INTRODUCTION
In our march towards the progress and apogee of achievements
and excellence, we have crossed one another important milestone by
occupying a new separate building for our portal of knowledge and wisdom
is our Library. Our new three storied library building is having 7790
Sq.ft plinth area. The library is a vast storehouse of knowledge with
over 32,099 volumes and more than 90 regularly subscribed journals
including foreign online journal Springer link, Delnet. It maintains separate
collections of Reference Books, Standards, and Bound volumes of
Journals, Technical Reports, and Theses. It also has a collection of
over 1950 resource Compact Discs, and Video Cassettes under various
titles. The multimedia section of the library comprising of Interactive
Multimedia CDs caters to the software needs of students, and more books
are being added every year. In addition, each department has a
Departmental Library to cater to the needs of the students for textbooks
and reference books.
The collection of text books, reference books, national and
international journals in all branches of Engineering, Science,
Technology, Management and General Studies is ever increasing year by
year. The books are classified according to Dewey decimal classification
scheme.
The collection is rich and diverse, especially in terms of the breadth and depth of coverage, to support the support the learning, teaching and research need of the college. Students and staff can surf the availability of books through LAN connected computers. The library functions from 9 am to 6pm on all working days. The open access system observed in our library is very much helpful to our students search and select the required volume.
Our College Library is the primary knowledge for students and
faculty members only to update their knowledge but to keep abrupt of the
latest advances and achievements in their fields treasure hour an
outstanding means of learning, catering to the ever-growing and
uncompromising information and intellectual requirements of the students
and the faculties. To improve the English knowledge of the students, a
rich collection of English literature is made available. The reading
room of the library is spacious, well illuminated and can accommodate
many students.
The library is completely computerized. The library uses
Dolphin Software (Online Public Access Catalogue); the users can search
the Library Online Catalogue by Author’s name, title, subject, and
keywords available on the campus LAN. Our digital library has 10 systems
with internet connectivity. As a Library budget Rs.Five Lakhs is
allotted every academic year towards the collection and addition of
books and periodicals.
With the generous contribution by the Management and the
special interest taken by the Principal, the Library is being updated
steadily and systematically on a regular basis.
SERVICES
The library offers computerized catalogue search services
through the OPAC. Sufficient numbers of PCs are placed in the user area
for the students and faculty to access the OPAC (Online Public Access
Catalog)
The Central Library provides a sufficient space for reading
purpose. The total reading area in the library is 3781 Sqm. and a
sufficient gallery area is also left for frequent movement to the users.
The Central Library provides audio-visual and multimedia
facility to its users. One room specially designed meant for accessing
Reference Databases, CD’s with books, CD’s with magazines etc. A reach
collection of CD’s Audio, Video cassettes, floppies etc. is arranged
subject wise which can be found very easily. So our college library will
cater al the needs f various sections of student & faculty Xerox.
Library staff has been placed on photocopy services to operate
machine. Based on requisition, Photocopies of the library documents are
made available mainly for academic purpose. Reverse osmosis water
purifier has been installed to get purified water to quench the thirst
of students.
Students and staff are provided with “Bar Coded Identity
Cards” to available the facilities of the computerized library.