A.
GENERAL INFORMATION
| Name
of Institution |
Southern Asia Bible College Library |
| Year
institution founded |
1951 |
| Name
of Library |
Cawston
Learning Resource Centre |
Year
Library founded
(if different from above) |
Same
as mentioned above |
| Full
Address |
Kothanur
Post, Bangalore –560077, India |
Mailing
address
(if different from above) |
|
|
Contact |
Telephone:
: 0091-80-28465431, 28465461 – Extn. 220 |
| |
Fax:
: 0091-(0)80-28465471 |
| |
Others:
09972022172 |
| Email |
Sm@sabconline.com |
| Website/Homepage |
www.sabconline.com |
B.
STAFF AND QUALIFICATIONS
Head Librarian
| Name |
Mr.
Stephenson Manuel |
Qualifications
(highest degree earned) |
Educational:
BA |
| |
Professional:
B.D., MA in Lib & Inf. Sc. |
Library
Staff (including Head Librarian)
| |
Full-time |
Part-time |
Voluntary/
Temporary |
| Total
no. of staff |
6 |
-- |
20 |
| No.
of staff with degrees in |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| •
Only Theology |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| •
Only Library Studies (or equivalent) |
4 |
-- |
-- |
| •
Both Theology and Library Studies (or equivalent) |
2 |
-- |
-- |
•
High School and Library Course |
|
-- |
-- |
C.
ACCESS
| Main
user community of the library |
Theological
Students and Faculty |
| Terms
of access |
Open
access |
| Opening
hours |
9.00
AM to 1.15 PM; 2.15 to 6.00 PM; 7.30 to 9.30 PM |
|
Disabled friendly |
No |
| Lending
|
Yes |
D.
COLLECTIONS & PUBLICATIONS
| Books/monographs |
No.
of volumes: : 39.500 |
| |
No.
of titles: 24.000 |
| |
Language
percentage:
English:
95%
Others 5%
|
| Periodicals |
Total
no. of titles: 200 titles |
| |
Current/active
subscriptions: 150 titles |
| Coverage/collection
strengths |
1.
Theological studies
2. Biblical studies
3. Pastoral studies
4. Missions & Church history
5. Christian Education
6. etc
|
Special
collections
(give statistics, if possible) |
Special collection on Pentecostal Movement |
| Others
(please specify) |
|
Publications by the library
(e.g. bibliographies, indexes, periodicals, catalogs,
etc.) |
|
E.
FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Classification
system used & edition
(e.g. DDC, LC, Union, etc.)
|
DDC
modified |
| Catalogue
type (retrieval system) |
OPAC
and
card catalogue |
| URL
of catalogue |
Union
catalogue is under development |
| Automated
library management system & version |
Alice
for Windows, 6.0 |
|
Facilities/Services |
Photocopying,
printing
|
|
Others |
-- |
F.
AFFILIATIONS AND NETWORKING
| Professional
affiliations and memberships in library associations |
Indian
Theological library Association (ITLA),
Indian Library Association (ILA),
Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information
Centres (IASLIC),
Joint Library Committee of Bangalore (JLC)
Forum for Asian Librarians (ForATL)
|
| Other
affiliations |
|
G.
GENERAL
Which
do you see as a priority in developing an Asian
resource collection? Choose ONE (please tick)
|
listing
of theological journals published in Asia
|
| Further
suggestions to enhance the development of Asian
theological libraries and/or Asian resources |
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| Other
remarks |
-- |
Date:
January 2009
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