirma Labs
• Resources
• PE - Periodicals PB - Periodicals Bound
  Volumes
• CP - CDs Purchase/ Gratis CG - CDs along
  with books
• VP - Video Cassette PurchaseVG - Institutes
  videos/ along
• AP - Audios purchase AG - Institutes
  audios/ along
• PH - Photographs with books
• Examples TPE00001, MCP00001, DVP00001, PAP00001

24
LOCATION TERMINOLOGY

• PL Pharmacy Lending PR Pharmacy Reference
• PA Pharmacy Audio PC Pharmacy CD
• PV Pharmacy Video
• PB Pharmacy Bound Volume
• PP Pharmacy Periodical
• T - Institute of Technology P - Institute of
  Pharmacy
• M - Institute of Management S - Institute of
  Science
• D - Institute of Diploma Studies N - Nirma Labs
• L - Law

25
LOCATION TERMINOLOGY

• PL Location (Pharmacy Lending)
• 620.5 Subject Number
• ADV First Three Letters of Authors Surname
• P0002519 Accession Number
• PR Location (Pharmacy Reference)
• 620.43 Subject Number
• PRA First Three Letters of Authors Surname
• P0002411 Accession Number

26
SHELF ARRANGEMENT
27
PARTS OF A BOOKS

• Front View Book Spine

To read a book for the first time is to make an
acquaintance with a new friend to read it for a
second time is to meet an old one.
28
PARTS OF A BOOKS

• Title Page Barcode

29
MEMBERSHIP CARD


30
Central Library Resource Centre

• For more details please log on
• _at_
• http//222.222.11.151 (Intranet)
• http//203.77.201.98/ (Internet)

31
Central Library Homepage
32
ONLINE CATALOGUE
33
RESOURCE SEARCH
34
RESOURCE STATUS AND DETIALS
35
RESOURCE STATUS
36
INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• British Library, Ahmedabad
• American Information Resource Center
• DELNET
• Also Part of ADINET (Ahmedabad Information
  Network) which allows access to leading libraries
  in Ahmedabad such as PRL, ATIRA, SAC, CEPT, IIM,
  MICA, etc.
• Institute of Eng. Calcutta
• Institute of Field Development Growth
• ISET(Indian Society of Earth Quake Technology)
• Tata Energy of Research Institute
• INDEST-Indian National Digital Library in Science
  Technology

37
LIBRARY SERVICES
Ø Reading Facilities Ø Reference Ø Photocopying Ø
Circulation Ø Video Viewing
Ø Computerized Info. Search Ø Library Orientation
Prog. Ø Newspaper Clippings Ø Current Awareness
Services Ø Inter - Library Loan Ø New Arrival
List
Knowledge is Power
-Meditationas Sacrae
38
BORROWING DETIALS

• Students can borrow three books at a time for
  the period of 7 days on their Identity Card.
  Books will be renewed once only provided there is
  no reservation.
• Students will have to return the borrowed books
  on time. Dues if any, must be cleared on the
  spot. The overdue charges are Rs 2/- per day.
• Before borrowing the book, he/she has to verify
  the physical condition of the books. If he/she
  finds physical condition of the books bad, he/she
  must inform Librarian immediately.
• Borrower will be responsible for any damage
  found while returning books.

39
RFID System

• Radio Frequency Identification System (RFID)
  applied in the Library.
• Helpful for self issue and check in for library
  Account.
• RFID Gate for security Purpose.

40
THANKS

• Chief Librarian H. Anilkumar
• Assistant Librarian Geetaben Motavar
• Library Assistant (IS) Svetal Joshi
• All the University Library Staff