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The College Library has a total collection of over 7059 documents comprising of books, theses, journals, in the field of Agricultural Science and allied subjects.
- The Stocking arrangements of books are done department wise , Agronomy, Soil Science, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Agriculture Extension, Agriculture Economics, Agricultural Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology etc.
- The book collection comprises of the subjects such as Botany, Entomology, Crop Physiology, Forestry, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Plant Breeding, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Environmental Science, Sericulture, Food Science, Extension Education, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Soil Science, Physical Education, Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Engineering, Library Science, General Knowledge and General English.
- E-journal (open access) facility is available in the library for accessing of the research papers
- Book Bank facility is developed with the collections from teachers and alumni.
- Reprographic facilities such as printer, scanners and Xerox machines are also available for the benefit of the students.
Location of the library | First Floor | |
| Area | 1.Readiing Area : 47X32’ 2.Book Area : 24X28’ | |
| Staff details | 1.A Sridharan – Librarian 2. Vinokumari | |
| Seating capacity | 78 | |
| Working hours | 7.30 AM. to 7.00 PM (Week Days) | |
| Infrastructure | ||
| WiFi Availability | Yes (10 Mbps) | |
| No of computers available for students for browsing literature | 06 | |
| Software | Koha ,RFID Scanner, , Barcode Printer | |
| C C Tv Camera | 3 Nos | |
| Resources | ||
| No. of Text Books | 6434 | |
| No. of Reference books | 575 | |
| Total No. of books | 7059 | |
| Total No. of E – BOOKS | 15 | |
| No. of Journals | 2 | |
| No. of online journals | 20 | |
| No. of Magazines | 3 | |
| No. of E –Magazines | 15 | |
| No. of Newspapers | 7 | |
| National Dailies – English | 2 | |
| Newspapers – Tamil | 5 | |
| Book Bank : No. of books | 50 | |
LIST OF JOURNALS –
- Indian Journal of Horticulture
LIST OF ONLINE JOURNALS
| Sl.NO | Journal Name | Publisher |
| 1 | The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ICAR |
| 2 | The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences | ICAR |
| 3 | Indian Journal of Fisheries | ICAR |
| 4 | Fisheries Technology | ICAR |
| 5 | Potato | ICAR |
| 6 | Indian Farming | ICAR |
| 7 | Indian Horticulture | ICAR |
| 8 | Indian Phytopathology | ICAR |
| 9 | Journal of Agricultural Engineering | ICAR |
| 10 | Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science | ICAR |
| 11 | Indian Journal of Dairy of Science | ICAR |
| 12 | Indian Journal of Veterinary Medicine | ICAR |
| 13 | Open Access Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic plants | ICAR |
| 14 | Journal of Horticultural Science | ICAR |
| 15 | Indian Journal of Veterinary Medicine | ICAR |
| 16 | Annals of Agricultural Resource | ICA R |
| 17 | Journal of Cereal Research | ICAR |
| 18 | INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL NUTRITION | ICAR |
| 19 | JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION MANAGEMENT | ICAR |
| 20 | JOURNAL OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION | ICAR |
LIST OF NEWS PAPERS
- The Hindu
- Indian Express
- Dinamani
- Dinamalar
- Hindu Tamithisai
- Dinathanthi
- Dinakaran
LIST OF MAGAZINES
- Valarum Velanmai
- Agriculral Today
- G K Today
- Competition Success Review
- Times of Agriculture
- Agri Doctor
- Namadhu Ariviyal
- Naveena Vivasaie
- Indian Agricuture
LIST OF E- MAGAZINES LIST
| Sl.NO | Name of the E- MAGAZINE |
| 1 | Agridoctor |
| 2 | Krish Jagan |
| 3 | Yojana |
| 4 | Agriculture Today |
| 5 | Times of Agriculture |
| 6 | G K Today |
| 7 | SPM IAS Academy |
| 8 | Intensive Agriculture |
| 9 | Agriculture Food – News Letter |
| 10 | Agriculture Observer |
| 11 | AgriMech |
| 12 | Agrospectrom |
| 13 | Agrilos News letter |
| 14 | Indian Horticulture |
| 15 | Indian Farming |
NUMBER OF BOOKS SUBJECT WISE
| S,No | Subject | Number of Books |
| 1 | Agricultural Economics | 305 |
| 2 | Agricultural Engineering | 226 |
| 3 | Agricultural Entomology | 302 |
| 4 | Agricultural Extension | 408 |
| 5 | Agricultural Microbiology | 175 |
| 6 | Agronomy | 678 |
| 7 | Animal Husbandary | 65 |
| 8 | Biochemistry | 126 |
| 9 | Biotechnolgy | 186 |
| 10 | Competition Exam Books | 262 |
| 11 | Computer Science | 77 |
| 12 | Crop Physiology | 66 |
| 13 | English | 232 |
| 14 | Environmental Science | 123 |
| 15 | Food Science | 72 |
| 16 | Forestry | 61 |
| 17 | General Books | 813 |
| 18 | Horticulture | 211 |
| 19 | Mathematics | 45 |
| 20 | Physical Education | 77 |
| 21 | Plant Breeding | 284 |
| 22 | Plant Pathology | 211 |
| 23 | Reference Books | 65 |
| 24 | Seed Technology | 85 |
| 25 | Soil Science | 190 |
| 26 | Statistics | 70 |
| 27 | Tamil | 1645 |
| Total Number of Books | 7060 |
List of E – BOOKS
| S.no | Book name | Author |
| 1 | Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development | by Ephraim Nkonya, Alisher Mirzabaev, Joachim von Braun |
| 2 | Sustainable Food Systems | Robert Biel |
| 3 | Landscape of Higher Agricultural Education in India 2020 | ICAR |
| 4 | The First Book of Farming | Charles L. Goodrich |
| 5 | Protected cultivation and post harvest technology Lecture notes and lab manual | K P Sudheer P K Suresh Kumar |
| 6 | Farmer’s Handbook on Basic Agriculture | Dr. P. Chandra Shekara |
| 7 | Principles of Plant Health and Quarantine | David Ebbels |
| 8 | Diseases of Tropical Fruit Crops | Randy C. Ploetz |
| 9 | Plant Pathologist’s Pocketbook 3rd Edition | J.M. Waller, J.M. Lenné and S.J. Waller |
| 10 | Experimental Plant Virology | Jishuang Chen |
| 11 | Comparative Plant Virology | Roger Hull |
| 12 | Plant Pathology | George N. Agrios |
| 13 | Characterization of Plant Viruses, Methods and Protocols | Alangar Ishwara Bhat and Govind Pratap Rao |
| 14 | Molecular Plant Pathology | M.Dickinson |
| 15 | Microbiology | Lansing M. Prescott |