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The
Central Library has in stock more than
8100 book titles and about 41000 total
books related to engineering, science
and technology, which is now being
housed in the new building near
B-Sector. A number of engineering and
technology research journals from
U.S.A.
and
U.K.
and other countries are on current
subscription. Local periodicals are also
acquired every month.
There
are more than 9000 textbooks in the Book
Bank, which are loaned to students for
one term on nominal charges. The
collection of books is updated
continuously and additional books are
acquired on the recommendation of senior
and subject teachers, which makes the
collection most suited and beneficial to
the students.
Besides
the textbooks, the latest reference
materials are also acquired every year
to keep the users of the Library abreast
with the latest knowledge. Latest text
and reference books and journals worth
Rs.1.566 million have been added during
the fiscal year 2006-2007 to further
upgrade the library.
Apart
from serving readers with in-house
collection, services of inter-library
loan, journal articles and photocopies
of literature from other national and
international libraries are also
provided.
Besides
the Central library, individual
departments have established their own
seminar libraries, which cater to
specific needs of the departments.
Efforts
are being made to computerize all the
essential functions of the library.
The
facility of digital library is also
available where 25000 Research Journals
and 500 books can be accessed free for
research purpose provided by HEC on
line. Students can also avail this
facility for their thesis Project
purpose.
The
Central library has availed VISA Card
facility in order to acquire latest
books/ research materials direct from
publishers on line. |