LIBRARY

The Dept., with its well established library is located in the Commissionerate at Gunfoundry area, in the heart of Mega City, Hyderabad. The first collection of books to Library has been started in the year 1914 under the stewardship of Dr.Ghulam Yazdani, the then Director. From then onwards, the Dept. played an active role and conducted several extensive explorations and excavations. Besides 326 volumes were acquired for the library by the Department in the year 1914, of which 267 were received as presents and the rest were purchased. In this connection, the Dept. is under a deep debt of gratitude to R.I.R. Glancy Esq., Assistant Minister, Finance Dept., through whose kindness several rare volumes of the Asiatic Researches. Journal Asiatique, and of the Journals of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and the Asiatic Society of Bengal were transferred from the Finance Library to the office of the Superintendent of Archaeology. Gradually, the library of the Dept. has emerged as one of the richest repositories of rare books of research value. The library has a collection of nearly 20,750 books and several Journals. Every year nearly 200 to 300 books and many journals are added to the Library's collection by way of purchase, complimentary and exchange etc. During 1970's the library budget was Rs.7,000/- and gradually it has been increased to Rs. 1.00 lakh by 1999.

At present the library has a rich collection of books relating mainly to subjects like History, Archaeology, Epigraphy, Architecture, Culture, Religion and Philosophy, Music and dance, Conservation and Museums, Numismatics and several reference books like Dictonaries, Encyclopaedia, Codes, Manuals, Gazetteers, Census and a good number of Journals mainly oriented on art archaeology, history and culture. Apart from this several rare and old departmental publications are also available which includes Annual reports of H.E.H., the Nizam's Dominion, Journal of Andhra Historical Research Society, Epigraphia Andhrica, etc.

The Demey Decimal Scheme of classification is in vogue and the author/title catalogues are prepared. Following are some of the rare books and journals in the collection: -

1. Glimpses of Nizam's Dominion.
2. Pictoral Hyderabad in 2 Volumes.
3. Annual Report of H.E.H., the Nizam from 1914 to 1941
4. Ajanta in 4 Volumes with text and plates by Dr.Ghulam Yazdani
5. Hyderabad Archaeological Series.
6. Journal of Hyderabad Archaeological Society.
7. Journal of Asiatic Society of Bengal.
8. Epigraphia Indica 1-4 vols,
9. South Indian Inscriptions 24 vols
10. Ephemeris
11. Marg
12. Annual Reports on Indian Epigraphy.
13. Ajanta by Griffith
14. Journal of Royal Asiatic Society, Great Britain and Ireland.
15. Bulletinof Deccan College Research Institute, Pune.
16. Lalita Kala