- Accredited by NAAC & NBA
- ISO 9001:2015 Certified Institution
- Approved by AICTE, New Delhi
- Affliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi
- NIRF Innovations 2023
Sri Sairam College of Engineering central library has emerged as a centre of attraction with its modern library features, state of the art facilities, and updated collections.
It has crossed many milestones, and developmental stages, by its continuous resource enrichment, continuous infrastructural developments, and on-time implementation of new technologies.
We always strive to attain excellence through continual improvements in all spheres.
| Main features of SSEC library is: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fully automated with OPAC facility |
| 2 | Enriched with vast and useful collections |
| 3 | Fully bar-coded for fast and accurate transactions |
| 4 | User friendly: with fully open access, and well organized arrangement. |
| 5 | Infrastructural Well Developed, good ventilation and ambience. |
| 6 | Good services with experienced and dedicated staff |
| 7 | Networked with other libraries through DELNET |
| 8 | Digital Library – World Reputed E-Resources. |
| 9 | Member of VTU E – Consortium. |
| 10 | Resource Enriched Institutional Repositore. |
We always strive to attain excellence through continual improvements in all spheres.
| Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) | |
|---|---|
| III Semester | IV Semester |
| V Semester | VI Semester |
| VII Semester | VIII Semester |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) | |
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| III - Semester | IV - Semester |
| V - Semester | VI - Semester |
| VII - Semester | VIII - Semester |
| Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) | |
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| III - Semester | IV - Semester |
| V - Semester | VI - Semester |
| VII - Semester | VIII - Semester |
| Mechanical Engineering (MECH) | |
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| III - Semester | IV - Semester |
| V - Semester | VI - Semester |
| VII - Semester | VIII - Semester |
| First Year (For all branches) | |
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| I & II SEM Physics Cycle | I & II SEM Chemistry Cycle |
| Engg.Mathematics | Management and Entrepreneurship |
| Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) | |
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| III - Semester | IV - Semester |
| V - Semester | VI - Semester |
| VII - Semester | VIII - Semester |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) | |
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| III - Semester | IV - Semester |
| V - Semester | VI - Semester |
| VII - Semester | VIII - Semester |
| Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) | |
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| III - Semester | IV - Semester |
| V - Semester | VI - Semester |
| VII - Semester | VIII - Semester |
| Mechanical Engineering (MECH) | |
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| III - Semester | IV - Semester |
| V - Semester | VI - Semester |
| VII - Semester | VIII - Semester |
| First Year (For all branches) | |
|---|---|
| I & II SEM Physics Cycle | I & II SEM Chemistry Cycle |
| Engg.Mathematics | Management and Entrepreneurship |
DELNET is a professional library network. It networked most of the national and international libraries. Delnet collects library databases (details about books, journals, CDs, and other resources available in the library) of all its member libraries and prepares union catalogue of all the records and made it available on its website to its member institutions. We shall search the records; if any book or other type of documents available in any other library is required for our use, shall borrow for short period through inter library loan service of DELNET. Click on below link for more details
DELNET url : www.delnet.in/
Login to union catalog use is password controlled. Users shall contact librarian for user name and pass ward.
CMTI
Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI)
We are member of CMTI library
About CMTI
Central Manufacturing Technology Institute’, CMTI, is a Research & Development organisation focusing on providing ‘Technology Solutions’ to the manufacturing sector and assisting technological growth in the country. CMTI plays a key role in applied research, design and development (RD&D), technology forecasting, assimilation and dissemination of manufacturing technology to Indian industries.
Privileges for students and faculty under the membership
| NAME OF E-RESOURCE PACKAGE | URL | Type resources Accessible |
|---|---|---|
| IEEE Explore Digital Library | http://www.ieeexplore.ieee.org | e-journals, conference proceedings, standards |
| Springer e books | http://link.springer.com/ | e-journals & e-books |
| Elsevier Science Direct journal & Elsevier e-books | http://www.sciencedirect.com/ | e-journals & e-books |
| Taylor & Francis | http://www.crcnetbase.com/ | E-books |
| http://www.tandfonline.com/ | e-journals | |
| McGrahill E-books | http://mcgrawhilleducation.pdn.ipublishcentral.com/ | e-books |
| New Age international e-books | https://digital.elib4u.com/ | e-books |
| Proquest | http://search.proquest.com/ | e-journals |
| Emerald | https://www.emeraldinsight.com | e-journals |
| Packt e-books | https://prod.packtpub.com/in/ | e-books |
| KNimbus Cloud based remote access | https://www.knimbus.com/vtu.html | Facility for accessing e-resources outside our campus |
| Turnitin Plagiarism Checking software | https://www.turnitin.com/ | Gate books, Gate solved papers, Course related e-books, and Course materials |
| Sententia a tool for English writing and grammar checking | https://sententia.online | a tool for English writing and grammar checking |
Above packages are providing full text of e-books and e-journals.
Access is IP based, hence users can access the services through any system connected to internet within the campus.
Membership :
Library membership is compulsory for all users in order to use the library. Fill-in library membership application, attach 2 recent stamp size photos to get library membership.
| Borrowing Previlege: | |
|---|---|
| All Students | 3 Books |
| SC/ST/Student | 6 Books (3 general + 3 Book Bank) |
| Top Ten Students | 5 Books (3 general + 2 Book Bank) |
| Faculty | 8 Books |
| Staff | 2 Books |
| Library timings: | |
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| Library timings: | 8.30 am to 8.30 pm (during vacation also) |
| Circulation counter | 9 a.m.to 5 pm |
| Reference section | 8.30 am to 8.30 pm (during vacation also) |
| Other sections : | 8.30 am to 8.30 pm |
Duration of loan:
Library books are issued for a period of 15 days. However, librarian reserves the right to ask the borrower to return the library documents before due date during specific times. In such cases Users must return the borrowed documents immediately.
Renewal of borrowed books:
Users shall renew the books after due date only if the book is not on demand by other users.
Reservation of library books:
If the required book(s) is under circulation users can reserve the book in reservation register and to follow with the library staff. Library staff will take back the reserved book when it comes for return or renewal and issue the book to the reserved students.
Over due charges:
A penalty of Rs.1/-per day per book will be levied for books returned after the due date in order to get books in time and make them available for other users.
Loss of library material:
In case any user lost the borrowed library document; he/she should bring it to the notice of the librarian immediately in writing.
| The borrower has to replace the document with same title (title & author should be same) within the time permitted by the librarian. |
| If the book is not available in market, the borrower has to pay double the cost of the Lost book. |
| If the lost document is of multivolume in nature, the defaulter will have to replace the Entire set of volumes. |
| If the document is rare document in nature, the defaulter has to pay three times the cost of the book. |
Care of library materials:
Library resources are costly and often rare. They are for benefit of not only present users but also for the future users. Therefore the users must take absolute care of the borrowed documents. The books should be returned intact.
The users should not:
| 1 | Wrote upon, damage, turn down the leaves, remove pages and mark upon any library materials. |
| 2 | Before leaving the circulation counter the borrower should check whether the library materials lent to them is in good condition. In case of damage, they Should immediately bring it to the notice of the library staff at the counter. Otherwise they will be held responsible for replacement of the materials or Pay such compensation as fixed by the Librarian in event of any damages to the Library document. |
Issue of library books for examination:
All students shall borrow and use library books as usual during odd semester examination. At the end of each academic year i.e. before starting of even semester examination, those students who have no arrears (including previous semesters) shall use books as usual, where as students who have arrears have to return their all library borrowings and get no dues from library which is mandatory for getting their hall tickets.
Those students who need to use library books for their exams shall take three books (maximum) by depositing double the cost of the book(s), the same amount will be returned back upon returning of the borrowed books.
However reference service will be functioning always.
| General Rules | |
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| 1 | Every user has to login by scanning their ID in the system at library entrance while entering library. |
| 2 | Users have to enter the details of the books in the reference register while reading books inside the library. |
| 3 | Readers shall maintain an atmosphere of quietness and dignity inside the library. |
| 4 | Cell phones are strictly prohibited in the library |
| 5 | Sleeping in the library is strictly prohibited. |
| 6 | No refreshments/foodstuff of any kind shall be consumed anywhere inside the library. |
| 7 | Library staff will not be responsible for reader's belongings. |
| 8 | Do not strew papers on the floor/ table. Use litter basket. |
| 9 | Do not write upon the furniture and disturb their arrangement. |
| 10 | Please switch off the fans in use while leaving the place. |
| 11 | Replace newspapers, journals & magazines at their appropriate place after usage. |
| 12 | The librarian shall refuse admission to anyone infringing the rules and regulations of the library or for indulging in any misconduct. |
Types of information resources in Sairam College Of Engineering library :
| I. Reference service: |
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| Will provide books to refer inside the library. One copy of all the titles has kept for reference. Apart from that we have good collection of reference books like Encyclopedia Britannica, dictionaries, thesaurus, some standard technical titles. |
II.Circulation service: |
| Will provide books for issue, guide users to select suitable books, take steps for proper circulation of books, monitoring of overdue books and alerting users about over dues, taking reservation entries and follow-up with borrowers to take back the books in-time and provide it to reserved users etc. |
III.Periodical Services: |
| A good number of journals and magazines both technical and general in nature are subscribed to library. Latest issues will be displayed as and when received. Follow-up with suppliers for recovering missing issues. |
IV.new arrivals service |
| As soon as new books and other resources are received to the library, information will be send to departments and will be displayed on library notice board. |
V.Question paper services: |
| VTU Question papers from the year 1998 to till date, are maintained subject wise in multiple copies and will be provided to users to take photocopies. The softcopy of question papers are available on library website which is downloadable. |
VI. Project report services: |
| One copy of Students projects of all previous years are maintained in library and providing for reference. |
VII.CD-Rom services: |
| Our CDs collection includes purchased CDs, CDs accompanied with purchased books and journals. CDs will provide to refer through library systems |
VIII. Book Bank |
| We have about 700 books in SC/ST book bank scheme. SC/ST students are entitled to borrow 3 additional books from book bank |
IX.News paper clippings service |
| Important and relevant information published in dailies will be displayed on notice board regularly |
X.Reprographic service |
| Xerox facility (only library books and other library material) are provided to students at lower charges |
XI.Digital Library |
| Separate digital library section with useful digital content and 7 computer systems, scanning and browsing facility is available. |
| S.No | Particulars | Category | Total Quantity |
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| 1 | Books | Volumes | ||||
| Titles | ||||||
| 2 | Periodicals (Print) | Journals | National | 40 | ||
| International | 0 | |||||
| Magazines | National | 5 | ||||
| International | 2 | |||||
3 | VTU E- Consortium | Springer- e- journals - 1300 Springer- e- Books - 15000 IEL online – journals & Magazines Taylor & Francis – CRC Press – e-books Taylor & Frasncis – e-journals + E-books Proquest e-journals ASME Kopykitab VTU Cloud Library Sententia ¬ a tool for English writing and grammar checking Knimbus digital library Cloud based remote access | e-journal – 8611 conference proceedings – 6514 standards – 3043 e-books - 16041 |
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| 4 | CD & DVD | |||||
| 5 | Students Projects | |||||
| 6 | Bound Volumes | |||||
| 7 | VTU Question Papers | Soft Copy + Hard Copy – Starting From 1998 to Till Date | Starting From 1998 to Till Date | |||
| 8 | News Paper | |||||
Professional Staff Member
| Sl No | Name of the Staff | Qualification | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rathna.P | MLISc, Ph.D | Librarian |
| 2 | Suma.S | MLISc | Library Assistant |
| 3 | Bhagya Lakshmi.R | BLISc | Library Assistant |
Supporting Staff
| Sl No | Name of the Staff | Qualification | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basavaraju.M.C | P U C | Library Attender |
| 2 | Vijay Kumar.M | S S L C | Library Attender |
| HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT | |
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| Name | P. Rathna |
| Designation : | Head of the Department |
| Qualification: | MLISc, Ph.D |
| Area of Specialization: | Emerging Technology Applications in Libraries, Skills and competencies of library staff, Library Services, Library Best practices, Academic Libraries. |
| Experience: | 24 years |
| Number of Seminar/ Conferences | 16 |
| Papers Presented | 03 |
| Paper Published | 03 |