ABOUT THE LIBRARY & LIBRARIAN

ABOUT THE LIBRARY:

The Sadakathullah Appa College Library has emerged as a Knowledge Resource Centre mainly catering to the information needs of the Faculty, Research Scholars and students. The College Library functions from 1971, since its inception. Library is shelved as an independent department in the campus with a floor area of nearly 3,600sq.ft. Automation of this library consisting of over fifty thousand books and document. Library users have always cherished memories of availing the services of this treasure-house of documents in the past decades. The collection includes many books, national and international journals, standard newspapers and magazines and online e-resources facility. Library is equipped with all modern facilities at par with international standards.   It gives training to our college students to get awareness about the journal collection through open access and also through standard websites such as NPTEL and library network facility like DELNET. The library provides Information Services, Reference Services, Bibliographic Services and Reprographic Service. On a whole, it is a great pride to say that SAC library acts as “The Ocean of Knowledge” which quenches the thirst of the library users.

LIBRARY COLLECTION:

Total No. of  Books	51601
Total No. of National Journal	35
Total No. of International Journal	10
Total No. of Magazines	50
Total No. of Newspapers	9
Total No. of  AV sources (CDS / DVDS)	566
Total No. of Projects/Thesis	1892
Total No. of Back volumes	926
Total No. of  our College Publications	76
Database : 2	INFLIBNET : N-LIST,
	DELNET
E-Books [Access through N-LIST]	31,35,000
E-Journals [Access through N-LIST]	6,000

ABOUT LIBRARIAN:

Dr.R.R.SARAVANAKUMAR is working as Librarian and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Sadakathullah Appa College, Tirunelveli from March 2011 to till date. Already he has worked as librarian in the Department of Public Libraries, Government of Tamilnadu at Madurai from October-1994 to March-2011.  He has conducted many seminars, conferences and workshops in Regional, State and National Levels. He has also participated in many workshops, Seminars, Conferences of State, Regional, National and International levels. He has presented many papers at Regional, National and International Level Conferences and Seminars.  He has published many articles in National and International Journals.

In November 2006 he got the “Best Librarian Award” from Department of Public Libraries (under the Government of Tamilnadu) among Librarians of Madurai district.

He is the Convener of “Research Journal Committee” and Editor of “Sadakath: A Research Bulletin” from July 2013 onwards. He is convener of “Library Advisory Committee” and Secretary of “Students Readers Forum’ at Sadakathullah Appa College, Moreover he is member of various committees in the Sadakathullah Appa College, i.e. IQAC, Staff Council, and Academic Council.

He has taken necessary steps to start the multidisciplinary research journal named “Sadakath: A Research Bulletin” and getting ISSN number for the same.

He was instrumental in getting UGC approval for the journal “Sadakath: A Research Bulletin”.Every year he is conducting Orientation programme for new students at SAC.

He has created a “Forum for Civil Services Exam Aspirants”. He has organized many guest lectures and mock tests for TNPSC Examinations.

He is an active life member of many professional associations and societies in the field of library and information science.  

He has acted as the resource person in many seminars, conferences, workshops and delivered Guest Lectures at various venues.

He nominated as advisory and organisizing committee member at many national and international level LIS events.

He has acted as master mind of a multitude of workshops and conferences.  He is also guiding many professionals in the field of Library and Information Science.

He has been nominated as one of the “Executive Council Member” of Academic Library Association, a national level organization.

He acted as DC Member for Ph.D Research Scholars in the LIS Department at various universities. He is also guiding a Ph.D Research scholar of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.

His area of interests include Classification, Library Management, User Studies and Library Automation.