Central Library

About Library

The Srinvasa Institute of Engineering & Technology consists of a Central Library and five department libraries which collectively support the teaching, research and extension programmes of the institution. All students, faculty members of the institution are entitled to make use of the library facilities on taking library membership. The Library has a huge collection of books on Engineering, Science and Humanities; and offers library services through its various sections.

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VISION :

Library aims to be one of the best among engineering college libraries in the country. Library intends to incorporate the latest technology and adopt user friendly approach towards students and faculty. Library intends to offer comprehensive services related to dissemination of knowledge.

MISSION :

Library serves as a resource center and aims to develop a comprehensive collection of documents useful for faculty and students of the institution and provides an efficient dissemination of knowledge.

LIBRARY TIMINGS :

On working days: 08.00 AM – 08.00 PM

On holidays: 09.30 AM – 01.00 PM

SECTION-WISE TIMINGS :

S.No	Section	Timings
1	Book Circulation	8.00 A.M. to 5.30 P.M
2	Text Books Section	8.00 A.M to 5.30 PM
3	Reference Section	8.00 A.M. to 8.00 P.M
4	Periodicals Section	8.00 A.M. to 8.00 P.M
5	Digital Library	8.00 A.M. to 8.00 P.M
6	Reprographic Service	8.30 A.M. to 5.30 P.M

LIBRARY RESOURCES :

1	AREA	731.6 S.qm
2	SOFTWARE	ECAP
3	MEMBERSHIP OF E-JOURNALS	DELNET , N-LIST
4	NO OF VOLUMES	29517
5	NO OF TITLES	3963
6	E-JOURNALS	7204
7	NO OF NATIONAL JOURNALS	58
8	NO OF INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS	24
9	TOTAL NO OF COMPUTERS	20
10	NPTEL VIDEOS	10243
11	CD’s & DVD’s	2357
12	E-BOOKS	29309
13	NO OF MAGAZINES	14
14	PROJECT THESIS	1170
15	BACK VOLUMES	368
16	NEWSPAPERS	06
17	COMPUTERS IN DIGITAL LIBRARY	16

BRAND-WISE HOLDINGS :

S.No.	Branch	No. of Volumes	No. of Titles	E-Journals (DELNET& N-LIST)	Print Journals
S.No.	Branch	No. of Volumes	No. of Titles	E-Journals (DELNET& N-LIST)	National	International
1	Civil Engineering	3142	555	1351	10	6
2	Electrical and Electronics Engineering	3572	545	1210	6	–
3	Mechanical Engineering	4391	612	1305	11	6
4	Electronics and Communication Engineering	4619	755	1130	12	6
5	Computer Science and Engineering	5550	767	1408	13	6
6	Science and Humanities	8243	729	800	6	–
	TOTAL	29517	3963	7204	58	24

LIBRARY COMPUTERIZATION :

The Central Library and Information Centre is computerized with Engineering College Automation Package (ECAP) which is an integrated multi-user library management system that supports all in-house operations of the library. The ECAP consists of modules on acquisition, cataloguing, circulation, serials, and OPAC. Retrospective conversion of bibliographic records has been completed and more than 25000 bibliographic records of books available in the Library can now be accessed through the OPAC. The database of books available in the library is being updated on a day to day basis with details of recently acquired books. The editing and updating activities are in progress.

BAR CODE_BASED CIRCULATION SYSTEM :

The Engineering College Automation Package software has been successfully implemented for the circulation activities, by using the barcode. All the books of library are bar-coded.

ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE :

CCTV cameras are installed in the library premises as a security measure.

SERVICE :

Text Books Service: The Text books prescribed in the curriculum are kept in the Text books Section.

Reference services: The library maintains a separate reference collection consisting of one copy of every title, dictionaries, GATE, GRE and other competitive exam preparation books etc. The reference section facility is extended to the students and faculty members of the institution from 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. on all working days. Readers may approach the reference desk for information or any assistance in the use of the library collections and services.

Computerized issue/return of books: To facilitate faster issue and return of books and for easy tracing of the books issued, the college library books are being issued and returned through the Engineering College Automation Package (ECAP) with barcode technology.

BOOK ISSUE POLICY :

Category of Membership	No. of Books	Period of Loan
Student Under Graduate (B.Tech)	04	14 days
Student Post Graduate (M.Tech)	04	14 days
Faculty – Teaching	06	One Semester
Non-Teaching Staff	03	30 days

Periodical Service: The most current resources in the Library are found in the Periodical (Serials) section. It includes journals, magazines and newspapers. At present, 68 journals and 14 technical and non-technical magazines are subscribed by the Library. A journal, on completion of its volume will be processed for binding. After the binding, the volume will be accessioned and added to the Back-Volume shelf.

Question Paper service: Print and soft copies of previous years’ question papers are provided for reference.

Project Report service: One copy of students projects of all previous years is maintained in library and provided for reference.

CD-Rom Service: CDs accompanied with purchased books and journals are provided to refer through library systems.

Clipping Services: Important and relevant information published in the newspapers will be displayed on library notice board regularly and the same will be filed once in a month.

SDI Service: As soon as the new journals arrive, the contents will be sent to the departments.

Reprography : The Central Library offers photocopying service to all its members, walk-in users and others.

Book Bank: Selected books are made available for issue for a period of one semester to the students belonging to SC and ST categories. Eligible students may apply for books from the special collection as per the schedule announced by the Library.

DIGITAL LIBRARY :

Digital Library: The Central Library has set up a digital Library with 18 computers working in a networked environment. It is an online archive of useful software, e-books, tutorials and e-journals. There are many textbooks and reference books available in the digital format as well. More than 10000 NPTEL video courses and more than 2500 Web courses are available. Multimedia systems have been installed in the library to enable learning through digital resources like CDs and Internet.

E-Journals: More than 5000 full-text e-Journals are subscribed from J-Gate and DELNET.

DELNET: The Central Library is a member of the DELNET with the prime objective of promoting resource sharing among the library users. Books which are not available in our library can be accessed on loan from other libraries and institutions through Inter Library Loan (ILL). Photocopy of the journal articles can be availed from another library by its Document Delivery Service (DDS). Users are requested to contact the librarian for availing this facility. Users can access more than 700 full text engineering e-journals.

NPTEL Local Chapter: Institution has registered as NPTEL Local Chapter. Central Library encourages the staff and students to learn NPTEL Online Certification Courses along with certification. The librarian acts as a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) of NPTEL Local Chapter.