Note:For all those new readers(i.e,Freshmen of GITAM University Hyderabad Campus),the SCOOP!! section of lifeatgitamhyd ,is the category of posts,where we compile articles based on some confidential about future improvements/developments with respect to the Hyderabad campus.
More often than not,all of our SCOOP!! articles have been realised(i.e,a reality),But some like the Wi-Fi,and Subway and the A/C canteen SCOOP!!’s are taking more than the time the management anticipated,But we know for sure that they are coming.
That shortly sums up the introduction to the SCOOP!! section ,happy reading :)
INTRODUCTION:
For all those who who though that ,a library never existed in GITAM University Hyderabad ,lets get some facts straight the library is nicely tucked away in the cellar of the main building(lol,there is only one building!!),and not many know that it exists :P,but now that you know that it does exist,lets move into the SCOOP!!!
Accepted,the current library in the Hyderabad campus of GITAM University,is not modernized,and still follows the manual(rather crude process),the inefficient manual issuing/renewal of books,compared to the modern(automated process ),followed in the Vizag campus.
We will deal with all the library related issues shortly,but first lets get back to the SCOOP!!.
DETAILS:
Implementation : (Max) One Week
Timing(proposed) : Digital Library 6:00 pm.
Library 8:00 pm
LIBRARY:
The library(at the time of publishing this article),has only four racks to store books,but the official count of books(which is pretty accurate,btw),is at about 13,000 books.
this implies,that there is an acute shortage of books racks to store the books,the current state of the library doesn’t inspire you to read,it actually deters you from entering the library which is the last thing any one would want a library to do.But if the things go as planed by the management (which rarely do in GITAM University Hyderabad :p) it shouldn't be for long till the new racks arrive,since it been over 2 months since they have been singing the same song.
TIMINGS:
The current timing of the library extend from 8:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m.,the GITAM University library on the other hand works from 8:00 a.m to 11:00 p.m.
And the process to extend the timing of the Hyderabad (campus) library,to 8:00 p.m. is close to completion,expect it to be implemented in less than a week.
Current timing : 8:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m.
New timing : 8:00 a.m to 8:00 p.m
OCCUPANCY:
The currently occupancy of the library after 5:00 is (apparently)very low,compared to the number of students who reside in the hostels(about 400 in both the boys and girls hostels now christened : GITAM lake view hostels :P,okay a PJ!),is about 10-15 members,which is heavily dominated by ECE (jrs),and EIE,the other branches form a minuscule part of this group.
The occupancy,we predict will more or less be the same,but nevertheless this extension of Library time,comes as a boon to those who would like to use the library for various purposes,like completing records works( some of us,juniors write senior records,as part of the “interaction” sessions :p).
DIGITAL LIBRARY:
As of now,the digital library which has close to 75 odd computers,is currently operated only till 5:00 which,leaves about 30 odd mins(Seniors have classes till 4:15 odd,and juniors till about the same time),which after paying a visit to the canteen leaves only about 30 browsing mins.
So the management has decided to extend the library timings till about 6:00 p.m.
This will surely be appreciated by the hostellers :)
CONCLUSION:
Two more feathers in the cap,if the management does actually implement these decisions :)
Regards,
small developments, make us happy for the time being. Keep up the tempo of pointing out the issues, so that one day they will be accomplished by the management, eventhough, it may take some time from their part.
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