University College of Science, [UCS] Tumkur Infrastructure: Library, Labs & Other Facilities

Ayesha Taneem

Network Operation Center

Tumkur University, has achieved a great feat by transforming its campus into a totally internet-enabled campus. Now, any faculty and student can access internet anywhere any time in the campus.

The campus has 420 LAN points and 10 wi-fi devices. The development   of using Information Communication Technology (ICT) has been utilized for achieving academic excellence. The University provides all ICT facilities to its primary stake holders. The following diagram explains the campus networking concept in a precise manner.

Library

The Library and Information Center of University College of Science was established along with the College, it started functioning from the year 1940. The Library is located in the centre of the College premises for the easy access. The library has adopted an open access approach right from the beginning.

The collection of the Library is rich and diverse, especially in terms of breadth and depth of coverage in the areas of Life sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Biological Sciences and Computer Science and is growing at a very fast pace to match the changing needs of the students and staff of the college. It has a collection of over 45,000 which include Books, Reference Books CD’s & DVD’S, Back volumes, Magazines, Project reports of the M.Sc. students and other reading Materials. Library subscribes 31 periodicals in the various fields of Science and Technology.

A small collection of books is marked as “Reference”. They include the Encyclopedia, Dictionaries, Atlases and some of the reference text books in the disciplines and are to be used only in the library. Some of the reference works are available in CDs & DVDs.

The Library offers services such as Table of Contents Service for journals subscribed, Reference Services, Referral Service, Inter Library Loan, Current content services, Circulation Service including Weekly display of recent additions of periodicals and books, Photocopy service etc.

Vision:

• To build the Library as centre of excellence.

• To develop the Automated Library for ease of information retrieval.

• To develop crucial capabilities in preparing the students of Tumkur University for mastering wide range of expertise to deliver their jobs better.

• To cater multidimensional role in establishing partnerships at global level.

Mission:

• To build the Library as centre of excellence.

• To develop the Automated Library for ease of information retrieval.

• To develop crucial capabilities in preparing the students of Tumkur University for mastering wide range of expertise to deliver their jobs better.

• To cater multidimensional role in establishing partnerships at global level..

Collection:

Sl. No.                           Name of the Resource                            No. of Books

1                                       General Books                                           25955
2                                       SC/ST Books                                              7361
3                                       UGC Books                                                 9514
4                                       Post Graduate Books                                    884
5                                       Tumkur University Books                              676
                                         Total Number of Books                            44390

Sl. No.                             Name of the Resource                       No. of Books

1                                         Journals & Magazines                                  31
2                                         Newspapers                                               14
3                                         Project Reports                                           50
4                                         CD/DVD                                                     100

Remote Sensing Centre

Remote Sensing Centre Tumkur University in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) have set up a Remote Sensing Centre in its campus. Advanced softwares are being set up, while the University provided the infrastructure for the Centre. The softwares which the Centre has got are the most advanced ones, said to be more advanced than those functioning at ISRO.The Centre will be collecting data on the availability of ground water, bio-diversity, green cover, fisheries and mineral availability in Tumkur district. The data will not only contribute much for further studies and research but also for the economic development of the region. Different sections of the society, including farmers will be befitted by the project.

Automated Weather Station

Automated Weather Station (AWS), the latest of its kind in the State, established in Tumkur University, is a proud initiative of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Established in the campus of the University in May 2010, this AWS is an agriculture-friendly venture in addition to addressing the research and education needs.

The AWS with its capacity of providing weather updates in a range of 80 km is successfully being monitored by a team from Tumkur University. Dr B Manickiam, the Honorary Professor, Dr H Nagabhushana, Assistant Professor and Head, Department of PG Studies and Research in Physics are the part of the team. The daily, weekly and monthly updates are being meticulously collected by the students of the monitoring team as part of the documentation. The Centre is engaged in the study of the impact of humidity on the rainfall. This gains significance, given the fact that the average rainfall received in Tumkur district is far less than the State average. The Centre also facilitates a comparative analysis of the similar information available in the 111 AWSs already functioning across the State. Apart from directly benefitting the rain dependent agriculture, the Centre provides information on weather which would be useful or organizations like ISRO, DRDO, Airport Authority, Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Media and Agriculture Universities and so on.