JOGANANDA DEVA SATRADHIKAR GOSWAMI COLLEGE
J.D.S.G .College, the premier institute of higher learning at Bokakhat in the district of Golaghat, was established on 24th July, 1964. This is the western most college under the Jurisdiction of Dibrugarh University.
The
Library of the College was established in 1964, the same year the College was
founded. It was founded for realizing the institutional mission and vision of
contributing to the academic pursuits of the students and of general public of
the locality. Started with a humble beginning, the Library has come a long way
in terms of quality and quantity of subscription of books, journals,
newspapers, periodicals, e-resources, etc. and has catered to the diverse needs
of the student and teachers’ community besides the general public. Categorical
mention may be made of the fact that in absence of a general public library or
a sub-divisional library, the College Library has been serving the purposes of
the large locality ever since its inception. Besides a large number of foreign
and domestic tourists visit this place every year attracted by the famous
Kaziranga National park and other places of historical importance like
Numaligarh, Deopahar etc. Obviously these tourists search for knowledge
regarding our state and the locality but their thirst for knowledge remains
unquenched due to absence of proper library facility. Some of them visit the
College library too in search of information.
The
existing library building of our College was constructed in the year 1981 to
support the limited number of students of that time. But with the increasing
enrolment of students and introduction of a variety of courses like Tourism,
Human Rights, Gandhian Studies etc., the existing facilities have become
insufficient to meet the need of time. Moreover, a study Centre of Institute of
Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) under Gauhati University, a centre of the K.K
Handiqui State Open University and State Open Schooling under AHSEC are also
accommodating a large number of learners who were otherwise denied/deprived of
higher education due to diverse socio-economic and family barriers. They also
need the help of a well equipped library in the College campus. Again, with the
introduction of semester system in Degree courses, our problems have begun to
multiply. Even amidst these obstacles, we have been rendering our devoted
services to the stake-holders including basically the students, teachers and
the general public.
The
Library is run by a Library Committee with funds received from the Government,
UGC, Alumni Association and fees collected from the students. It is being
conducted by the Librarian, Library Assistant, a Bearer and a contractual
Library Assistant cum computer operator.
Presently,
a number of facilities have been opened up for the students and others in the
Library. These include reprographic facility, internet
surfing/downloading/printing, access to e-resources like e-journals, etc. The
automation of the Library is going on.
Keeping
in tune of its mission and vision, the Library has opened a special collection
of books, magazines, souvenirs, documentary, etc. pertaining to the locality of
Bokakhat. In addition to it, another special collection of books, souvenirs,
articles, seminar papers, video CDs, documentary, etc. on the Kaziranga
National Park is being mooted and we wish it will materialize soon.
In
order to create awareness and give a boost to the general reading habits in the
students and others, the Library has been organizing book fairs, quiz
competitions, etc. in the College premises in collaboration with Book
Publishers like Satirtha . It has also organized
recitation, popular lectures, etc. to commemorate the occasions.
It
needs to be mentioned that in its onward march towards improvement and
updation, the Library has been getting the sincere help and cooperation of the
Alumni Association since 2002. It has donated books and equipments to the
Library. The present Committee of the Association has already started a
year-long programme of collecting/donating books for the needy students. We
hope to sustain the same pace of development in the near future.
More about our college please visit jdsgcollege.edu.in
More about our college please visit jdsgcollege.edu.in