Library
The college has also a Central Library which is an essential component for imparting education. It is a most lively place on the campus providing a safe, comfortable and friendly environment that enables learning and advancement of knowledge and promotes discovery and scholarship.
To facilitate creation of new knowledge through acquisition, organization and dissemination of knowledge resources and providing for value added services. All students, faculty members and employees use library facilities. The library has a huge collection of books on Engineering, Management, Science and Humanities.
Features of the Library
Central Library Information:
- Total Number of Volumes: 76,254
- Total Number of Titles: 11,997
- Total Number of Print Journals: 133
- E-Journals: EBSCO Engineering Collection and DELNET
- More than 4,706 CD/DVDs
Learning Resources:
- E-Books: Over 10,000
- Text Books: 393 (As Per RGPV Syllabus)
- E-Journals: 6,700+
- Theses: 490,000+
- Videos: 83,000+
- Virtual Lab Experiments: 137
- Databases: 4
- Digital Library with 20 Systems
- Wi-Fi Services are available
- Total Seating Capacity: 250
- Book Bank Issue-Return Facilities: Seven Books (Five Books from the Book Bank for one semester and Two Books of Student's Choice for 15 days)
Digital Library
E-journals have been subscribed through IEEE-ASPP, J-Gate (Engg & tech) and DELNET online. Access to these Journals is made available to all the staff and students. Many transactions, journals, magazines, newsletters, proceedings can be accessed though this Digital Library as well as other systems of the college.
CD/DVDs A rich collection of around 2000 digital documents in the form of CD/DVDs is available. The contents include theory and practical aspects of engineering and concerned disciplines.
Web-OPAC
This facility is availbale with the help of AccSoft 2.0 software where student and staff can log-in and search the available book titles around the globe with the connectivity of internet.
Internet in Library
Ten systems connected to LAN with Internet facility are provided for the students. They can use the facility for their project work, preparation for seminars and paper presentations, online access to journals, e-books and study material. Intranet facility is provided to access the previous question papers, teaching schedules, internal assessment , attendance, college circulars etc.
Book Bank Scheme
Students are availed with the facility of Book-bank books. With this facility each student posses at least one text book for each subject throughout his/her 4 years of study. Procuring these books from the market is arduous and expensive proposition and also some editions are not available in the market. Book bank scheme is devised to overcome this problem.
Working of the Book Bank Scheme
Principal, HODs and faculty members decide the best books that cover the entire syllabus of the subject. These books are purchased and accessioned in the library and issued to each student (one set) for a period of one year / semester. At the end of the year/semester the student has to return all the books and then books of the next semester are issued on the 1st day of the semester.
Benefits to Students
A single, one-time payment ensures the availability of the best textbooks for each subject throughout the four years of study.
Books are handed over to the student at the college library.
The presence of textbooks improves the student’s academics and enhances the performance in internal and external examinations.
Students can save a lot of time and money. No need to buy books from market at higher rates and with difficulties.
Students can borrow two extra books of their choice by two library borrowers tickets issued to them.
Benefits to Faculty and Staff
Faculty and Staff avail the facility of issuing four books for the entire semester and can also access online literature.