Shah Goverdhan Lal Kabra Teachers' College (C.T.E), JodhpurUpgrade as College for Teachers Education by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi
Affiliated to Jai Narain Vyas university, Jodhpur (Managed by Shri Mahesh Shikshan Sansthan)
The College has a very big library having about 38,000 (Thirty-Eight Thousand) books pertaining to the pedagogical and methodological areas of Teacher Education fulfilling the requirements of B.Ed., M.Ed., and Ph.D. (Education) students. The library is an amalgamation of the old as well as the recent books and journals. It also has all prominent encyclopedias.
The library provides books on loan to B.Ed. and M.Ed. students on the library tokens. Besides, it also gives a complete set of books from the Book-Bank to each student of B.Ed. and M.Ed. which they keep for the whole session and redeposit the same after the University Examinations are over.
The College library remains open on all the working days from 10 AM to 5.30 PM. Every student or visitor to the library makes an entry of his/her name before entering it. This gives an idea about the number of people making use of the library daily. The College library is also equipped with the Sound System which plays at a very low pitch sound of the Indian Classical Instrumental Music. This has been provided to enhance the level of concentration of the readers in the library and owes its introduction to the researches done in the area of Mood Psychology.
The College Library has also valuable Hand Book, Year Book & Directory, Encyclopedia & General Reference Books related to Education & General Information which are listed below:-
| 1 | Handbook of College and University Administration | 2 | The Indian Year Book of Education – 1 & 2 |
| 3 | The Times of India Directory & Year Book – 1977 | 4 | Hindustan Year Book & Who’s Who-1965 |
| 5 | N.S.S.E Year Book – 24 | 6 | India a Reference Year Book – 1964, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| 7 | Directory of Further Education | 8 | Year Book-1964 |
| 9 | Statmen’s Year Book – 1961 | 10 | Statmen’ Year Book – 1975-76 |
| 11 | Year Book of Education | 12 | Fourth All India Educational Survey |
| 13 | The World Year Book | 14 | Bharat Year Book |
| 15 | राजस्थान वार्षिकी -1993 | 16 | Manorama Year Book-1994 |
| 17 | Whos of Indian Writers-1999 | 18 | The Wonder Book of Do you Know? |
| 19 | The Seventh mental measurements year book-Vol. 1& 2 | 20 | Educational Research Methodology and Measurement & International Hand Book |
| 21 | A Manual of U.G.C. | 22 | Year Book of Indian Education 1988-89 |
| 23 | World Year Book of Education 1968-1969 | 24 | Directory and Hand Book of Teacher Education 1968-1969 |
| 25 | International Year Book Education | 26 | University Hand Book – 1973, 1977 |
| 27 | Hand Book of Educational Ideas and Practices | 28 | Resource Atlas of Rajasthan |
| 29 | Hand Book of University – Vol. 1 & 2 | 30 | Directory & Hand Book of Teacher Education |
| 1 | Every man’s Encyclopedia – Vol. 1 to 20 | 2 | The New illustrated Child Care Encyclopedia – Vol. 1 to 12 |
| 3 | Blonds Encyclopedia of Education | 4 | Encyclopedia of Social Science – Vol. 1 to 15 |
| 5 | Child Craft – Vol. 1 to 15 | 6 | The American Education Encyclopedia – Vol. 1 to 10 |
| 7 | The New Wonder Book cyclopedia of world knowledge – Vol. 1 to 12 | 8 | Education – Vol . 1 to 10 |
| 9 | How to Do it Encyclopedia – Vol. 1 | 10 | The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Knowledge |
| 11 | Pears Encyclopedia | 12 | Encyclopedia of Britannica – Vol. 1 to 24 |
| 13 | The New Columbia Encyclopedia | 14 | The University Desk Encyclopedia |
| 15 | Encyclopedia of Physic science | 16 | The Cadillac Modem Encyclopedia |
| 17 | The New Wonder Book Encyclopedia | 18 | Encyclopedia of Sociology |
| 19 | ‘मधुमती’ संदर्भ कोष | 20 | Pears Cyclopedia 87 Education |
| 21 | General knowledge Encyclopedia | 22 | Junior world Encyclopedia – Vol. 1 to 16 |
| 23 | The How its works Encyclopedia of Great investors and Discoveries | 24 | Reference Encyclopedia |
| 25 | The new Encyclopedia of the world | 26 | The International Encyclopedia of Aviation |
| 27 | An Encyclopedia of the modern world | 28 | Visual Encyclopedia |
| 29 | ज्ञान सरोवर विश्व कोष Vol. 1 to 05 | 30 | Encyclopedia of India Culture – Vol. 1 to 5 |
| 31 | Concise Encyclopedia of India | 32 | विश्व सुवित कोष Vol. 1 to 04 |
| 33 | सूवित सागर | 34 | हिंदी भाषा एवं साहित्य विश्व कोष Vol. 1 to 3 |
| 35 | Encyclopedia of Techniques of Teaching – Vol. 1 to 02 | 36 | Encyclopedia of Education Problems |
| 37 | The Encyclopedia of Human Development & Education | 38 | Encyclopedia of Educational Foundations & Development |
| 39 | Modem Encyclopedia of Science teaching – Vol. 1 to 05 | 40 | Encyclopedia to Educational Research |
| 41 | Encyclopedia of Science | 42 | Domestic Encyclopedia |
| 43 | Pictorial Encyclopedia of Geography | 44 | Encyclopedia of Educational Administration by Yashist – Vol. 1 to05 |
| 45 | Encyclopedia of Modem Educational Research By S.R. Sharma – Vol. 1 to 10 | 46 | Perspectives in Educational Supervision by Vashint – Vol. 1 to 05 |
| 47 | The New Encyclopedia of Britannica – Vol. 1 to 34 | 48 | Lexicon universal Encyclopedia – Vol. 1 to 21 |
| 49 | International Encyclopedia of Education By Torsten Husen And one supplementary | 50 | Encyclopedia of modern methods of teaching – Vol. 1 to 06 |
| 51 | Encyclopedia of Rural Education in India-Vol.1to10 | 52 | International Encyclopedia of Education by Paul Monroc – Vol. 1 to 10 |
| 53 | Encyclopedia of Educational Research by A.B. Lauria – Vol. 1 to 07 | 54 | Britannica Ready Reference Encyclopedia – Vol. 1 to 10 |
| 55 | Encyclopedia of Educational Research by Harold E Mitzel – Vol. 1 to 04 | 56 | Encyclopedia of Child & Primary Edu. Development – Vol. 1 to 03 |
| 57 | Encyclopedia of the teaching of Education – Vol. 1 to 02 | 58 | भारत ज्ञान कोष Vol. 1 to 06 |
| 59 | Modem Encyclopedia of Counseling &Guidance – Vol. 1 to 05 | 60 |
| 1 | You and Your Health – Vol. 1 & 3 | 2 | The British Journal of Educational Year 1931 to 1950 Psychology |
| 3 | The Book Shelf for Boys & Girls – Vol. 1 to 10 | 4 | Mariana Meeting with Japan |
| 5 | The Complete Works of William Shake pear | 6 | Holy Bible |
| 7 | International Standard Atlas of the World | 8 | School Atlas |
| 9 | Hand Book of college and University Administration: General | 10 | Indian Book in print – Vol. 1 & 02 |
| 11 | World Survey of Education – Vol. 1,2 & 3 | 12 | World Survey of Education |
| 13 | Report of the Secondary Education Commission (Mudaliyal) | 14 | Report of the Education Commission. 1964-66 |
| 15 | Tell me why – Vol. 1 to 4 | 16 | The Gunners book of Refernce |
| 17 | The Oxford School Atlas | 18 | A Historical Atlas |
| 19 | Great World Atlas | 20 | Atlas of the world |
| 21 | राजस्थान के वैज्ञानिक | 22 | वेद सम्पूर्ण भाग 1 व 2 |
| 23 | The Atlas of World Geography | 24 | A Survey of Research in Education No. 1 |
| 25 | Second Survey of Research in Education 1972-78 | 26 | Third Survey of Research in Education 1978-1983 |
| 27 | Fourth Survey of Research in Education – Vol. 1 & 2 – 1983-88 | 28 | Fifth Survey to Educational Research Vol. 1 & 2 – 1988-92 |
| 29 | The Complete Illustrated Shakespeare | 30 | Fifth All India Educational Survey – Vol. 1 & 2 |
| 31 | Sixth All India Educational Survey | 32 |
The library also subscribes to a number of Newspapers and Magazines which are listed below:-
| 1 | Rajasthan Patrika | 2 | Dainik Bhaskar |
| 3 | Navjyoti | 4 | Jalte Deep |
| 5 | Jangan | 6 | The Times of India |
| 7 | Punjab Kesari | 8 | India Today |
| 9 | Sarita | 10 | Grahshobha |
| 11 | Kadambini | 12 | Meri Saheli |
| 13 | Cricket Samrat | 14 | Mukta |
| 15 | Science Progress | 16 | Pratiyogita Darpan |
| 17 | The Competition Master | 18 | Samajik Gyan Darpan |
| 19 | Nirog Dham | 20 | Front Line |
| 21 | Rozgar Samachar | 22 | Vanita |
| 23 | Out Look | 24 | Aha Jinelagi |
| 25 | Pravakta | 26 | Maya |
The library subscribes to a number of Indian and Foreign Journals which are listed below:-
| 1 | Quest in Education | 2 | Indian Journal of Adult Education |
| 3 | Prodh Shiksha | 4 | Bulletin of Sri Aurobindo International |
| 5 | Indian Educational Review | 6 | Journal of Indian Education |
| 7 | Nai Shiksha | 8 | Meri Journal of Education |
| 9 | University News | 10 | In Quest of Bhartiya Shiksha |
| 11 | Madhumati | 12 | New Frontiers in Education |
| 13 | Resonance Journal of Science Education | 14 | G.C.T.E. Journal of Research & Extension in Education |
| 15 | Aadhunik Bhartiya Shiksha | 16 | Shivira |
| 17 | Bhartia Shiksha Shodh Patrika | 18 | Naya Shikshak |
| 19 | Modern Education Research | 20 | Shiksha Vimarsh |
| 21 | Educational Herald | 22 | Shikha Mitra |
| 23 | Indian educational Abstracts | 24 | Veacharika |
| 25 | Journal of Educational Studies | 26 | The Rajasthan Board Journal of Education |
| 27 | Journal of Educational Research | 28 | Journal of Educational & Psychological Research |
A separate Air Conditioned Room provides only for Post-Graduate Students and Research Scholars. This Room is known as M.Ed. The room where all the reference material including the journals pertaining to Educational Research, and other relevant areas are available for the M.Ed. Students and Research Scholars. The copies of every dissertation and Ph.D. Theses and Research Projects are also available in this Library. The Library has also two computers with an internet facility to download the Study materials and to search the related matter to Education.
