About the Library:

The Central Library is one of the central facilities for the Institute. The Library's primary objective is to assist the Institute's educational, research, and innovation program by facilitating physical and digital access to intellectual information.

The Library is well-managed and serves as the knowledge hub for the entire Institute. It has an extensive and selective collection of high-quality information resources in the fields of Science & Technology, Social Science, and Humanities. It is a creative and inventive partner in supporting the Institute's teaching, learning, and research activities, and it makes substantial contributions to the Institute's academic excellence mission.

The Central Library is located in the centre of the Institute, where visitors can easily approach. It is well equipped with new and modern technologies and ergonomic furniture. The reading halls/sitting areas for the users are fully air-conditioned. The print collection of the Library has been automated by Library automation software, and books are issued with the help of RFID system and smart card. It has a total area of approximately 2500.00 square meters and is covered in two floors (ground and first). The Central Library has been equipped with a CCTV surveillance system and a smoke alarm system.

Library Automation and RFID System:

The print resources of the Central Library have been automated with the help of Library Management Software “LibSys”. The circulation services have also been automated through RFID enabled system. It consists of staff station, self issue/return kiosk, and RFID gates. The user has to ensure the proper processing of books through RFID systems.

 

Collection:

Resources

Numbers

Books (Volume) Including TLB

96,626

SC/ST Book Bank

7,540

B.E. Part Time

1,301

Total Nos. of Print Books

1,05,467

Bound Volumes of Periodicals

17,656

Total Nos. of collections

1,23,123

e-Books

20,363

PhD Theses (Hard Copy)

926

PhD Theses uploaded on Shodhganga portal

554

Besides these many online resources have been procured/subscribed by the Central Library (Details are provided in the link “E-JOURNALS/E-DATABASES”)

 

Location of the sections in the Central Library:

Ground Floor

First Floor

Entrance lobby

Deputy librarian cabin

LLRC Chairman cabin

Meeting room

Deputy librarian cabin

Digital Library occupied with 8 computers connected with internet

Assistant librarian cabin

Section for issuing Institute identitycard

Library office

Section for Theses submission

Book issue/return(circulation) counter

Books stack area

Books stack area

Book bank books

Three reading halls (fully air conditioned)

Newspapers and Magazines section

Acquisition section

Book processing section

Reference section

One reading hall (fully air conditioned)

Text book section

Reading hall for researchers (fully air conditioned)

Bound volume collection

Open reading space

Reprography section