Library
Library
The Tamil University was started in the year 1981 and the University Library was also formed in the same year. The well-designed University Library, resembling Indian Parliament building, with more than 1,70,000 books , journals (345) and monographs, caters to the needs of the students, research community and the public. The rare books of different reputed Tamil scholars are the important collections of this Library. The library is open to all for research and academic activities. This Library is not only for the teachers, non-teaching staff and students of this university, but also it helps as learning centre for the public to enhance their knowledge and develop reading habit. However, membership to the library is restricted to the faculties and students of the Tamil University. It is also a reference centre for researchers and readers.
INFLIBNET, Selective Dissemination of Information Service, Audio-Visual Section, Reprographic Service, are some of the excellent facilities available in the Library. Besides, all the departments of this University have their own department library.
Contact Address
The Director
Library
Tamil University
Thanjavur 613010
India
Visiting Time:
Open on all days except National Holidays
Monday to Friday: 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. on all working day
Saturday 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Sunday 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Academic Programmes
Regular (Full time and Part time)
Ph.D. Library and Information Science
Correspondence
CLIS
BLIS
MLIS
Library Collections
Journal Back Issues
Tamil Dailies and weeklies have been purchased from 1982, when the Library was started. All these back issues are preserved for the benefit of researchers. Besides several very rare journal copies, donated by various scholars, are also preserved in the library.
Private Collections
Several scholars have contributed their books to the Tamil University and they are preserved in the Library.
The scholars who have doanted books to the Library are:
Restrcited Maps and Other Maps
Restricted Survey of India Maps have been purchased and preserved. In addition, many coutries’ maps are preserved in the Library
India Office Recors- Microfische Collections
The India Office records pertainign to the British rule India from ca. 1600 to 1900 are preserved in the form of Microfische.
Children’d Library
Computer Information Centre
An information database of all the theses that were produced on topics related to Tamil Nadu from the year 1857. Library automation Software has been purchased and the Tamil and English books are being listed in digital media. CD-ROMs on various subjects have been collected and they available for the use of researchers.
Extension Activities
User Orientation Programmes are arranged for the first year students of various courses of the Univeristy, so that they get easy access to the resources of the university.
The conference hall at the Library is being used by the research students and other students of the univeristy for conducting meeting and coaching classes.
