Library

MASUM 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.

Collection Size

• Books — 6,500
  • English Books — 3,500
  • Hindi Books — 600
  • Marathi Books — 2,400
• Periodicals — 20
• Newspapers Clippings — 800
• Audio Visual CDs — 700
• Posters — 150

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. A computerised database has been created using WINISIS software package developed by UNESCO. Bibliographical information about 5000 documents is available on computer for easy retrieval.

Reference Section

There is a separate Reference Section which consists of Bibliographies, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Directories, and Maps.

Bibliographies Available

• Abortion
• Right to Housing
• Globalisation
• Right to Information
• Human Rights
• Right to Work
• Right to Education
• Rights of Minorities
• Right to Food
• Women and Health
• Right to Healthcare
• Honour Crimes
• Women & Violence

The 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.