A. GENERAL INFORMATION
| Name
of Institution |
The United Theological College |
| Year
institution founded |
1910 |
| Name
of Library |
The
United Theological College Library |
Year
Library founded
(if different from above) |
|
| Full
Address |
The
United Theological College Library, 63 Miller’s
Road, Benson Town, Bangalore 560046, Karnataka,
INDIA. |
Mailing
address
(if different from above) |
|
|
Contact |
Telephone:
0091-80-23333438 |
| |
Fax:
0091-80-23330015 |
| |
Others:
0091-80-23330502 |
| Email |
unitedtc@giasbg01.vsnl.net.in
librarian@utcbangalore.org |
| Website/Homepage |
www.utcbangalore.com |
B.
STAFF AND QUALIFICATIONS
Head Librarian
| Name |
Ms.
Rita Wesley |
Qualifications
(highest degree earned) |
Educational:
|
| |
Professional:
Diploma in Library Science |
Library
Staff (including Head Librarian)
| |
Full-time |
Part-time |
Voluntary/
Temporary |
| Total
no. of staff |
12
(including
support staff)
|
-- |
-- |
| No.
of staff with degrees in |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| •
Only Theology |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| •
Only Library Studies (or equivalent) |
2 |
-- |
-- |
| •
Both Theology and Library Studies (or equivalent) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
•
High School and Library Course |
-- |
-- |
-- |
C.
ACCESS
| Main
user community of the library |
UTC
academic community and theological fraternity in
and around Bangalore, External Library Users |
| Terms
of access |
Members
only. (Others with recommendation/introductory letter) |
| Opening
hours |
Monday-Friday:
9 a.m.-1 p.m., 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday : 9 a.m. – 12 noon |
|
Disabled friendly |
Wheelchair
access available, but some of the shelves are high.
|
| Lending
|
Strictly
members only |
D.
COLLECTIONS & PUBLICATIONS
| Books/monographs |
No.
of volumes: 78.000 |
| |
No.
of titles: 53.000 |
| |
Language
percentage:
English:
English
95%
Indian languages 3 %
European 2%
|
| Periodicals |
Total
no. of titles:775 titles |
| |
Current/active
subscriptions: 300 titles |
| Coverage/collection
strengths |
1.
Biblical Studies
2. Theological Studies
3. Christian Ethics
4. Pastoral studies/Christian Ministry/Counselling/Worship
5. History of Christianity
6. Missiology
7. Religions
8. Women’s Studies
9. Communication
10. Church and Society
|
Special
collections
(give statistics, if possible) |
1.
Archives on the History of Christianity in India
2. Palm Leaf Collection
3. Digital Libray of Palm Leaf Collection, Manuscripts
and Rare Books in the Archives |
| Others
(please specify) |
1.
Audiovisual and multimedia: 210
2. Microfilm and microfiche: mfm -752 mfc - 24000
3. Dissertations:1663 |
Publications by the library
(e.g. bibliographies, indexes, periodicals, catalogs,
etc.) |
Digital
and Microforms Catalogue of the Archives |
E.
FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Classification
system used & edition
(e.g. DDC, LC, Union, etc.)
|
DDC
21 |
| Catalogue
type (retrieval system) |
Computer
catalogue
(and card catalogue as back-up) |
| URL
of catalogue |
none |
| Automated
library management system & version |
NIRMALS
|
|
Facilities/Services |
1.
Photocopying
2. Inter-Library-Loan between Joint Library Committee
Members, Bangalore
3. Computer Lab for word processing and internet
access
4. ATLASerials
5. OPAC Terminals (3 units) |
|
Others |
-- |
F.
AFFILIATIONS AND NETWORKING
| Professional
affiliations and memberships in library associations |
1.
Joint Library Committee, Bangalore (JLC)
2. Indian Theological Library Association (ITLA)
3. Indian Library Association (ILA)
4 . Forum of Asian Theological Librarians (ForATL)
|
| Other
affiliations |
|
G.
GENERAL
Which
do you see as a priority in developing an Asian
resource collection? Choose ONE (please tick)
|
setting
up a joint catalogue of books/serials in Asian
theological libraries
|
| Further
suggestions to enhance the development of Asian
theological libraries and/or Asian resources |
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| Other
remarks |
-- |
Date:
December 2008
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