The various sections in the library are formed in a right manner which ensures the users for easy and quick access to resources.
Location: Ground Floor
The personal belongings of the students and staff members are kept in the property counter provided at the entrance of the library. The staff of library will not held responsible for the belongings.
The Library Reading Hall has a seating capacity of nearly 150 seats, with centralized air-condition and lighting facilities so as to enable the users feel comfortable. The Reading Hall allows the students to access the latest books available in all subjects. The following facilities help the students to use the library resources effectively. The Three Dimensional RFID Security gate secures all the library resources by providing alarm if a user leaves the library without getting it issued at the counter. Various sections of the library are under CCTV surveillance. Safety fire detection alarms are available to protect valuable resources.
The members have to place their RFID Identity cards in the electronic gate register at the time of entry and exit from the library. It enables to get the exact number of readers using the library at a particular time. This also provides additional security.
The circulation section is the main entrance of the library. Books are issued on loan and received back in this counter. Members can borrow the books by producing RFID enabled Identity cards. This section is completely automated using RFID technology. Self Check in/Check Out (KIOSK) are being used for issue/return of books. The overdue charges if any are also collected in this section.
This centre facilitates the development of effective academic learning and performance skills in students. It is stacked with nearly 500 books on employment opportunities, competitive exams, self-motivation, interview preparation, personality development etc. It helps the students to develop research skills, languages skills and assists them to become successful and independent leaders.
The library has a separate facility for students with special needs. This Centre aims to provide barrier free access and independent reading of library materials. It facilitates learning for visual impaired students with specialized software such as JAWS (Job Access with Speech Software), Kuruzweil reading machine software, Magic software, and specially configured hardware such as Readit Wand Read Easy Move, Seika Braille Display. The library building has a ramp and wheelchair for easy and convenient access to the special needs students.
The library has four sections in two floors. The books are classified according to colon classification and arranged subject wise. The signboards and guide cards are available which enables readers to locate the resources quickly. It follows an open access system for all users. Members are advised to check the availability of the books through the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) Service. After obtaining relevant information through OPAC, the users can proceed to the respective stack area to take the books of their choice. The learning resources are stacked / displayed in the following categories
It has Science and Home Science books stacked in 42 wooden cupboards with nearly 35,500 books arranged according to the classified order.
All the cupboards are provided with Guide cards for easy access
OPAC facility is available in this section
This section has 23,900 Humanities and Commerce books arranged in 28 wooden cupboards
Nearly 7000 management and tourism books are placed in the business administration section which operates in a separate room. This helps the Management students to get access to all their resources at one point.
Location: Mezzanine Floor
Library has a good collection of reference books which includes encyclopaedia, handbooks, dictionaries, biographies, manuals, art books, geographical sources etc. The collection ranges from general to subject specific sources. All the reference sources are housed in the Reference section
Location: Mezzanine Floor
Location: First Floor
A journal, on completion of its volume will be sent for binding. The bound volumes are assigned accession number and kept in backvolume section for future reference. They are also entered in the library management software. These are arranged subject-wise and in alphabetical order in the bound volume area.
Location: First Floor
The digitize full text of theses is availabe in the Institutional Repositiory as well as in Shodhganga – a national level open access ETD repository of Indian electronic theses.
Location: First Floor
Location: First Floor
This section plays a vital role for smooth functioning of the library.
Bibliographic details of each book are entered into Cataloguing Module of library software according to AACR2 Standards. For complete bibliographic details like edition, year of publication, subject, keywords, etc. are prepared by this section. The details entered in this section are indexed on various fields like Author; Title, Subjects, Classification Number, Keywords, etc., and can be retrieved through the OPAC service.
Location: First Floor
Location: First Floor
Two machines have been provided in the library for photocopying services, including printing and scanning. Photocopying is made in compliance with the copyright ordinance.
The Library’s Photocopying / Printing / Scanning fees are as follows:
Location: First Floor
A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.-Henry Ward Beecher