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Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College

and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital

Sion Mumbai

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Library

Background History

L. T. M. Medical College Library has its origin in a small telephone operator’s room in 1950, belonging to the   L. T. M. G. Hospital. When in November 1964, the medical college was started; library shifted to the larger space & now in 2023 it has 15524.09 sq.ft total area at its credit.

All the major decisions of library are being taken by respected “Library Committee Members”

The Present Dean Dr. Mohan Joshi Sir is the Chairman of the Library Committee & other members include –

i)                 Dr. Pramod Ingale – Academic Dean – HOD Biochemistry

ii)                Dr. Paras Kothari – Prof. & HOD of Ped. Surgery

iii)              Dr. Uma Sunder –  Prof. of Medicine

iv)              Dr. Hemangi Karnik – Prof. of Anaesthesia

v)               Dr. K. S. Sethna – Prof of Surgery

vi)              Dr. Rahul Mayekar – Asso. Prof of OBGY

vii)             Dr. Shailesh Vartak – Asso. Prof of Pathology

viii)           Smt. Shreya S. Sapre – Secretary – Chief Medical Librarian

ix)              Mr. Niteen G. Kamble – Library Staff – Record Assistant

Facilities, Equipment’s & Special services:-

  1. Reference Section – Latest editions of books & newly arrived periodicals are arranged alphabetically subject wise & made available to be read in library premises.
  2. Home Lending – Older editions of books and journals arrived before one month are issued for home reading to staff and post-graduate students.
  3. Photocopying facility – Available
  4. Inter Library Loan – Reciprocal arrangement for sharing the resources of the libraries in Mumbai is made available to students and staff of Institute.
  5. Corporate Membership: Other Institutions, which have interest in referring the library material, are allowed to use the library on payment of Rs. 1500/- per year, towards, LTMM College & LTMG Hospital Department Development Fund.
  6. Three reading rooms are open for 24 Hrs.
  7. U.G. Home Lending Facility – Books are issued to undergraduate students for 15 days on nominal membership fees.
  8. Central Library Holdings :
  • Total No. of Books      –    24274
  • Bound volumes            –    21000
  • Periodicals (Foreign & Indian – In Print Format) – 116 (81 International + 35 National).

B.     Medical Databases: Four databases subscribed and available through Remote                                                                       access for users having valid ID card.

  1. Clinical Key
  2. Ovid SP
  3. Up-To-Date
  4. BMJ Case Reports

C.    Budget for Journals & Books –            Rs.3,00,00,000/-

& Will be increased from April 2023 to Rs.3,20,00,000/-

D.    Microfilm reading facilities/Medline: Medline is available free of charge on Internet.

            Meddler/Video tapes, T.V, V.C.R., V.C.P., and Audio Tapes:-

  1. Video Cassettes :- 167
  2. Audio Cassettes:- 259
  3. CD Rom            :- 392

E.     No. of Computer:- Total 10 Nos + 40 Nodes

F.     Library Timings

           Monday to Friday : 8.30 a.m. to 10.00 p.m.
           Saturday :                8.30 a.m. to. 7.00 p.m.
           Reading facility out of routine library hours:- Three Reading Rooms Open for 24 hours.G.    Library Users Sr. No.CategoryApproximate numbers 1Undergraduate Students :
(M.B.B.S & O.T. & P.T)11502Post-graduate Students6203Full-Time Teaching Staff4534Honorary165Outsiders15

Library Staff Name & Designation:

Sr.NoStaff NameDesignation
1Smt. Shreya Sachin Sapre (B.A., M.L.I.Sc)Chief Medical Librarian
2Mr. Bharat Ramchandra ShirkeRecord Assistant
3Smt. Vidya Vijay KedareRecord Assistant
4Mr. Niteen Gunaji KambleRecord Assistant
5Smt. Lata Suresh ShirsatRegistration Assistant
6Mr. Devendra Ghansham KhatavLibrary Attendant
7Mr. Devram Chindhu BhangareLibrary Servant
8Mr. Umesh Shamrao ChavanHamal
9Mr. Subhash Babu DhobleLibrary Servant
10Mr. Santosh Balkrushna ParabLibrary Servant
11Smt. Varsha Chhagan ChavanSweeper
12Mr. Ajaykumar Tilakram DhakoliyaSweeper

Location : Address :   CENTRAL LIBRARY,                                       

     L.T.M.G.H. & L.T.M.M.C.,

                                        College Building 4th Floor,

     Sion Mumbai- 400 0022

Contact Detail: 022-24063278, 022-24063282,

E-mail : cenlib@ltmmc.edu.in