INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSFORMING LIBRARIES (ICTL) 2023:
NEP 2020 AND CHANGING PARADIGM IN LIS EDUCATION SYSTEM
About University
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University is one of the prestigious University in Maharashtra. It has Excellency as an academic Centre since 1958.Marathwada region consisting of 8 district was under the jurisdiction of Osmania University, Hyderabad till 1958. On August 23rd 1958, then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone for Marathwada University in this region. On 14th January 1994 Marathwada university’s name was prefixed by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar to pay honor to great national leader and social reformer and named as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. The university is situated in a 725 acre of picturesque campus surrounded by hilly landscape. University offers higher education in 42 subjects in its main campus. University has its sub center at Osmanabad.
About KRC
The library is a key to the world of knowledge and acquisition of knowledge will help enlighten the personality of an individual at the vital, spiritual and mental levels and will inculcate social virtues and foster intellectual development to make him a worthy citizen.
Foundation stone of the library building was laid on 16th October 1960 by the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Yashwantraoji Chavan; it was inaugurated at the hands of President Dr.Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan on 25th March 1966. In May 1966 Library shifted to its new building on University campus. The large collection of 45,000 books acquired from Raje Shamraj Rai Rajwant Bahadur, Hyderabad, in the year 1960. Now library is having 3, 87,450 print reading materials. However, in the year 1971 the library introduced reprographic service.
To achieve objective of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Library. In socio economic development of Marathwada region and to supplement formal education with reading material, its library known as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Library, was established to undertake the responsibility of providing reading by organizing and storing for its maximum use by its readers.
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Library is the biggest University from the point of view of the strength of books and its services. It has occupied a central position in the socio-economic, cultural and educational development of the people of Marathwada region. The importance of this Library lies not only in its large collection of 3,87,450 books and its periodicals, but its collection has certain peculiar feature. The priceless treasure of large number of manuscripts, covering a wide range of subjects i.e. Literature, social science, Philosophy, arts, photographs and painting, which gives it a place of pride.
In modernization of University Library following drastic changes have been made like Library Automation of 4 lakh books, CD.DVD Library, use of Smart Card Technology & integration to SOUL software, CD/DVD Mirror Server, CD.DVD Recovering practice, Degitized 30 lakh pages of Rare Books and Ph.D. Theses, Top Seventh Rank in Shodhganga Theses Database of INFLIBNET and E-Library of 200 computers.
A well-housed and well-managed library is the foundation of modern educational structure. To keep pace with the ever-expanding field of knowledge the library is being updated from time to time.