Information Resource Centre/3103071 Information Resource Centre (LIBRARY)

Information Resource Centre/310307

1

Information Resource Centre(LIBRARY)


2

INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTRE(LIBRARY)

“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 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 23,000 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. The IRC also provides Book Bank facility wherein students can get the textbooks issued for the entire semester.


3

GOALS 1

TO SERVE OUR ACADEMIC COMMUNITY:

By working with in co-ordination of HODs & faculty to meet faculty & student needs for information.

By providing faculty and other staff with resources they need to fulfill their educational mission.

By implementing policies and procedures, which encourage full and responsible use of the IRC’s resources and services.

By developing links to other information centers, libraries, organizations, and networks for resource sharing in order to expand the resources available to the IRC users.


4

GOALS 2

TO DEVELOP, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN COLLECTIONS:

By acquiring materials with subject emphases in accord with the curriculum.

By organizing the collections and providing full bibliographic and physical access to materials.

By developing and maintaining databases and information management systems that provide effective and efficient access to IRC materials and resources of interest to our academic community.

By maintaining the collections as responsible Information Resource Manager using proven storage and retrieval techniques.


5

Services : IRC provides the following services to its users: Basic Circulation Services Online Catalogue Search Services (OPAC) IRC-Inter Library Cooperative and Loan Services Internet Surfing & Online Searches Photocopying Facility Book Bank Facility Reference Service

SDI & CAS Services

General Assistance on Literature Search


6

Developing Library Network Developing Library Network (DELNET) Membership

College has taken the institutional membership of Developing Library Network (DELNET). The following online databases are accessible.

Union Catalogue of Books Union List of Periodicals Union Catalogue of Periodicals Article's Database Union List of CDROM's Indian Specialists' : A Who's Who Union List of Video recordings Theses & Dissertations Database Union List of Sound recordings DEVINSA Database Urdu Manuscripts National Bibliographic Database Engg. & Technology E-Journals : Table of

Contents Besides above databases DELNET also provide links to various other important databases.

DELNET Loan And Document Delivery Services:

DELNET offers inter-Library loan & Document Delivery Services to its Member Libraries. ILL requests can be registered online for the books available in the Union Catalogue of member libraries. For the resources not available in the union catalogues and journal articles, requests can be sent to DELNET through E-mail. Users can make a request for the book on interlibrary loan if the book is not available in the library.


7

ON-Line Resources

Membership of INDEST-AICTE Consortium

College library has taken the membership INDEST-AICTE Consortium for consortia-based subscription to electronic resources. Under the membership library has subscribed for the following online electronic resources:

1. IEL On line

2. ASEME Online


8

IEEE / IEE Electronic Library Online (IEL-Online)

The IEEE/IEE Electronic Library (IEL) covers almost one third of the world's current electrical engineering and computer science literature. It provides unparalleled access to publications from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). The resource covers more than 14,00000documents from over 12,000 publications, including 219 journals, transactions, magazines, conference proceedings and IEEE Standards. More than 25,000 new pages are added per month. It provides access to more than two million full-page PDF images, including all original charts, graphs, diagrams, photographs and illustrative material.

IEEE Xplore online delivery system provides full text access to the world’s highest quality technical literature in Computer Sciences / Information Technology, Electronics & Communication Engg.


9

ASME Journals Online It is also a single source of important literature in mechanical

engineers / mechatronics, etc. It also covers Applied Mechanics Reviews that will give overall view of topics covered therein and also to know where knowledge gaps exists and research work can be carried out. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a non-profit educational and technical organization serving worldwide community of mechanical engineers. The ASME conducts one of the world's largest technical publishing operations. The society holds more than 30 technical conferences and 200 professional development courses each year. The ASME promote and enhance the technical competency and professional well-being through quality programs and activities in mechanical engineering, better enable its practitioners to contribute to the well-being of humankind through its publications that include 21 journals. The ASME subscription through INDEST Consortium also covers Applied Mechanics Review. Library is also subscribing for many other On-line journals along with the print editions


10

Inter Library Cooperation & Resource Sharing

Institutional Memberships of

British Council Division Library, New Delhi &

American Information Resource Centre, New Delhi.


11

Working Days & Timings

Working Days :Monday to Saturday

Working Hours :8.30 A.M. to 5.30 P.M

Circulation Hours:9.30 A.M. to 1.00 P. M. :2.15 P.M. to 3.00 P. M.


12

IRC Holdings

Total Books :23829

Total No.of Titles :3667

Journals/Periodicals :106

CDs/Floppies :650

Project Reports :700


13

Number of Library books/Titles/Journals available

(programme-wise)

Number of Library books/Titles/Journals available ( prgramme-wise)

S. No.

Course Number of titlesof the books

Number of Volumes

Journals

National International

1. Computer Science & Engg. andInformation Technology

1076 6688 11 10

2. Electronics & Communication Engg.

811 6018 7 3

3. Mechanical Engg. 712 5062 13 5

4. Applied Sciences Humanities & Others

1068 6061 23 6

TOTAL 3667 23829 54 24


14

LIBRARY COLLECTION(As on 7th March, 2008)

Collection Statistics

1076 811 712 1068

66886018

50626061

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

Com

pute

rS

cien

ce &

Eng

g.

Ele

ctro

nics

&C

omm

unic

atio

nE

ngg.

Mec

hani

cal

Eng

inee

ing

Apl

lied

Sce

ince

s &

Oth

ers

Subject Areas

No

.of

Bo

oks

/Tit

les

No. of Titles

Total no. of Books


15

Collection DevelopmentCollection Development

(No. of Volumes)

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

31-Mar-02

31-Mar-03

31-Mar-04

31-Mar-05

31-Mar-06

31-Mar-07

07-Mar-08

Total Books


16

CIRCULATION STATISTICS(Year 2007)

1086

3172

2327

2880

1188

394

148

3762

3182

4016

3660

1930

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

Months

Bo

oks I

ssu

ed

Total Books Issued


17

PHOTOCOPYING STATISTICSYear 2007

Photocopying Statistics

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

11000

12000

Ja

nu

ary

Fa

bru

ary

Ma

rch

Ap

ril

Ma

y

Ju

ne

Ju

ly

Au

gu

st

Se

pte

mb

er

Octo

be

r

No

ve

mb

er

De

ce

mb

er

Months

No

.of C

op

ies

Total


18

IRC RULES & REGULATIONS


19

THANK THANK YOUYOU

Documents

Information Resource Centre/3103071 Information Resource Centre (LIBRARY)