A library is a centre and power house of Knowledge. We are proud of having a good Library in our College, which at present houses 49,549 volumes of books with 10,195 titles. It has a comprehensive collection of literature, predominantly related to Engineering, Architecture, Management & it’s allied subject to meet the needs of the students & academicians. Apart from subscribing for numerous National and International journals, magazines, a digital library is established to access E- books and online journals like IEEE, Springer, EBSCO, Emerald, Science Direct, Cengage Learning, K- Nimbus, and Mint Books etc.
The library follows an open access system. Books are classified according to the Dewey decimal classification. Library has been fully computerized to using Easylib software which provides OPAC Services.
All the departments are equipped with their own departmental libraries, providing easy access to students, in their respective subject. The library is kept open from 8.00 AM to 8.00 PM
| Working Days | 8.00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. |
| Weekends | 8.00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. |
| During Examination | 8.00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. |
| During Vacation | 8.30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. |
Issuing and returning/renewal of books will be from 8.45 A.M to 4.35 P.M
The Central Library is housed in a spacious building with a carpet area of 1701 sq. ft. and is located at the centre of the campus. The floor-wise sections in the Library are indicated below:
| Sl.No. | Description | Sqm |
| 01 | Digital Library | 176 |
| 02 | Property counter | 54 |
| 03 | Librarian Cabin | 40 |
| 04 | News Paper Section | 109 |
| 05 | OPAC Section | 123 |
| 06 | Issue Section | 340 |
| 07 | Reading Room | 129 |
| 08 | Reference Section Entrance | 51 |
| 09 | Reference Counter | 40 |
| 10 | Xerox Section | 18 |
| 11 | Journal Section | 52 |
| 12 | Reference Reading Section | 569 |
Total Library Space in sq m 1701
Ground Floor Section Space in Sq m 842
Ist Floor Section in sq m 859
| Sl. No. | Name of the Staff | Designation | Qualification |
| 01 | Sampath | Librarian | M.L.I.Sc |
| 02 | Varsha | Asst. Librarian | M.L.I.Sc |
| 03 | Dhanraj D Suvarna | Digital library Instructor | B.E |
| 04 | Shakunthala Shetty | Clerk | B.A |
| 05 | Preetha Shetty | Clerk | B.A |
| 06 | Sujith Kumar | clerk | M.Com. |
| 07 | Sudarshan | Attender | II P.U.C |
• All personnel belonging such as bags, files, etc., should be kept in the property counter and library will not take any responsibility in case of misplace or missing. • Discipline and silence should be maintained inside the library. • Sleeping and gossiping inside the library is prohibited. • Discussion and dislocation of chairs, tables are not allowed. • Chewing and smoking inside the library is prohibited. • Mobile phones are strictly prohibited in the library. • No person shall write, damage, make marks upon any books, journals, newspapers, and furniture belonging to the library.
• The Library is primarily intended for the use of students and staff of this College. • Issuing and returning/renewal of books will be from 8.45am-4.35pm. • Students should enter their names in the Gate Register. • The books will be issued for maximum of 15 days. • Text books can also be issued for overnight loan after reference hours against library card which should be returned the next day within 3 hour of opening of the reference section of the library. • Issued books can be called back by the Librarian at any time, considering the requirements of books to others. • If a student loses library cards, Rs 50/- will be charged for issue duplicate card. • Absence to the College will not be an excuse for the delay in the return of the books. • Back dated periodicals will be issued for a period of 2 days only. • All the students should return the Card at the end of the final year and obtain “No Due Certificate” from the library. Similarly the staff members who intend to leave the College should settle all the dues including the Cards and obtain “No Due Certificate” from the library.
• Members can reserve the books which are already issued. The reserved books, after their return, will be kept at the counter for two days for issue to those have reserved. If they fail to collect the books within two days, the books will be given to the members in the waiting list. • Books issued can be renewed only once. However, if there is no other demand, a book may be reissued after it is returned.
• Students can avail photocopy facility within the library.
The library has online access of the E-journals through VTU Consortium. It is IP based intranet access for online journals are provided within the campus.
1. IEEE
2. ASME
3. TAYLOR AND FRANCIS ONLINE
4. PROQUEST
5. VTU CLOUD LIBRARY
6. ASCE
7. SENTENTIA
All the previous question papers from the university exams have been scanned and uploaded to the website.
Electronic Resources
The library has online access of the E-journals and E-books through VTU Consortium. It is IP based intranet accesses are provided within the campus.
1. ELSEVIER
2.
SPRINGER NATURE
3.
IEEE ASPP
4.
TAYLOR AND FRANCIS
5.
EMERALD
6.
PROQUEST
7. NDL
