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'''Vidyasagar College for Women''' is a women's college affiliated to the [[University of Calcutta]].<br />
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==History==<br />
It was founded in 1960. However, its history goes back to 1931 when a separate women's section of the [[Vidyasagar College]] was started to cater to the educational requirements of the women folk of [[Kolkata]]. Since its foundation in 1960, Vidyasagar College for Women committed itself to carry forward the ideals and principles of Pundit [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar|Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar]], the great [[educationist]] and [[Reform movement|social reformer]] of the 19th century.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}<br />
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==About college==<br />
Vidyasagar College for Women is a morning college. The college offers a wide variety of both academic and job oriented professional courses.<ref>{{cite web|title=For them, will finds a way|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100824/jsp/calcutta/story_12840606.jsp|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]|accessdate=17 May 2015}}</ref> The main campus is located at 39, Sankar Ghosh Lane, Kolkata 6 and its upcoming annexe at 8A Shibnarayan Das Lane and at Vidyasagar Smriti Mandir, the residence of Pundit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar at 36 Vidyasagar Street, Kolkata 700 009.<br />
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==Library==<br />
The college has two libraries - (a) a central library located on the third campus at 8A, Shibnarayan Das Lane, with over 23,000 physical documents; and (b) a seminar library located on the main campus. With about 1000 reference volumes, the seminar library caters mainly to the Humanities department. The library is in the process of complete library automation. Originally based on SOUL software, it has started the transition to move to Koha ILS. The [[online public access catalog]] (OPAC) is available and can be accessed at https://vcfw-opac.l2c2.co.in/ <ref>{{cite web|title=Vidyasagar College for Women moves to Koha on cloud with L2C2 Technologies | url=http://blog.l2c2.co.in/index.php/2017/09/19/vidyasagar-college-for-women-moves-to-koha-on-cloud-with-l2c2-technologies/|accessdate=19 September 2017}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[List of colleges affiliated to the University of Calcutta]]<br />
*[[Education in India]]<br />
*[[Education in West Bengal]]<br />
*[[Vidyasagar College]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.vcfw.org Official web site]<br />
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