About Library
The Southfield College Library was established in 1961 along with the establishment of the College. Our mission is to meet the academic and research needs of the academic community, including students, Research Scholars, Teachers and Staff. Our collection of books, journals, and current information on various topics is designed to fulfil the needs of every member of the academic community, helping them to achieve their objectives. Our library offers a comprehensive range of resources in the fields of Social Sciences and Literature that covers a wide range of variety in disciplines like Education, Sociology, Political Science, History, Economics, Philosophy, English, Nepali and Hindi Literatures.
Additionally, we are also moving towards Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system which will allow us complete automation in transaction of books among the users, while the SOUL 2.0 Library Management System (LMS) works as a backbone to enhance the overall user experience. Combining these cutting-edge technologies, our library is open access stack and fully equipped to provide the best possible service to fulfil our users’ needs.
We welcome you to come and explore our vast collection of resources and experience the benefits of our dedicated and knowledgeable staff.
Southfield College was founded as Loreto College, in Darjeeling in August, 1961 as a women’s college. At the request of the Government of West Bengal, the Irish Branch of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Darjeeling Loreto Educational Society agreed to take care of its management. However, due to the lack of personnel the Loreto nuns were compelled to hand over the college to the Government of West Bengal, hence to be run as Southfield College.