DR.

RIZVI DIGITAL LIBRARY

AND
RESOURCE CENTRE FOR SPECIALLY ABLED
www.librarydrdl.com

Rizvi College of Arts, Science and Commerce

Off Carter Road, Bandra(w), Mumbai-400050
Email: rizvilibrary@rediffmail.com
DR.RIZVI DIGITAL LIBRARY
INAUGURATION
OUR LIBRARY
With our President Dr. Akhtar Hasan Rizvi’s and VISION AND OBJECTIVES
Director Advocate Rubina Akhtar Hasan Rizvi’s  To Provide Value Added Services.
direction the library saw a new dawn.  To Serve as Knowledge Hub of the College.
Understanding the importance of the library they  To Create Knowledge Enriched Citizen for Nation Building.
initiated the renovation of the library. It changed  To provide access to anyone who has a thirst for knowledge.

from an old traditional library to 21st century  To be all inclusive and cater to needs of the specially-abled.
 Promote international and intercultural understanding.
digital library. A beautiful well furnished library
 Expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet.
has been set up with easy access to books and
 Provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences.
periodicals. Twenty two computer access points
 To collect, organize & collate print & digital information & disseminate at
has been provided for accessing digital / electronic the point of care and for future use.
resources and promoting research. Our Library  To provide seamless access to information .
was inaugurated by Shri .Vinod Tawde, Minister  To act as gateway to digital and electronic information .
of Higher and Technical Education and Shri.  To develop in to a single access point library.
Ashish Shelar, Minister of School Education.  To create and update a comprehensive database of Indian Literature in
diverse fields
Many dignitaries graced the inaugural ceremony
 To develop and conduct tutorials for the users to enable them to effectively
and took special interest in our Digital Library. utilize the facilities and resources made available by the library.
RESOURCE CENTRE FOR SPECIALLY ABLED
To give equal opportunity to the low vision and blind readers ,a special cell is made where
students have access to Clear reader machine and computer screen reader software .
SPECIAL FEATURES
* A Special cell for the
Differently Abled readers
has been created for giving
them easy access to
resources of the library.
*Clear Reader machine has
been installed, which reads
the scanned pages for the
visually impaired.
* Installation of JAWS and
NVDA screen readers for
low vision readers to use the
computers.
DIGITISATION
As part of the digital movement,
CZUR ET Smart Book Scanner
converts scanned documents
into PDF enabling us to build
our Digital Repository
LIBRARY WEBSITE
www.librarydrdl.com
E-RESOURCES
Access to wide range of E-resources is facilitated by the databases of N-LIST and
NATIONAL DIGITAL LIBRARY.
E-BOOKS DATABASE
Collection of purchased E-books
WEB-OPAC
Library Management Software SLIM21 allows access to bibliographic database of our library,
through Web Opac , catalogue accessible through internet.
ANDROID KIOSK
A kiosk is a small, free-standing physical structure that displays information via a
touchscreen. Readers can access the Web- Opac and Library website through the kiosk.
INTERNET ACCESS
Students have free internet access to E-resources for their educational activity.
22 internet points provided, for easy access.
AMERICAN CENTRE LIBRARY
Membership to American Centre Library enables access to wide range of books ,
periodicals, DVDS and e-resources.
KINDLE READER
Kindle Reader allows access to wide variety of books as per the readers choice this
has helped us to introduce and encourage our students to e book reading culture.
WE WELCOME YOU TO A TREASURE
TROVE OF INFORMATION