Objectives of a KV Library
o Supporting and enhancing educational goals as outlined in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan’s mission and curriculum.
o Be the knowledge hub of the school and disseminate knowledge as widely as possible.
o Provide a curriculum-based, flexibly scheduled, open access learning environment that accommodates all learners.
o Facilitate creation of new knowledge.
o Facilitate optimal use of knowledge by all staff and students.
o Encourage and foster reading habit among staff and students.
o To remain technologically advanced and updated.
o Effectively participate in the teaching-learning programmes of the school.
o To provide intellectual access to information through learning activities that are integrated into the curriculum and that help all students achieve information literacy by developing effective cognitive strategies for selecting, retrieving, analyzing, evaluating, synthesizing, creating, and communicating information in all formats and in all content areas of the curriculum.
The school library fulfills these objectives by developing policies and services, selecting and acquiring resources, providing physical and intellectual access to appropriate sources of information, providing instructional facilities, and employing trained staff.
The Annual Plan of activities of KV Mashrak Library is here.
(As on 31/08/2017)
BOOKS
1.
1. Total number of books as per the stock register : 3174
2. Number of books physically present : 2778
3. Number of Text books : 342
4. Number of Reference Books : 185
5. Number of General Books : 150
6. Number of books for Primary Class libraries : 350
Subject-wise number of Book
1. GK & Comp. Exams : 62
2. Religion : 10
3. Social Science : 271
4. Science : 350
5. Technology : 82
6. Arts : 25
7. Literature : 117
8. Geography & History : 383
9. Guidance and Counseling : 14
Language-wise number of Books
1. English : 338
2. Hindi : 585
3. Sanskrit : 175
Stock verification & Writing off
Number of Books written off during 2014-’15 : 300 Books amounting Rs.17,919/-
USERS
Shift-I
1. Total number of student users : 1418
2. Class Libraries (Class I-V) :434
3. Secondary (Class VI-XII) : 344
4. Total number of staff users : 20
CIRCULATION
1. Number and percentage of collection issued on a given day : 50 books/day
2. Number of books issued during a stated period : 116 books for the period 01 July – 15 August 2015
3. Average books issued per user per unit time: 2 books/2 Weeks
4. Number of recommendations received for purchase of books per year:450
PERIODICALS
NATIONAL NEWS/INFORMATION
1. Frontline
2. Outlook
3. India Today
4. The Week
5. Reader’s Digest
6. Education World
EDUCATIONAL
1. Competition Success Review
2. Junior Science Refresher
3. Competition Refresher
4. Pratiyogita Darpan (Hindi)
5. Civil Service Chronicle
6. K.Today
7. Biology Today
8. Chemistry Today
9. Physics For You
10. Mathematics Today
11. Education Today for IX, XII
SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT
1. Science Reporter
2. Dream 2047
3. Down to Earth
CAREER
1. Employment News
COMPUTER SCIENCE/IT
1. Digit
SPORTS & GAMES
1. Sportstar
CHILDREN’S MAGAZINES
1. Wisdom
2. Champak(Hindi)
3. Champak(English)
4. Children’s Digest
5. Magic Pot
6. Tell Me Why?
SCOUTS & GUIDES
1. Bharat Scouts and Guides
Total number of subscribed Magazines: 27
NEWSPAPERS
1. Dainik jagran( 2 copy)
2. Times of India (01 copy)
3. Dainik bhaskar 01 copy)
4. Hindustan (01 copy)
5. Amar ujala
No of Children’s’ Films : 26
1. Encyclopaedia
2. Encarta Standard Edition, 2007
3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2007
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, No.1
5. Encyclopaedia Britannica, No.2
6. Encyclopaedia Britannica, No.3
7. Encyclopaedia Britannica, No.4
8. Encyclopaedia Britannica, No.5
9. Encyclopaedia Britannica, No.6
10. Encyclopedia Britannica Student Library
11. Encyclopaedia Britannica space: Discover Astronomy & space exploration
12. Encyclopaedia Britannica: Discoveri ng Dinosauer
13. Encyclopaedia Britanica: Nature
14. Manorama Knowledge adventure
15. Science
16. Discovery channel school: Solar system
17. Discovery channel: Earth quakes
18. Discovery channel: Space exploration