Loreto College, Kolkata

Library collection

The College boasts of an open shelf library. The collection comprises over 51225 books, journals and documents covering a wide range of subjects. A larger part of the collection is in English, some in Bengali, Hindi and some rare publications on religion and philosophy in French, German, Irish and other European languages. The Library is open to users 6 days a week from 8 am to 5 pm.

Facilities:

✓ Book Bank
✓ 70 periodicals (Indian and foreign); 6 newspapers; CD-ROM collection comprising both educational CDs as well as entertainment VCDs and DVDs, E-books and e-journals as available through NLIST and EBSCO host.
✓ Digital repository developed using DSpace Open Source software
✓ Circulation through KOHA Open Source Software
✓ Internet
✓ Photo copying
✓ Library orientation programme and Information Literacy Programme to acquaint new batches of students with the operation of the library. All students of the College are members of the Library Society. The Society is headed by an elected President, Vice-President and Treasurer.