Established in the year 1978, the Damdama College Central Library (DCCL) is situated at the centre of the college campus, adjacent to the Hajo-Guwahati Road, making it an accessible storehouse of knowledge for all the students, faculties and others. With the involvement of charismatic and dedicated staff, the library has been catering to the different needs of the users since its inception. It has also been providing a strong support to academic learning and research related activities with its collection of approximately 16000 (sixteen) thousand reading materials which includes the text, reference books, reputed journals related to different subjects and newspapers of national repute. Automation of the Library with the application of SOUL 2.0 and other relevant services like barcode management, well equipped computer facilities, spacious reading arrangements for both students and faculties, award for best reader with an aim to promote reading habits among students, well drafted library rules and regulations and etc. have contributed the library in playing a positive and an efficient role in facilitating teaching, learning and research in the college particularly as well as the community in general.
The Damdama College Library plays a pivotal role in the teaching learning process of the college. The library partially automated with a seating capacity of about 50. The library presently has around a sufficient number of books and subscribes regular periodicals including journal, magazines and newspapers. The library remains open on all the working days expect Sundays and college notified holidays. The library is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday to Saturday. Library is using library management software, SOUL (version 2.0) for its housekeeping operations. Availability of OPAC searching facility is one of the salient features of the library. It is well equipped with LAN-connected computers and WI-FI with internet connectivity.
The library provides current awareness service to the readers through new arrivals display, newspaper clipping, announcement posters etc. Surveillance is made through the CCTV installed in the reading room. For book processing system library follows Dewey decimal classification (22nd. Ed) and Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (22nd rev. Ed). With an attempt to make e-learning accessible, the library has been providing and updating its D-space platform. The effective functioning of the library is ensured by a library Committee headed by the Principal (Chairperson), assisted by Convener (Librarian), representative of various departments and staff.
