An exhibition of books on Psychology and Spirituality was jointly organized by the Library and Department of Psychol-ogy on 25-July-2018 and 26-July-2018 in the Reference Section of the Li-brary. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Respected Principal Dr. B.B. Sharma. Vice Principal Degree College- Dr. Sushmita Dey, Faculty members of Psychology De-partment, Chairperson of Library Commit-tee – Dr. Prakash Parab, Teachers, and students graced the occasion.

More than 270 books from the Library’s collection and around 100 books from the Department of Psychology’s collection were exhibited. 29 photos of world famous Psy-chologists compiled by the Dept. of Psy-chology were also displayed to inspire the students. Students of Degree College – Aided as well as SFC Sections, Junior Col-lege, members of the Teaching faculty and non-teaching staff visited the exhibition. The exhibition received an overwhelming response and a positive feedback from the students.

Exhibition of Books on Psychology and Spirituality on 25-July-2018 and 26-July-2018 in the Library

Principal Dr. B.B. Sharma inaugurating the Book Exhibition. Principal, Vice-Principals of Degree College and Junior College, Library Committee members, Faculty members of Psychology Department, members of teaching faculty, non-teaching staff and stu-

dents visiting the exhibition.

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LIBRARY STAFF - PARTICIA-

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES -

CELEBRATING ANNIVERSA-

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES -

NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS

DISPLAY

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PHOTO GALLERY OF

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From the Editor … Mr. Paritosh Pawar (Librarian)

I just want to bring into the readers of this column, a fact, that is already there in the common knowl-edge but seldom reflected on by the Indian gi-gaminds (when it comes to proposing and propa-gating innovation in education, India is seen as a land with a plethora of isms) The recent Times Higher Education world university rankings has shown that China has stepped up its ascent in the world stage, with it now having the top institution in Asia for the first time. Till recently it was the National University of Singapore that had this place of pride, which has now been overtaken, by Tsinghua University of China. How did China, which was much behind India till 1995, achieve this marvellous feat?

Although we focus only on the available in-expensive Chinese products, what we don’t realize is, that China has invested time and

- Dr. Sangeeta Radhakrishnan Chairperson,

Library Committee (Junior College)

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thought in shaping the destiny of its youth, and through its concerted and time bound efforts, in bringing up the quality of education. Till recent, China was also a country which basked in its past days of glory. But in the last two or so decades, Chinese administrators and academia realized the need for giving wings to their best minds and help these young torch bearers reach elite universities in the world, and, from there, bring back the current devel-opments in technology, best practices in fi-nance, economics, humanities, literature, the accounting patterns, trends in medicine etc. They even gave a fillip to English education.

Isn’t it time, that like the rest of the world, In-

dia too sat back and took notice?

In the fast changing IT era, we are see-ing a shift in the reading habits as well as in the information seeking behavior of students and teachers. The new generation is more comfort-able with the digital media than the print me-dia. Accordingly, the library is also making re-sources available in the digital format. The li-brary has been subscribing to more than 6,000 online e-journals and more than 3,35,000 e-books through N-LIST. We are also planning to add more online e-journals to our electronic resources collection. Students, researchers and teachers are all welcome to access these fully downloadable resources. Why does the library need to pay for e-journals and e-books when ‘everything’ is available free on the Internet? This is a question asked by teachers and students alike. When-ever there is a need for any information, the first reaction is to use the mobile phone, search the information on Google and get the informa-tion. But nobody thinks about the authenticity,

Library Staff: Participation and achievements in activities

validity and reliability of the information available and whether the contents are fac-tual or not. Information hosted on websites may have content which may not have been verified or scrutinized. Also, there is a differ-ence between textual information on web sites and research articles and published scientific literature. E-Resources material available through paid platforms is scrutinized, peer reviewed, checked for its authenticity and is the output of research. Hence, this information is more factual, tested and reliable. Access to e-journals and e-books is available through the E-Resources webpage on the Library Website. I hope that library users take optimum benefit of the e-resources made available by the library. Library users are requested to send their suggestions and feedback about the newsletter as well as the library to the email –

vgvclibrary@gmail.com

1) Librarian Mr. Paritosh Pawar attended the Workshop on CAS and API under New Regulations, organized by

KET’s V.G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce on 08-Sept-2018.

2) Librarian Mr. Paritosh Pawar attended a Half Day Demo-Cum-Workshop on URKUND: An Anti-Plagiarism Soft-

ware organized by the University of Mumbai, Knowledge Resource Centre and Dept. of Library and Information

Science, University of Mumbai on 26-Sep-2018.

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES: 1) Celebrating Anniversaries— Photoframes & Biographies Displays

In respect of renowned per-sonalities from social, politi-cal, cultural and other ar-eas, Library displays Photo frames of Great & Famous Inspiring Personalities and brief information about them on their birth and death anniversaries. In continuation with the practice, photo frames and biographies of the person-alities that were displayed have been shown in the ad-joining table.

2) Newspaper Clippings Display -

A)12-Sept-2018 to 25-Sept-2018 : Informative newspaper clippings on the origin of Ganeshotsav, contribution of Lok-manya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in starting the festival, the socio-cultural conditions –then and now, etc. were displayed in the ground floor foyer.

Date Name of the Personality Occasion

04-Jul Swami Vivekanand Death Anniversary

18-Jul SahityaRatna Annabhau Sathe Death Anniversary

23-Jul Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak Birth Anniversary

27-Jul Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Death Anniversary

01-Aug SahityaRatna Annabhau Sathe Birth Anniversary

01-Aug Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak Death Anniversary

03-Aug Krantisinh Nana Patil Birth Anniversary

12-Aug Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Birth Anniversary

18-Aug Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Death Anniversary

05-Sep Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Birth Anniversary

27-Sep Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Death Anniversary

Photo Gallery:

Newspaper Clippings Lokmanya Tilak’s contribution

and his vision about Gane-

shotsav: (12-Sept-2018 to 25-

Sept-2018) Celebration of Anniversaries

Lokmanya Tilak Birth Anniversary

23-July

Sahityaratna Annabhau Sathe - Birth Anniversary

01-Aug

Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Birth Anniversary

12-Aug

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GLIMPSES - New Arrivals in the Library

Historiography in the Modern World: Western and Indian Perspectives by Shashi Bhushan Upadhyay Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2016, Paperback, ISBN 978-01-994597-04

This is a comprehensive introduction to the key streams of modern historical thought and

history-writing in the West and in India. It explores the emergence, growth, climax, and

partial decline of modernity in historical thoughts and writings, particularly in Europe

and India. It traces the roots of modern historiography to illuminate the transformation

that has taken place in history-writing over the centuries. The author outlines the global

spread of historiography and provides an account of the impact of colonial experiences

and decolonization on modern historiography in different parts of the world. He em-

phasizes the changing patterns and traditions of history writing in, and the contestations

between, Western and non-Western perspectives—especially Indian—with their inter-

nal contradictions and confrontations, external associations, and mutual influences over

three centuries.

The Constitution, Government and Politics in India by S.H. Patil Vikas Publishing, New Delhi, 2016, Paperback, 710 pages, ISBN: 9789325994119 The Constitution, Government and Politics in India covers the evolution of the Constitution of India, government and politics from Independence to the present day. It describes the new political forces, such as movements for the extension and expansion of reservation for the weaker sections; politics of awakened linguistic and religious minorities; emer-gence of elite women in politics; rise of regionalism, communalism and secularism; in-creasing role of mass media in the political process; changing foreign policy of India; the roles of lokayuktas and the lok pal; widening role of the Election Commission; judicial activism; expanding meanings of the fundamental rights and human rights, and so on. It has an appendix at the end of every chapter providing the latest information. It is very useful for the students and teachers of political science and law, and candidates ap-pearing for the competitive examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Com-mission and the state public service commissions.

Dhankar’s NDA Kit: A Compendium for National Defence Academy / Naval Acad-emy Examination Edited by Tarun Goyal and Neetika Goyal Dhankar Publications Pvt. Ltd., Meerut, 2018, Paperback, 1114pages, ISBN: 978-81-933911-7-4 This meticulously-prepared compendium comprehensively covers complete syllabus of NDA/NA Examination as prescribed by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). It is a must for all those students who are preparing for the NDA Exam. It contains the most exhaustive study material, written in an easy to understand language. The unique feature of this book is that last 10 years’ NDA MCQs have been added subject-wise after the theory part of that subject. The students can first understand the concept with the help of the given theory, and then practice the questions then and there. In other words, this book gives the ‘feel of the exam, before the actual exam’. This book is really helpful to all the aspirants who are preparing for NDA exam.

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