KVS NEW LIBRARY POLICY
Every Kendriya Vidyalaya will have a library. The objectives of the library is to:
Be the knowledge hub of the school and disseminate knowledge as widely as
possible.
-Facilitate creation of new knowledge.
– Facilitate optimal use of knowledge by all staff and students.
- – Ensure easy access to the facilities available to all staff and students.
– Effectively participate in the teaching-learning programmes of the school.
In order to achieve these objectives the library will undertake to:-
-Serve as the center of information for the Vidyalaya and provide easy access
to national and global knowledge to all staff and students.
– Offer an inviting and attractive physical space with proper seating
arrangements and other amenities.
– Ensure that staff and students are treated with courtesy and offered all
assistance in their pursuit of knowledge.
– Offer proactive services to all users.
– Optimize its potential to provide access to information and knowledge to all
by proper display, categorizationjclassification of resource materials.
– Help all the users to develop the skills to make optimum use of all the
facilities.
– Undertake activities to foster an interest in books and increase involvement in
the library.
– Improve the collection and services on a continuing basis in consultation with
usersjstakeholders.
– Workout a progamme in consultation with teachers for the effective use of all
types of library materials.
– To work effectively and efficiently by undertaking every activity in a
professional manner.
General guidelines for the librarv
1. The library must maintain a well-rounded core collection including reference
materials to satisfy the regular needs of the staff and students. The core
collection would consist of several copies of textbooks, reference materials
related to each subject, costly essential books which would include
encyclopedias, maps, atlas, rare books on particular topics/subjects or
exclusive editions of general books.
2. Besides the core collection other general(fiction and nonfiction) books for
regular issue should be available in the library.
3. The core collection may be supplemented through networks, e-resources etc
to provide better qualitative and quantitative services.
4. Library collections are dynamic resources and therefore, there should be
constant review and renewal of material to ensure that the collections are
relevant to the users/stakeholders.
5. Weeding out of books should be a regular feature and should be carried out
with the approval of the competent authority, at least once in a year
6. Categorizing/classifying and indexing of books should be invariably done
keeping in mind the objective of the library.
7. The library should follow open access system.
Size of library collection
1. The core collection of the library should take into account the size of the
Vidyalaya and subjects offered besides covering project based activities,
career guidance, counseling etc.
2. Books should be available in both English and Hindi.
3. Besides the core collection, other general books put together should be at the
rate of 5 books per student subject to a minimum of 1500 books for newly
opened schools. This collection should be well thought out. Low cost and age
relevant editions of classics and fictions should be preferred for the general
section of the school library.
4. Book purchase should be a continuous process and some percentage of the
total Vidyalaya budget should be earmarked for collection development on a
recurring basis. Out of this budget, 50% should compulsorily be earmarked