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1. National Librarian's Day - 11th August 2023
2. E-Quiz - Dr. KPJ Abdul Kalam - 16th October 2023
3. Reading habit Promotion - Outreach activity for students (KP Parksettlement area study centre, Pulianthope) - 18th November 2023
4. Reading habit Promotion - Story Telling - Outreach activity for students (KP park settlement area study centre, Pulianthope) - 9th January 2024
5. Capacity Building Program for Library Staff Members - 20th January 2024
6. Capacity Building Program for Library Secretaries, Representatives and Volunteers - 24th January 2024
7. Seminar on Information Literacy an Academic Integrity - 30th January 2024
8. National Girl Child Day - 3D ART - EXTRAVAGANZA - 30th January 2024
9. Workshop on Cite it Right - 22nd February 2024
10. Career Guidance on Union Public Service Commission - 24th February 2024
11. Libfest'24 - 26th February 2024
12. Library Advisory Committee Meeting - 02nd April 2024
LiBFEST 22 was celebrated from 9thApril to 30thApril 2022. The Library club and NDLI club colloborately organized the Motivational Lecture Series on various topics arranged on every Saturday for the benefit of the students. The following were the four online events and the respective Resource persons invited for the talk.
| Date | Motivational Lectures | Name and Designation of the Resource person |
|---|---|---|
| 09/04/22 | TIPS TO PREPARE FOR THE COMPETITIVE EXAMS | Mrs.Jayanthi Sivakami Student Counsellor & Placement officer |
| 16/04/22 | MOTIVATIONAL TALK ON READING HABITS | Dr.Parveen Sultana Assistant Professor Department of Tamil |
| 23/04/22 | EARN WHILE YOU LEARN- START UPS | Dr.A. Naseemunnisa Assistant Professor Department of Commerce & Director Business Incubation Centre |
| 30/04/22 | INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) | Dr.(Mrs.)H.Shakira Fathima AssistantProfessor, DepartmentofComputer Science |
The first edition of the Library Hand book published in 2021 highlights the exhaustive information about the Library and celebrated the 50 years of its existence and service by launching the LOGO of the Library with vibrant words- IMAGINE, DISCOVER and CONNECT through virtual meet on 25/03/2022
1.E-books on subjects, fiction, study materials for competitive exams, online competitions conducted by other colleges etc. are posted to students whatsapp group.
2.Ameliorate Word Power- A new service has been started to make the students open the dictionary during pandemic from 6th July onwards.
3.An official JBAS LIBRARY INSTAGRAM page was opened on 26th July, 2021 @CHRONICLES_FROM_JBAS-a page of the students, by the students for the students!
The National Library Day was celebrated on 12th August 2021 to commemorate the birth of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, the father of Indian Library Science. The Library club in collaboration with NDLI club organized Inter departmental competitions for the Students from Forenoon and Afternoon sessions.
Nearly 200 students were participated in these online events. An invite was prepared for registration through whatsapp group and the link was posted to register their names. A rule book was prepared and sent to the registered participants and received their consent by 11th August, 2021.
A valedictory function was conducted on 4th September, 2021 in the Library Convention Hall.
1.JBAS Books Archive Spot BEQUEATHED BOOKS a New Section inauguration was held in the open space beside the Library on 4th September, 2021. Let's all donate a book and make a friend. Rules and Regulations-General instructions, rules for borrowing, donating, request column etc are framed.
The Central Library organized three new services for the benefit of the staff and students.
A First new service: Journey To Learn Languages-Spoken Language for the students has been launched on 4/10/2021. Six words in a week Six Languages - the daily expressions displayed in the white board for both Forenoon and Afternoon College students.
The Second new service WIFI GARDEN has been launched on 05/10/2021.The library has been facilitated with WIFI and this facility has been extended to the staff and students during internet issues to attend the online classes. Electrical Point provision is also made available. An open air reading also known as GREEN LIBRARY presently WI-FI GARDEN. Wi-Fi user id and password are given to the users on request
The Third new service Talking Computer (Audio books) has been launched on 08/10/2021 to the staff and students. One PC is exclusively made available in the internet section. Head phones would be provided to listen to the audio books. Link will also be shared to the whatsapp group of the staff and students on request.
The whole idea is to make the Library an inviting place for the students to make use of all the facilities available in the Library and also to become habitual users of the Library.
The Library week celebration was conducted from 14th - 21th November, 2021 as REMINISCENCE 21 to commemorate the birth of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India who was a lover of roses and books. The Library club and NDLI club colloborately organized inter departmental competitions for both Forenoon and Afternoon College students. The following were the four online events and the respective resource persons adjudged the events:
| Sl.No | Event Organized | Name and Designation of the Resource person adjudged the event |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LE TALE AVEC FANTAISIE - Story Writing | Mrs. Pahlavi Mustafa Assistant Professor, PG& Research, Department of English(FN) |
| 2 | FUNKY FASHIONISTAS - Cosplay | Mrs.Ayesha Arif Zinna, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology(FN) |
| 3 | PIXELED MEMOIR - Reel Making | Dr.(Mrs.)H.Shakira Fathima Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science (AN) |
| 4 | VOICE OF NOSTALGIA Open Mic | Dr. P.Lalitha, Assistant Professor, Department of English(FN) |
| 5 | Key Note Address | Dr.(Mrs.) Amthul Azeez Vice-Principal Associate Professor & HOD Post Graduate & Research Department of Zoology. |
Nearly 150 students were participated in these online events. An invite was prepared for registration through whatsapp group and the link was posted to register their names. A rule book was prepared and sent to the registered participants and received their consent by 10th of November 2021.
A valedictory function was conducted on 6th December 2021 in the Library Convention Hall. The programme started by invoking the blessings of the Almighty by Ms. Ume Kulsum, Library Secretary, Department of Computer Science. Thahira Naseeruddin, Head and Librarian welcomed the gathering. She thanked the Management, Principal Vice-Principal of both FN & AN College and the A.O (C) for their encouragement. She motivated the students to take part in all the competitions to improve their skills.
The report on the REMINISCENCE 21 was proposed by Ms.Shabnam, Library Secretary, Department of Psychology. Prizes were distributed to the judges for the respective event and winners by the Principal Dr. Shanaz Ahamed, Dr. Amthul Azeez, Vice-Principal, Forenoon College, Dr. Firdouse Jahan, Vice-Principal, Afternoon College and Mrs.Matheena Fasi, Administrative Officer. The Organizing Secretaries were honoured with a certificate for their whole hearted support rendered towards this journey. Vote of thanks was proposed by Ms. Ume Kulsum, Library Secretary, Department of Computer Science.
E-Quiz on the topic Information Sources and Research Methodology was conducted for mixed group of participant's viz. like students, research scholars, academicians from Tamil Nadu and other states and Universities including our students. Nearly 1600 E-certificates were generated.
Webinar on the topic Applying for Government and Non-Government Research Projects was organized in collaboration with MRCC for the staff of the College from 11am to 1pm on 9th June 2020. Dr. Amilan, Professor and Head, Department of Commerce, Pondicherry Central University, Karaikal Campus was the Resource Person.
LIBFEST 21 Library week celebrations LIBFEST was celebrated from 6th March to 20th March 2021.
Webinar on the topic Importance of Spoken English for Slow Learners was organized on 6th March 2021.
Webinar on the topic Importance of Spoken English for Slow Learners was organized on 13th March 2021.
Webinar on the topic Soft Skills and Personality Development was organized on 20th March 2021.
Webinar on Evolution of Libraries was organized on 1st May 2021 from 11 am to12 noon to commemorate the the World Heritage Day-April 18.
Hands on Training on MS-OFFICE & INTERNET and EXPOSURE TO WEB RESOURCES have been conducted for the students of both Fore Noon Session (1.00 to 02.00 p.m.) and After Noon Session (12.00 noon to 01.00 p.m).
An Orientation Programme was organized on National Digital Library Resources for both Fore Noon College students from (11.30 am to 01.00 p.m) and After Noon College students (4pm to 5.30p.m) on 12/02/2020. Dr.A.Hariharan, Former President, Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science(SALIS) was the Resource Person.
Library week celebrations LIBFEST is being celebrated from 9thmarch to 12th March 2020. Quiz programme for the students for both the sessions, Quiz programme, competition for the Non-Teaching staff and Scribbling Chart competition for the Teaching staff were conducted.
The books for House of Collection Special Book Bank brought from M/S.Nirlon Group,Mumbai by our Chairman, S.I.E.Trust.
Nearly 483 books in the newly established book bank consists of Rare, Reference, Art, Architecture, Paintings, Arabic, Persian, French, German, Italian, Latin, Hebrew, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese have been entered in this software.
Hands on Training on MS-OFFICE & INTERNET and EXPOSURE TO WEB RESOURCES have been conducted for the students of both Fore Noon Session (1.00 to 02.00 p.m.) and After Noon Session (12.00 noon to 01.00 p.m).
A special book bank also known as House of Collection- a special section was established in the Library with rare collections not available in any Library of Chennai City. A closed access system has been followed for these books.
Nearly,11,905 books are brought from New Delhi by our Chairman Mr. Moosa Raza, IAS (Retd) and Chairman, S.I.E.Trust, a scholar and a oratious reader and authored many books.
This project has been started by appointing four data entry operators on wages basis. It took four months to complete the work.
Name of the ILMS software BOOK COLLECTORZ
A presentation on RFID Technology towards modernization was organized on 27th October 2016 in the Library Reading Room.
One day National Seminar on the Innovative and Best Practices in Academic Libraries in the Digital Era on 26th August 2017 with professional collaboration with Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) in the Golden Jubilee Seminar Hall.
One day National Seminar on the topic topic Research Publication and Evaluation: Writing Research Papers, Citation Analysis and Anti Plagiarism conducted on 7th November 2015 in collaboration with Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) in the College Auditorium.