Library
MASUM Library is as old as the organisation. Founder-Convener, Manisha Gupte and Dr. Ramesh Awasthi donated books from their personal collection to initiate the library. The Library consists of Books, Periodicals, Newspaper Clippings, Audio Visual CDs, and Posters etc. It has a rich collection on Women's issues including Human Rights, Women and Health, Ecology and Environment, Women and Development, Gender, Domestic Violence etc. So far the Library collection has-
English Books - 3022
Hindi Books - 501
Marathi Books - 2006
All the reading material has been classified according to Akshara Classification System and placed in bookcases clockwise making it easy to locate and retrieve any document that is available in the library. A computerised database has been created using WINISIS software package developed by UNESCO. Bibliographical information about 5066 documents is available on computer for easy retrieval of required document.
There is separate Reference Section which consists of
Bibliographies
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Directories
Maps
The Library provides bibliographical services and so far the following bibliographies are readily available for reference purpose.
Abortion
Right to Housing
Globalisation
Right to Information
Human Rights
Right to Work
Right to Education
Rights of Minority
Right to Food
Women and Health
Right to Healthcare
Honour Killing
Women & Violence
Library remains open between 9.30 and 16.30 hrs on all working days. MASUM's Library is open for consultation to all those who believe in women's empowerment. Photocopying facility is also available at a nominal charge.
See the MASUM Brochure for more details.
