The College Library was set up in the year 1998. The Library had an initial collection of 400 books and they catered to the B.com Course. The library caters to all the undergraduate & post graduate courses conducted by the college. Over the years, it has emerged as the sole repository of the syllabus books. The collection includes over 2000 reference books and the mandatory text books. It also includes books & even encyclopedias on environment, management, television, journalism, video production, politics & history. An eclectic collection of fiction, non-fiction books has also been built up. The library currently today has a total of over 35000 books and 50 print journals . The library has a separate staff and student area. The library seating capacity is approximately 200. The library also has special seating arrangements for physically challenged learners and staff in the faculty area. It also has a research centre with 8 computers for staff and students. The library is further equipped with desktop computers, Kindle E -readers and internet connectivity. There is a space for reprographic facility. OPAC facility is also available on the computers allotted for staff and students. Users may browse through the collection via an open access system. Soft copies of the latest question papers are also made available to users. Document scanning too is done in the library. Bound volumes of important journals and magazines can be referred to by the users. The reading room is fully air conditioned. The daily user attendance is maintained by an attendance scanner. For the benefit of faculty and students, the library committee organizes information literacy programs every year and thus creates awareness. User satisfaction is thus a priority for the library.
| Ms Neelima B | Librarian | Ma M Lis with SET | siesascnlibrary@gmail.com |
| Mrs Nikita Nilesh Bane | Assistant Librarian | Bsc Mlis | siesascnlibrary@gmail.com |
| Mr Pravin R Singh | Library Peon | HSC | |
| Mr Vishwas Ghadigaonkar | Library Peon | 8th Pass |
| E-Journals | E-ShodhSindhu E-ShodhGanga Inflibnet |
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| Databases | RBI National Digital Library of India Kaggle International Monetary Fund CORE J-Gate Plus Govt. Of India RBI SEBI |
| Newspapers | https://www.w3newspapers.com/india/#English |
| e-Learning | NPTEL Courseera SWAYAM e-Pathshala Future Skills Diksha |
A Library committee consisting of the librarian and faculty members is set up every year. The committee predominantly comprises of the principal, faculty members and the librarian. The main job of the committee is to coordinate the working of the library with the needs of the institution. It is the backbone of the college library. Right from formulating the codes of conduct , arranging for interesting book exhibitions , to updating the syllabi , the committee is a multi tasker of sorts. The various other academic events organised by the library are also conducted and reviewed by the committee. It has been instrumental in conducting : Information literacy programmes , a writer’s event events related to careers , NET / SET / Civil Service exams , sale of books for needy students , displays of the existing collection etc. Thereby fulfilling its core function of luring maximum users and retaining them.
