Library

Dr.B.K.Shivanna 
University Librarian
Email: unilibrarianuahs@gmail.com
Phone:  +91 8182 267057

Message from University Librarian

    New Campus in Iruvakki has an academic library that provides resources and research support for students and faculty members of the University. The main library is placed at Iruvakki, Anandapuram, Sagara talluk, Shivamogga which is about 50 kilometers from Shivamogga and is about 35 kilometers from Sagara. In the mian campus in Agriculture, Forestry, Horticultre degree and also PG program or going on. Similarly, its branches located at College of Agriculutre, Shivamogga, College of Horticulture, Mudigere, Chikkamagalore district, College of Horticulture, Hiriyur of Chitradurga district, College of Forestry, Ponnampet, Coorg district, Also Diploma College at Brahmavara, Udupi District and Diploma College at AHRS, Kathalgere, Davanagere district, provides a “gate way” for students and researchers to access various resources, both print/physical and digital forms. Further, the library offers a course on Library and Information services, PGS 501 (0+1) for post graduate students which helps them to understand library in proper manner. With improved library services, facilities and resources and also its further usage expansion. I hope the library, KSNUAHS, Iruvakki, Shivamogga is going to shape the future learning and research activities’.

Facilities and services available in the library.

Conventional Services

• Book lending
• Text Book Bank
• Reference Services
• Reprographic Services.
• User Education

ICT Based Services available in the library

• Internet facilities
• CD ROM Data Bases (Biotechnology, Soil Science and Crop Science)
• Data bases of periodicals

e- Resources

• e – books,
• e journals on Advance in Agronomy (127 Volumes)

Book Bank for SC/ST Students details
Book Bank for SC/ST students is also available for exclusive usage of SC/ST students, who are member of library. This book bank is funded by the Director of Social Welfare of Government of Karnataka.

Library Collections

University library of KSNUAHS at Main Campus, Iruvakki, Shivamogga is having good collection of Agricultural, Horticultural and Forestry

Collections of KSNUAHS, Constituent Colleges

 Library Services

 Open Access

The greatest advantage that a Library can offer to its readers is its open access or open shelf system. This system enables the users to have direct and easy access to the book collection providing good opportunity and freedom to examine and browse the books. It encourages the users to develop a closer acquaintance with the diversity of information sources available in the Library. Keeping this in mind, the Library is practicing Open Access System.

Circulation Section

 The users are eligible to borrow books against identity card/borrower’s ticket for a period of 15 days. The books kept in reference section and the periodicals normally will not be issued. However under certain conditions the reference textbooks are issued to the faculty for overnight reference only. Those who fail to return/renew the books within a specified due date will be levied an overdue charge of 1 Rs. per book per day.

New Arrivals

 Some selected titles of new books acquired by the Library are displayed in ‘New Arrivals’ racks for the benefit of users. These books will be on display for at least one week and after that they will be made available to borrow.

Newspaper Clipping Service

 Press clipping.Screening, scanning/cutting of news items etc., daily from leading National Newspapers in an organization and sending them via e-mail to University officials, decision-makers, and teachersetc., who will find them useful.

Reference Services

Process of establishing contact between a user and his requirements in a personal service, which involves various activities, aimed at making information available to the users as easily as possible. Professional staff of the library makes use of these resources as well as those resources available outside the Library. Staff will give the information on Library which is required by the users or they guide them to browse the documents.

Ready Reference Service and Long Range Reference services

 In ready reference, service Library staff will answer the user’squeries with the help of dictionaries, encyclopedias, yearbooks, etc.., which are more or less fact-finding questions. On the other hand Library staff also undertakes long range service for the benefit of the user’s community. Library will offer the users list of books in a given subject on demand.

Xerox /Reprographic Service

 Library provides reprographic service to the users on priced basis within the Library premises. This saves the time of the users to a great extent.

 E-Resources

 University Library has good number of e-Journals and e-Booksto all the departments of the Main Campus and hence now the departments are enriched with scientific literature round the clock. CDROM database abstracts service has also been extended to all the departments.  In addition to this, Internet, Scanning, CD writing services are provided in the University Library.

• CeRA (https://jgateplus.com/search/login/)

e-Newspapers

Kannada

• Kannada prabha (https://www.kannadaprabha.com/ )
• Prajavani (https://www.prajavani.net/)
•             Udayavani (https://www.udayavani.com/)
•             Vijayavani (https://epapervijayavani.in/)
•             Vijaya Karnataka (https://vijaykarnataka.com/)

English

•             Times of India (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/defaultinterstitial.cms)
•             The Hindu (https://www.thehindu.com/)
•             The Hindustan Times (https://www.hindustantimes.com/interstitialad)
•             Pioneer (https://www.dailypioneer.com/)
•             Deccan Herald (https://www.deccanherald.com/)
•             Telegraph (https://www.telegraphindia.com/)
•             Daily News and Analysis (https://www.dnaindia.com/)
•             Deccan Chronicle (https://www.deccanchronicle.com/)
•             The Asian Age (https://www.asianage.com/)
•             The Economic Times (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/defaultinterstitial.cms)
•             The Business Standard (https://www.business-standard.com/)
• Open Access Free E-Books/E-Journals/Databases
• DOAB (https://www.doabooks.org/)
• Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/)
• DOAJ (https://www.doaj.org/)
• NIH (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/)
• Bioline International (http://www.bioline.org.br/)
• Competitive Exams
• IAS (https://upsc.gov.in/)
• IAS (https://libraryacg.wixsite.com/library/copy-of-course-materials)
• Combined Engineering service Examination (https://upsc.gov.in/)
• IFS (https://ifs.nic.in/)
• Bank Exams (https://www.bankexamsindia.com/)
• National Defense Academy (https://nda.nic.in/)
• Indian Army (https://indianarmy.nic.in/)
• Join Indian Army (https://joinindianarmy.nic.in/Authentication.aspx)
• Indian Air Force (https://indianairforce.nic.in/)
• SSC (https://ssc.nic.in/)
• Insurance (https://www.insuranceinstituteofindia.com/registration1)

E-Books

• ASTRAL BOOKS (http://www.astralebooks.com/Login)
• DIGIKOSH (http://www.digikosh.com/Login)
• Arts and Science (http://www.asapglobe.com/)
• Indian Agricultural Doctoral Dissertation
• (https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/)

E-Database

KeladiShivappaNayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Iruvakki. Library has access to many databases of scholarly content and bibliographical databases available under open sources. These can be accessed on the internet. Please click on the database name to access these databases. These databases have been listed below discipline-wise

Science and Technology

• AGRIS (https://agris.fao.org/)
• AGRICOLA (https://www.nal.usda.gov/agricola)
• Web of Science(https://idp2.unr.edu/idp/profile/SAML2/POST/SSO?execution=e1s1)
• National Agricultural Library (https://search.nal.usda.gov/discovery/search?vid=01NAL_INST:MAIN)
• Science Finder (https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/)
• Water Resources Abstract (https://idp2.unr.edu/idp/profile/SAML2/POST/SSO?execution=e2s1)
• Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (https://idp2.unr.edu/idp/profile/SAML2/POST/SSO?execution=e1s1)
• Digital Library
•  National Digital Library (https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/)
•  Institutional Repository of Indian National Agricultural Research System Krishi Kosh (https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/)

Library Rules

• Only registered members are allowed to use the Library
• Registered members are issued a Library membership identity card
• Members should produce their ID cards at the entrance of the Library
• Readers should observe strict silence and switch off their Mobile phones in the Library premises
• Borrower’s tickets/Library membership ID cards issued by the library are non-transferable
• Books are normally issued for a fortnight
• Reference books and periodicals are not issued outside
• Borrowers must satisfy themselves with the physical condition of books before borrowing
• Members are responsible for books issued against their tickets
• Issued books returned after due date attract overdue charges
• Readers are not allowed to bring personal books or any printed material and other personal belongings like bags, umbrellas, etc. inside the Library. These materials are to be kept at the Property Counter at their own risk
• Readers are advised not to leave their precious and valuable items like money, passport, credit card etc. at the Property Counter
• Readers should not write in, mark or otherwise disfigure/damage books, furniture, etc.
• Library can recall any issued book even before the due date

 No Due Certificate

To obtain NO DUE CERTIFICATE from the University Library  Return all the books borrowed by them and pay the overdue charges if any, outstanding against their names and surrender their Borrower’s Tickets and Membership Cards.

 Books Vendors Details

 Ways to recommend buying books to read

Please visit the publisher’s website and online seller’s store of the required books and note the details and recommend the book details to the librarian through your Departmental Head. In soft copy to universitylib@uahs.edu.in

 Vendors Details

• NIPA (https://www.nipabooks.com/)
• Swamy Publishers (https://www.swamypublishers.com/#/index/main)
• ATLAS Publishing (https://www.atlas-publishing.org/)
• Publications-Division (https://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/index.php?route=page/agents/books)
• Routledge-taylor and Francis Group (https://www.routledge.com/india)
• ACS (https://www.acs.org/)
• Arnold (https://www.arnoldpublishers.com/)
• Academic Press (https://www.elsevier.com/books-and-journals/academic-press)

Library Working Hours

• Monday to Friday: 9:30 am to 7:00 pm
• Saturday: 09:30 am to 4:00 pm
• Closed on Government Holidays
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Timing for Issue & Return of Books

• Monday to Friday: 9:30 am to 7:00 pm
• Saturday: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Contact Us

Sarasvathi University Library

KSNUAHS, Iruvakki, Anandapuram

Sagara, Shivamogga -577412

Karnataka, INDIA

Email- universitylib@uahas.edu.in