“These
are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds
alive on the shelves." Gilbert
Highet
Library is the heart, mind and
soul of an educational institution and a fountain-head
of innovativeness, inspiration and insight both
for the students and the faculty. Learning and
library are to each other as the light to the
lamp.
Information Resource
Centre (Library) is located in the spacious section
of the College building with air conditioned reading
room. It has been systematically and steadily
strengthened. The IRC’s operation and services
are fully computerized with “e-
Granthalaya” multi-user Integrated
Library Automation Software, developed by National
Informatics Centre, New Delhi and a Bar Code based
circulation system is in use. The IRC is equipped
with more than 26,000 books from different streams.
Besides these text and reference books IRC is
also subscribing a large number of national and
international journals, magazines and dailies.
Bibliographic records of IRC’s holdings
can be, accessed through the e- Granthalaya’s
On Line Public Access Catalogue(OPAC).
The IRC is also maintains a good collection of
important educational CDs on Engineering &
Technology.
The college is an
institutional member of British Council
Division Library, New Delhi and American
Information Resource Centre, New Delhi.
Our students can avail Library and
Information Services of these centers
for their specialized information
needs, where in they can get a very
large volume of books & periodicals
along with audio-video, digital and
online information resources.
College library has
taken the membership of INDEST-AICTE
Consortium for the subscription of
online electronic resources. Under
the membership library has subscribed
for IEL On Line & ASME On Line.
Library is also an
institutional member of Developing
Library Network (DELNET). Besides
providing on line access to various
DELNET databases DELNET is also providing
a very good DELNET Loan And Document
Delivery Services to our Faculty &
students.
The IRC also provides Book Bank
facility wherein students can get
the textbooks issued for the entire
semester.
