The Oriental College Library was established in the year 1997. The library is located on the first floor of the college building. The library consists of various resources in different fields for the students and teachers in their academic pursuance and serves as a knowledge bank. All members i.e Students, Teachers and Staffs of the college can access the library resources and cater to their needs.
LIBRARY STAFF:
The Library has two staffs;
- Librarian.
- Library Assistant.
LIBRARY HOURS:
The Library is open from Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm.
The Library has a collection of 2423 books, consisting of books for degree commerce and degree arts, encyclopedias, Reference bools and Dictionaries. The Collection details are given under
| Sl. No. | Subject | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | English | 608 |
| 2. | History | 269 |
| 3. | Philosophy | 137 |
| 4. | Political Science | 164 |
| 5. | Education | 382 |
| 6. | Environmental Science/Studies | 6 |
| 7. | Tenyidie | 215 |
| 8. | Commerce | 251 |
| 9. | Economics | 191 |
| 10. | Sociology | 72 |
| 11. | Mass Communication | 6 |
| 12. | References (encyclopedias, dictionaries, journals etc.) | 102 + 20 Journals |
| Total | 2423 | |
The Library offers lending services to the users. The students and faculties of the college are allowed to borrow books for a period of 7 days and 10 days respectively.
Library Automation
The Oriental College Library uses KOHA, an Integrated Library System for the automation, smooth circulation services, organization and development of the Library.
E-Library
The college library has recently started an e-library for the collection of various e-resources. The library uses Zotero, a free open-source reference management tool that helps to organize and collect information about primary and secondary sources such as Journal articles, books etc. The library works towards expanding the e-library collection and overall development of the library.