Affiliated Under University of Calcutta, Registered under 2f and 12B of UGC Act. [ Re-accredited by NAAC (2nd cycle) B+ in 2016 , valid up to November 04, 2021] 

Central Library

Library is the most important adjunct of Victoria Institution (College). It aims at realisation of objectives of our college. It strives to generate enthusiasm and eagerness among the students and faculty and help them to make use of the available reading materials. The primary objectives of our college library are to:

  • support implementation of objectives of parent institution i.e. Victoria Institution (College);
  • supplement the curriculum taught in the institution to which it is attached
  • give students a wider and deeper understanding of the universe of knowledge; and
  • encourage life-long learning beyond the prescribed syllabi so that the students can be more enlightened and knowledgeable.

The library is compartmentalized into Day and Morning sections. The Day Library functions as the Central Library of the College while the Morning Library helps to meet the primary needs of the students of the Morning section.

Reference Books: There is a collection of conventional reference books like General Dictionary, Glossary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Gazetteers, Census, Guide book, Year Book, Almanac etc. for ready reference and general information.
E-resources: College is also a member of N-LIST programmes ( https://nlist.inflibnet.ac.in/) of INFLIBNET, through which we are able to access huge number of online e-resources. CD: In spite of having different types of books there are non-book materials like.
CD: In spite of having different types of books there are non-book materials like CDs.
Special Collection: Books on Keshub Chandra Sen and Gandhi.

OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (OERS):Open educational resources (OER) are digital text, multimedia, and other resources including full courses, modules, study materials, textbooks, tests, videocast, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques - that are designed to be free of cost, have minimal barriers to access, and licensed to be readily reused and remixed by downloading, editing, and sharing to support access to knowledge. CLICK HERE

PREPRINT REPOSITORIES::Preprints are drafts of research papers that are publicly shared to disseminate the research output of scholarly community prior to peer review. Preprint servers are online repositories that enable researchers and academicians to post early versions of research papers online. This has facilitated the wide dissemination of scholarly communication in varied disciplines among the stakeholders. CLICK HERE


Searching Facilities
Library provides completely OPEN ACCESS facilities and users can also search their required resources through online public access catalogue (OPAC) (in Central Library). Our library staffs also guide the users personally. They also take the users to the respective stack where the required resources are available.

Dr. Ashis Biswas MLIS, M.Phil., Ph.D., Librarian
Dr. Ashis Biswas
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6120-9073
MLIS, M.Phil., Ph.D., Librarian
Brief Profile

 For further information and assistance, please contact or mail to:
Librarian, Victoria Institution (College), Kolkata 700 009
Email: viclibrary2010@gmail.com