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Krishna Kanta Handiqui Library

 

The Krishna Kanta Handiqui Library was established to cater to the needs of the students, teachers and research scholars of the University and named after the founding Vice Chancellor of this university, the great Sanskrit Scholar Professor Krsihan Kanta Handiqui, who was also an Orientalist of world fame. It not only helps in supporting the classroom instructional programmes of the University, but also unfolds the horizon of knowledge in regard to the different research programmes carried out by the University.


Our mission is to set high standards of excellence in the preservation of knowledge and serve as an effective instrument of development and change for the state of Assam and the rest of the country by passing on faithfully and comprehensively the cultural, scientific and technological experiences of mankind accumulated over the millennia, thereby ensuring the continuity and advancement of human civilization.

The University Library started its functioning in 1948 at Chandmari (now known as old University Colony) and then shifted to Room No.1 of the Arts building and accommodated in the present building in 1962. In 1982. The University Library was renamed as K KHandiqui Library after the death of its first Vice Chancellor Professor K K Handiqui. The personal collection of Prof Handiqui consisting of 7593 volumes of books generously donated by him to Gauhati University is a precious and priceless possession of the library. The collection includes books on 11 (eleven) different languages like English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Pali, Prakrit, Russian, Sanskrit and Spanish.

Management

 

The library is managed by the Library Committee chaired by the Vice Chancellor of the university with the Deans of various faculties of the university as members. This committee governs the functioning of the library and also allocates its annual budget.

 

Library Committee Chairman

Prof. Pratap Jyoti Handique, Vice Chancellor, Gauhatin University

 

Members

  • Prof Aparajeeta Borkakoty, Dean, Faculty of Commerece & Management
  • Prof Sauravpran Goswami, Dean, Faculty of Arts
  • Prof Dilip Kumar Kakati, Dean, Faculty of Science
  • Prof. Tulshi Bezboruah Dean, Faculty of Technology
  • Dean, Faculty of Law
  • Dr Hemanta Kr Nath, Registrar
  • Dr Guruprashad Khatniar, Academic Registrar
  • Treasurer, Gauhati Universitty

 

Member Secretary

Prof. Sanjay  Kr.Singh, Librarian i/c

 

Summary of Holdings

 

  • Books : 2,78,107 Volumes

  • Bound Periodicals : 34,495 Volumes till date

  • PhD Theses : 5,623 Nos as of 02.01.2021

  • Report Literature : 4,276 Nos.

  • Dissertations : 7,601 Nos.

  • Manuscripts : 4,500 Nos.

  • KK Handiqui Collection : 7,593 Volumes in 11 (Eleven) Languages

  • Digitized Manuscripts : 1,50,000 Pages

  • Digitized Theses : 9,52,524 Pages

 

We have been one of the top contributors to Shodhganga - the repository for PhD Theses in India. Click here to see our present contributions.

Special Collections

 

  1. KK Handiqui Collection

  2. Dr BhupenHazarika Corner

  3. Vivekananda Corner

  4. Gandhi Collection

  5. Dr Maheswar Neog Collection

  6. Aurobindo Corner

  7. Nehru Corner

  8. Women’s Corner

  9. Collection of Manuscripts on Sanchipat, Tulapat etc.

  10. Back Volumes of Journals and Selected Newspapers

  11. Textbook Corner

  12. NE Corner

  13. UN Corner

  14. Thailand Corner

Donated Collections

 

In addition to our special collections, a handful of significant collections have been adjoined to the KKHL by eminent scholars and men and women of letters. KKHL has now as special collections the books donated by the following individuals

 

  1. Radhikamohan Bhagabati Collection (3,162 Nos. on 07.02.2020)

  2. Jayadev Sarma Collection

  3. Prof Bhaben Barua Collection

  4. Jamini Phukan Collection

Web OPAC

 

Click on the folllwing link to access Web OPAC (You need to be in GU NetWORK for access) :

 

SOUL 2.0 Web OPAC
Librarian
  • Sanjay Kumar Singh

    MLISc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)

    Computer Application in LIS, ICT in Library Management

    sksgu1[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


Assistant Librarian
  • Alok Kumar Pathak

    MLISc (Gauhati) LLB (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)

    Circulation, Reading Room, Multivolume Corner, Archival

    pathak[dot]alokkumar0[at]gmail[dot]com


  • Bijita Goswami

    MLISc (Gauhati)

    KKH Collections, References, Periodical

    bijitagnath[at]gmail[dot]com


  • Dipika Choudhury

    MLISc (Gauhati)

    Acquisition & Processing, Office Management

    choudhurydipika[at]gmail[dot]com


  • Nitya Nanda Pathak

    MCom (Gauhati) MLISc (Gauhati) PGDCA (Gauhati) ATP Fellowship (INFLIBNET)

    Internet, LAN, SOUL, e-shodhSindhu, ShodhShuddhi (URKUND), Shodhganga, Periodicals

    npathak[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


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