The Central Library of VMKVASC is the knowledge hub of the college and disseminates knowledge wide and deep. The central library serves the following objectives
- Ensure optimum utilization of the resources available in the library.
- Ensure easy access to the facilities available to all the staff and students.
- Encourage and foster a reading habit among the staff and students.
- Helps the staff and students participate effectively in the teaching-learning programs of the college.
- Serves as the center of information for the college and provides easy access to national and global know how to all the staff and students.
- Improves collection and services on a continuous basis in consultation with the users/ stakeholders.
- Provides appropriate and comfortable ambience for the library users.
- Library Working Hours
- On Working Days- 09:30 AM to 05:00 PM
- SATURDAYS- 09:30 AM to 05:00 PM
- Holidays: university and government holidays
MEMBERSHIP
- Membership is open to all the staff and the students of VMKVASC.
- Circulation was computerized and a bar coding system was introduced to expedite the library transactions.
- All the Final Year student members are expected to get the "No Dues Certificate" (NOC) from the Central Library.
- The Course Completion Certificate/ Mark Sheet and Degree Certificate will be given only on production of the NOC from the Central Library.
- Similarly, the staff members who intend to leave the college should settle all the dues including the ID cards and obtain a "No Dues Certificate" (NOC) from the Librarian.
Highlights
- Fully computerized
- Resources - More than 15,000 volumes of books
- Also subscribed online journals through GIST, Journals are IEEE, ASME, ASCE
- Institution Membership DELNET and NDL
- Non book materials » CDs - 60
- Project reports » 150 are available
- Constant addition of titles and volumes in all the fields of Arts, Management, Basic Science and Humanities is a regular feature of the library.
- Every effort has been made to obtain all the titles recommended by the faculty.
- 5 Newspapers, weekly and fortnightly magazines of repute are subscribed to enable the students to keep abreast of the day-to-day trends. The library comprises of an Audio-Visual Section equipped with videocassettes and CDs.
Services
- In addition to all general services, the Central Library provides value added services including OPAC, audio-video viewing, Inter Library Loan, access to e-resources and reprographic services.
INSTITUTION MEMBERSHIP
- DELNET- Developing Library Network (International Library Network) – avail any book
- Xerox or soft copy of any journal article through ILL (Inter Library Loan), For Free Download of Books and Journals
- Web : www.delnet.in
- NDL- National Digital Library of India
- Xerox or soft copy of any journal article through ILL (Inter Library Loan), For Free Download of Books and Journals
- Web : www.ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/
- All the members are requested to strictly adhere to the rules and regulations of the library. Suggestions for the improvements of the library are welcome.
- A member who infringes or violates the rules shall be liable to forfeit his/ her privilege of admission to and borrowing books form the library.
