The College Library has excellent collection of 38,894 volumes on its shelves costing over Rs 61.5 lakhs. It subscribes Online e-Journals through INDEST-AICTE Consortium ASCE, ASME, IEL. The college has a separate library building, it covers 1045.00 sq.ft and occupies 2 floors, the lending section & reading hall on the ground floor and reference section, T.V.hall and internet on the first floor.
The Library has been fully computerized with multi-user software. All the modules have been automated including OPAC (Online Public Accesses catalogue) Further OPAC facility has been extended to all the respective departments Through wireless network to enable staff and students to use this facilities .
Library is equipped with 12 nos of Pentium –IV Computers and one dedicated Server ; all networked with Netlib software Internet Facility is 24 X 7 hrs as the type of connectivity is lease line, Firewall Protected and permitted only to Browse websites Like DELNET, BITES etc.
Library
LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRE
LIBRARY STATISTICS
• Total No. of Books in Central Library - 38894
• Total No. of Titles as on Stock - 12781
• Total No. of Departmental Library Books - 4077
• SC / ST Book Bank - 1438
Sl. No. |
Branch-wise Break-up |
Titles |
Volumes |
Under - Graduate |
1. |
Civil Engineering |
3267 |
5562 |
2. |
Mechanical Engineering |
2414 |
7742 |
3. |
Electrical & Electronics Engineering |
1516 |
5825 |
4. |
Electronics & Communication Engineering |
1602 |
5593 |
5. |
Computer Science & Engineering |
1077 |
4007 |
6. |
Information Science & Engineering |
664 |
2873 |
7. |
Physics |
302 |
1192 |
8. |
Chemistry |
287 |
1156 |
9. |
Mathematics |
732 |
2794 |
10. |
General Books |
950 |
2150 |
Post - Graduate |
11. |
Manufacturing Science & Engineering |
215 |
962 |
12. |
Power System Engineering |
203 |
878 |
SC/ST Book Bank |
13. |
Books |
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1438 |
Total Books :- |
12781 |
38894 |
LIBRARY HOLDINGS
Volumes - 38894
Titles - 12781
SC/ST Book Bank - 1438
Technical journals - Online e-Journals through INDEST-AICTE Consortium ASCE, ASME, IEL Online
General periodical - 24
Proceedings (technical) - 97
Students projects reports - 1268
Audio cassettes - 20
Video cassettes - 23
Compact discs (CDs technical) - 1158
Floppy diskette (technical) - 161
Computer P-IV - 12
Users - 1800
SERVICES OFFERED & SPECIAL FACILITES
WORKING HOURS
The College Library Functions as Follows
a) Lending Section : 9.00 a.m to 5.00 p.m
b) Reference Section : 8.00 a.m to 8.00 p.m
BORROWING SYSTEM
Each student can borrow 05 books at a time & can retain the books for a period of 15 days, the books have to return/renewed before the due date. Teaching faculty can borrow 08 books at a time.
SC-ST BOOK BANK
The College library has a Special SC/ST book bank facility exclusive for the use of SC/ST students. They can borrow 02 books & they can retain the books till the end of the semester.
AUDIO VISUAL FACILITES
The library is equipped with the following multimedia facilities
1) Two color television
2) LCD projector
3) Slide and Pre-Recorded cassettes
4) VCD Player
5) Computer Scanner.
6) CD writer (Combo)
7) Color Printer
REPROGRAPHIC
The College library has a Canon Xerox Photocopying Machine to cater the need of the students & staff at Nominal rates.
MEMBERSHIP FACILITIES
• The college library is an Institutional member of DELNET. It offers access to more than a million of bibliographic records through internet.
• The college library has become a member of British library Bangalore. We can borrow books, Magazines &Videotapes from this library for the benefit of staff & students, & also access to online search facilities.
• The college has become the member of CMTI library Bangalore, our college library can utilize certain facilities from CMTI library .
DIGITAL LIBRARY FACILITIES
The college has subscribed for Online e-Journals through INDEST-AICTE Consortium ASCE, ASME, IEL Online
ALTERNATE POWER SUPPLY
24 hours power supply is ensured for the library building. 75 KVA D.G set is separately installed
EDUCATIONAL T.V. PROGRAMME
- The library is arranging for live transmission of ISRO-Supported VTU-EDUSAT Lecture programmes for the benefit of students and staff through satellite communication.
- Separate dish antenna has been installed to view the various online educational programmes such as Gyandarshan , EKlavya KIsan, Gyanvani, CEC-UGC etc.
The average attendance of readers is estimated as 300 per day. The number of books consulted by the staff and students at the premises is 250 per day & number of books issued for home is about 250 per day.
