Rajasthani Sammelan Education Trust’s
Ladhidevi Ramdhar Maheshwari Night College of Commerce
LIBRARY
Date: 01-04-2025
Annual Report: 2024-2025
Library Expenditure Details of books:
| Sr. | Year | Number of books | Expenditure on books | Number of book banks | Expenditure on book banks |
| 1 | 2024-2025 | 85 | 8409 | NIL | NIL |
Library Expenditure Details of Periodicals:
| Sr. | Year | Number of Journals magazines | Expenditure on Journals magazines | Other Expenditure |
| 1 | 2024-2025 | 8 | NIL | NIL |
Databases:
Under the RSET trust, all campus resources are shared among all libraries.
We share IP-based licensing to access all of our electronic resources.
The details of shared e-resources are as follows:
- N-List: subscribed by Ghanshyamdas Saraf College of Arts and Commerce
- EBSCO: subscribed by Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies
The Library gets access to various e-journals, Shodhganga, e-books, databases through these.
Library Management Software:
This is to certify that as per the following details; the library is partially automated using KOHA Integrated Library Management System (ILMS)
Description of the software-
Name of ILMS software: KOHA
Nature of automation: partially automated
Version: 23.11.05.000
Year of Automation: KOHA software was bought in the year 2015
| Sr. No. | Koha Description |
| 1 | Students and Staff Membership entries |
| 2 | Books entries |
| 3 | Books Issue and Returns |
| 4 | Web OPAC |
| 5 | Report Generation |
Bar-coding used: Yes
Book issue and return is carried out with the help of barcode system. Each book and user’s borrower ID card is bar coded.
Library Meetings:
2 Meetings were conducted for library developments.
Library footfall data of staff:
| Months | Year-24-25 |
| June | 19 |
| July | 60 |
| August | 74 |
| September | 27 |
| October | 20 |
| November | 21 |
| December | 35 |
| January | 38 |
| February | 30 |
| March | 23 |
| Total | 347 |
Library footfall data of students:
| Months | Year-24-25 |
| June | 100 |
| July | 616 |
| August | 832 |
| September | 732 |
| October | 1209 |
| November | 307 |
| December | 268 |
| January | 553 |
| February | 919 |
| March | 1122 |
| Total | 6658 |
Library Activities: 24-25
Total 13 Library Activities done between 01-01-2025 to 15-01-2025 under the “Vachan Sankalp Maharashtracha”
These activities include Book Exhibition, Author Talk with Readers, Book Review, Library Tour, Group Reading etc. Participating in such activities builds teamwork, communication, relationships and a sense of belonging, all of which help students to develop socially and be successful in career.