LIBRARY

The library is rapidly building up to be one of the leading college libraries in the country. All bibliographic details of books, journals are accessible through the campus-wide Ethernet network. The library has over 40,000 books, and 3,000 bound volumes of periodicals. It subscribes to over 100 national and international journals. Library of the college aims to cater to the information needs of the students and staff members of the college. However, it is open to other academic users for reference. Visitors are requested to bring an official letter from their librarian.

A library endowed with latest books & periodicals forms the backbone of any educational institute. In the present age of information explosion libraries have attainted the central position in all education. Central library of college of engineering, Badnera was established in 1983. Since then this centre of self-learning has been playing an important role in supplementing academic activities and boosting research in the college.

Working Hours

Library Hours 08.00 a.m. to 06.00 p.m.( Monday To Friday)
Library Hours 08.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m.( Saturday).
Library Closed  : Sunday & Holiday
Library Membership
All the Teaching staff and students enrolled in the college are entitled to become members of the library.
B.E. Students : 1600
M.E.Students : 100
Teaching staff : 115
Total Library Users : 1815
Statistical Information : Books
Books Engineering

No. of Library Books

39254

No. of Library Titles

14524

   
Periodical / Journals
Branch National  International
    Online Print

Applied Science Engg.

15 376 --

Civil Engg.

25 134 --

Computer Engg.

14 159 15

Electronics Engg.

10 -- 25

Mechanical Engg.

12 22 07

Information Technology

13 -- 13

Humanities & Social Science & Recreational

14 236 --

Total

90 927 40
Library Activities and Services
1

Lending Services

2

Reference Service

3

Reprographic Service

4

Book Bank Facility

5

OPAC

6

Book Exhibition

7

New Arrivals

8

Information Service from CD R0M

9

Internet Facility

10

Delnet Service

11

Documentation and information service

12

Current awareness service

13

Fully computerised library system

Future Plans

1

Increasing the number of Titles

2

Establishing Digital Library

Library Activities & Services

Leading Services

Year Circulation Sec. Period Book Bank Period Total Books
I Year student 01 For 10 days 04 One Semester 05
II Year student 02 For 10 days 04 One Semester 06
III Year student 03 For 10 days 04 One Semester 07
IV Year student 03 For 10 days 04 One Semester 07
Teaching Staff 10 One Year -- -- 10

Reference Service

This section consists of various reference sources such as Handbooks, encyclopedias and readers extensively consult dictionaries pertaining to different subjects during the year. As it is not meant for general study, special permission of the Librarian has to be procured for using the section

Reprographic Service

Full time reprographic facility is available in the college library. Reprographic service is provided to users at a very nominal rate and on an average about 200 copies are Xeroxed everyday.

Book Bank Facility

Near about 9738 books are available in Book-Bank section.There is provision of 04 books per students on the basis of merit for whole semester. Recently, library has started a separate section of Book-Bank for SC/ST students.

OPAC Facility

Under this scheme students can find their references / Books as per

1.Author Index 2. Title Index 3. Subject Index 4. Classified Index

Book Exhibition

In order to introduce new / current titles, references the exhibition may be arranged by the publisher / distributors or by college authority of the college campus for the concerned staff and students.

New Arrivals

Library receives the recommendations of books from departments. A display of new arrivals provide the information to concerned departments for the same.

Information search services from CD-ROM 

1.       A huge information in the CD rom format is available for the students and staff.

Internet Facility

The internet node is also available for the students to search information regarding seminars and projects works as well as the material for paper presentation in the conferences.

DELNET service

The library can also provide a Delnet service which is the network of libraries in the world. We can access the library database from various libraries as per requirement similarly the database of our library is also accessible by the users of Delnet.

Documentation and information service

The queries regarding the availability of specific information in the references are also resolved by the library staff.