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Library and Documentation Centre

SACON LIBRARY AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE – SLDC

Welcome to SACON Library and Documentation Centre (SLDC). The mission of SLDC is to accumulate a rich collection of knowledge resources to provide valuable support to the informational needs of the Center’s research community in the fields of Ornithology, Natural History, Zoology, Botany, Environmental Science, Wildlife, Wetland, Eco-toxicology, and related subjects.

LIBRARY SERVICE: SACON Library plays an important role in the collection and dissemination of knowledge resources on Ornithology and Natural History. It is providing services to individuals as well as institutions throughout the country. Faculty, Scientists, Research Scholars, and Environmentalists as well as amateur Naturalists are the patrons of the library.

LIBRARY COLLECTION: As of March 2023, SACON Library has an elaborate collection of documentary and non-documentary resources of —

  • 3812 Books
  • 235 Technical Reports,
  • 100 Theses and Dissertations (Ph.D.-77, M.Phil-14, M.Sc.-9)
  • 27 Current periodicals (National)
  • 3740 bound journals (back volumes)
  • 2668 maps, 117 CD/DVDs

DIGITAL LIBRARY: SACON Library maintains E-resources, soft copies of back volume journals, free open access journal collections, Digital Maps, Audio Visual collections on Birds, etc., in Digital format for reference to the users.

COMPUTERS & WI-FI CONNECTIVITY: Individual Computers are placed in the Library along with Internet connectivity for online reference access. Wi-Fi network facility is also available in Library premises.

READING ROOM: A separate reading room facility is available for the Ph.D. Research Scholars at SACON Library.

PHOTOCOPYING SERVICES: Reprographic Service is provided for photocopying reading materials on demand

    • 2.00/- per exposure, A4 and FS sizes
    • 3.00/- for computer printouts per page

 LIBRARY TIMINGS:

DAYS TIMINGS
Monday to Friday 9.15 AM – 5.30 PM
Saturday (Reference only) 9.00 AM – 5.00 PM
All Sundays and Gazetted Holidays – Library remains closed

 

 SACON Publications are displayed in the display rack with storage. Besides, the Technical Reports are uploaded for open access that can be viewed at https://www.sacon.in/publications/reports/

PERIODICAL SECTION: The following current periodicals/online journals (a) National, b) International and c) Online journals) are available—

                               National

    • Current Science
    • Down to Earth
    • Economic and Political Weekly
    • Ethnobotany
    • Frontline
    • Heritage Amruth
    • India Today –English
    • Indian Forester
    • Indian Journal of Animal Science
    • Indian Journal of Ecology
    • Indian Journal of Forestry
    • Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society
    • Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany
    • Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany ADDL Series
    • Journal of Environmental Biology
    • Kurukshetra –English
    • National Geographic
    • NewsLetter for Bird Watchers
    • Phytotaxonomy
    • Pollution Research
    • Proceedings of Indian National Science Academy (PINSA)
    • Resonance
    • Rheedea
    • Science Culture
    • Science Reporter
    • University News
    • Yojana—English
                             International

    • Biotropica
    • Bird Study
    • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
    • Conservation biology
    • Ecotoxicology
    • IBIS
    • Journal of Animal Ecology
    • Journal of Indian Society of Remote Sensing
    • Journal of Raptor Research
    • Journal of Tropical Ecology
    • Living Bird
    • Water Birds
    • Wetlands
    • Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Online E-Back issues: Online journal Subscription to JSTOR Archives is available in the library to access the Biological Sciences Journals (https://www.jstor.org) and BioOne complete package (https://bioone.org/browse).

REFERENCE SECTION: SACON Library has the following sections categorized according to the type of reading materials—

  • Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia Britannica, McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, International Encyclopedia of Ornithology, Encyclopedia of Natural History, Encyclopedia of Mammals, Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Encyclopedia of Entomology, The Pesticide Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Evolution, Animal life Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of World Environmental History, Pesticide Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Global Change, and Britannica: Ready Reference Encyclopedia.
  • Dictionary: Language dictionaries and dictionaries of birds, scientific bird names, environment, ecology, botany, botanical terms, flowering plants, butterflies, moths and biology, Toxicology, The Wealth of India.
  • Handbook: Apart from the 10 Volumes of ‘Handbook of the Birds of India & Pakistan’ and 16 Volumes of ‘Handbook of the Birds of the World, Special Volume: New Species and Global Index and Bird Families of the World’, there are individual handbooks on different groups of birds, mammals, reptiles, fishes, insects, and flora of different countries and Ecotoxicology.
  • Checklist: Checklists of birds, reptiles, amphibians and fishes of different regions in India and Illustrated checklist of the birds of the world’.
  • Flora & Fauna volume: ‘Fauna of British India’ and the ‘Flora of India’.
  • Wealth of India: The series deal with the raw material resources of plant, animal and mineral origin found in India.

THESES & DISSERTATION COLLECTIONS:

Institution Ph.D. M. Phil. M.Sc.
SACON / Bharathiar University 66 14 –
SACON /Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) 1 – –
SACON /Calicut University 1 – –
SACON /Manipal Academy of Higher Education 8 – –
SACON / PSG College of Arts & Science 1 – –
SACON /Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat – – 9
Others – – 76

BACK VOLUMES: The back volume of periodicals subscribed by the Library are classified and bounded for reference. Some of them were donated by various people/institutions.

List of Back Volumes

  • Acta Ornithologica (1995- Current)
  • African Journal of Ecology (1993- 2008)
  • American Naturalist (1986- 2015)
  • Ancient Science of Life (1991- 2005)
  • ANH (1994-1996)
  • Animal Behaviour (1993-1999)
  • Aquatic Botany (1992- 1999)
  • Aquatic Conservation (1994- 1996)
  • Asian Water Fowl Census (1990-1993)
  • AUK (1972- Current)
  • Behaviour (1992- 1993)
  • Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology (1992)
  • Biodiversity and Conservation (1993- Current)
  • Biodiversity Letters (1993- 1996)
  • Biological Conservation (1992- Current)
  • Biometrics (1992- 1997)
  • Biotropica (1993- Current)
  • Bird Conservation international (1999- Current)
  • BirdLife (2003-2015)
  • Bird Study (1992- Current)
  • Birding Asia (2005-2015)
  • Black Buck (1993-1998)
  • Buceros ENVIS Newsletter: Avian Ecology and Inland Wetland (1998-2015)
  • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (1992- Current)
  • Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1996-1998)
  • Bulletin of the Department of Marine Science (1975-1981)
  • Byte (1993- 1994)
  • Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Bulletin (1989- 1991)
  • Cobra (1991- Current)
  • Colonial Water Birds (1981-1997)
  • Computer and communication (1993)
  • Computers Today (1994- 1997)
  • Condor (1992- Current)
  • Conservation Biology (1993- Current)
  • Copeia (1992- 2015)
  • Current Contents: Agriculture, Biology, Environ. Sc.-Abstract (1998-2009)
  • Current Science (1992- Current)
  • Data Quest (1992- 1993)
  • Development Dial (1994)
  • Down to Earth (1992- Current)
  • Ecological Modeling (1992- 1995)
  • Ecological Monographs (1992-1994)
  • Ecologist (1993-1994)
  • Ecologist Asia (1993-1998)
  • Ecology (1992- 1994)
  • Economic and Political Weekly (1993- 1998) (2017- Current)
  • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (1999- Current)
  • EMU (1993- 2000)
  • Endeavour (1992- 1995)
  • Environment (1994- 1997)
  • Environmental Conservation (1992- 2016)
  • Environmental Management (1993- 1996)
  • Ethnobotany (1992- Current)
  • Ethnology (1992)
  • Evolution (1993- 2015)
  • Fisheries Review (1992-1995)
  • Forest Ecology & Management (1992- 1993)
  • Forestry Abstract (1992- 1994)
  • Forktail (1991- Current)
  • Freshwater and Aquaculture Contents Tables (1992-1994)
  • Gajah (1996-1997)
  • Geo Info Systems (1993)
  • Geobios (1992-2016)
  • Geobios New Reports (1992-1999)
  • GIS World (1993-1996)
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters (1993-1997)
  • Global Environmental Change (1993-1994)
  • Green File: India (1992-2016)
  • Green File: South Asia (2004 -2016)
  • Hamadryad (1976-2015)
  • Heritage Amruth (2004- Current)
  • Herpetologica (1993-1997)
  • Herpetological Monographs (1993-1997)
  • Himal (1997-1998)
  • Hornbill (1977-Current)
  • IBIS (1993-Current)
  • Indian Birds (2004-2015)
  • Indian Forester (1992-Current)
  • Indian Journal of Animal Sciences (1992-Current)
  • Indian Journal of Ecology (1998 – Current)
  • Indian Journal of Experimental Biology (1992-Current)
  • Indian Journal of Forestry (1992-Current)
  • Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science (1993-2015)
  • Indian Review of Life Sciences (1981-1993)
  • Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics (1992-1999)
  • International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Science (1993-2016)
  • Journal of Andaman Science Association (1985-1998)
  • Journal of Animal Ecology (1992-Current)
  • Journal of Applied Ecology (1993-Current)
  • Journal of Biogeography (1993-2000)
  • Journal of Biosciences (1992-2019)
  • Journal of Bombay Natural History Society (1950-Current)
  • Journal of Ecology (1992-2015)
  • Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1992-Current)
  • Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany Additional Series (No.10-Current)
  • Journal of Environmental Biology (1992-Current)
  • Journal of Environmental Education (1995)
  • Journal of Environmental Pollution (1994-2001)
  • Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering (1994-2013)
  • Journal of Field Ornithology (1992-Current)
  • Journal of Genetics (1994-2019)
  • Journal of Hill Research (2003-2010)
  • Journal of Indian Botanical Society (1993-1995)
  • Journal of Indian Society of Remote Sensing (1992-Current)
  • Journal of Mammalogy (1993-1996)
  • Journal of Marine Biological Association of India (1959-1991)
  • Journal of Raptor Research (1992-Current)
  • Journal of South Asian Natural History (1995)
  • Journal of Tropical Ecology (1993-Current)
  • Journal of Wildlife Management (1950-2002)
  • Journal of Zoology (1992-1996)
  • Mahasagar (1993-1994)
  • Mammal Review (1992-1999)
  • Mammalia (1993-1999)
  • Marine Fisheries Information Service (1990-1999)
  • Mayura (1992-1999)
  • National Geographic (1992-Current)
  • Nature (1992-2016)
  • Nature, Environment & Pollution Technology (2002-2015)
  • New Scientist (1993-Current)
  • Newsletter for Bird Watchers (1992-Current)
  • OIKOS (1993-2016)
  • Open Computing (1994)
  • Oriental Bird Club- Bulletin (1992-2003)
  • Paryavaran Abstract (1991-1993)
  • PAVO (1992-2000)
  • PC Magazine (1993-1995)
  • PC Quest (1992-1993)
  • PC World (1992-1995)
  • People and the Planet(1992-1996)
  • Phytotaxonomy (2001- Current)
  • Pollution Research (1994-Current)
  • Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy –Part – B (1992-Current)
  • Proceedings of the Zoological Society (1956-1992)
  • Proceedings of the Zoological Society of Bengal (1948-1959)
  • Records of the Zoological Survey of India (1984-2000)
  • Renewable Resources Journal (1993-1997)
  • Resonance (1998-Current)
  • Rheedea (1994-Current)
  • Sanctuary Asia (1992-Current)
  • Science (1993-1994)
  • Science and Culture (1993-Current)
  • Science Reporter (1992-Current)
  • Scientific American (1993-1994)
  • Smithsonian Contribution to Zoology (1992-1998)
  • Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology (1993-1998)
  • Species: Newsletter (1990-1997)
  • Stray Feathers (1876-1887)
  • Tiger Pager: Bulletin (1998-2014)
  • Transactions of the 3-52 North American Wildlife Conference (1931-1987)
  • TREE -Trends in Ecology and Evolution (1993-1999)
  • Tropical Ecology (1996-2016)
  • University News (1992-Current)
  • Unix World (1992-1995)
  • Water Birds (1981-Current)
  • Wetlands (1983-Current)
  • Wild Bird (1993-2012)
  • Wilderness (1992-1993)
  • Wildlife Monographs (1958-2001)
  • Wildlife Review (1992-1995)
  • Wildlife Society Bulletin (1973-2002)
  • Wilson Journal of Ornithology (1997- Current)
  • Zoo’s Print Journal (1990-2010)

Electronic Versions

  • Auk (1884- 2001)
  • Condor (1899-2000)
  • Indian Forester (1875-1999)
  • Journal of Field Ornithology (1930-1999)
  • Journal of Raptor Research (1967-2005)
  • Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1886-2003)
  • State Forest Report (1987-2005)
  • Studies in Avian Biology (1978-1999)
  • Wilson Journal of Ornithology  (1889-1999)

LENDING OF BOOKS:

LIBRARY MEMBERS/USERS: Faculties/Scientists, Research Scholars, staff members are the users of the library, who are provided with Bar-coded Id-cards. The eligibility for borrowing and retention of books are as follows:-

                   Faculties/Scientists – 6 Books for 2 months

                  Research Scholars – 4 Books for 1 month and

                  Other Staff Members– 2 books for 1 month

  • RENEWAL: A borrowed book may be renewed only once for the same period, if no other user has reserved the same. On special request, Reference books, Current Periodicals, Back Volumes and Project Reports are issued for over-night use.
  • OVERDUE CHARGES: An overdue charge of Rs.2/per day will be charged if borrowed book or any other material is not returned / renewed on or before the due date.
  • LOSS OF BOOK: If a borrowed book (Indian/ Foreign) is lost or damaged, the borrower is required to replace the latest edition of the same book or pay double the cost of the book with overdue charges.
    • In respect of foreign publications, current conversion rate/GOC will be taken into account while computing the cost in terms of Indian Rupee.
    • In respect of un-priced and out-of-print books, the cost will be decided by the Librarian/Library Committee with the approval of the Director.
    • Other library related documents (catalogue/periodicals/journals/ maps etc) the cost will be decided by the Librarian/Library Committee with the approval of the Director.

LIBRARY RULES AND REGULATIONS:

  1. SACON members must produce the Bar-coded SACON ID cards during library transactions.
  2. Cell phones are not to be used in the library. They should be switched off.
  3. Library users should ensure that the resources of the library are properly used and its dignity and environment properly maintained.
  4. Readers should not misuse books. Underscoring in the text and scribbling of personal comments inside books are not permitted.
  5. Discussions in the stock area and reading room are disallowed. Observe silence inside the library.
  6. Readers should not pile up books on the reading tables and are requestednot to replace the books on shelves.
  7. Smoking, eating, sleeping and talking loudly are strictly prohibited in the Library.
  8. No Library material can be taken out of the Library without permission of the Librarian.
  9. If a book is not returned within the borrowing period, issue of additional documents may be stopped.
  10. A book may be recalled any time before the due date if it is urgently required by another user.
  11. Some items in the Library cannot be copied because of copyright laws and brittle / fragile condition.
  12. Reference books, costly books, rare books, Theses, Dissertations, Project reports, Maps and books printed before 1970 will not be available to borrow.
  13. The borrowers are advised to return the books/other related documents while proceeding on leave/field/foreign trip.

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M. Manoharan,

Librarian in-charge

Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON),

(Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India),

Anaikatty, Coimbatore- 641 108, Tamil Nadu, India,

Tele : 0422 – 2203121,220138, 2203100,2203109, e-mail: librarian-sacon@gov.in,  saconlib@gmail.com

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