READ. LEARN. EMPOWER YOURSELF. overview About The Library RESOURCES DIGITAL ACCESS NIEIT has always believed in balancing tradition and modernity, staying rooted yet embracing the advantages of modern technology. Every aspect of the college and its infrastructure has been designed with this vision in mind – to be a world-class learning resource centre in the area of Engineering Education and Research. The Library facility has been developed and upgraded over the years to reflect this vision. Over 20100 books, seating capacity for 100 people, E-Learning Centre, reference and regional language books section, OPAC Search facility, subject books, journals, integrated databases, CDs/DVDs, e-books, e-journals, reports, reference question papers, bound volumes, project reports – the NIEIT college library has a vast collection of resources at the student’s disposal. Students can also access external resources through DELNET and VTU Consortium to which the college has a membership. Vision To become world class learning resource Centre in the area of Engineering Education and Research. Mission To make its resources available through collection and dissemination of information. To meet the current curricular and general requirements to authorized users. To sustain, respect and preserve universal knowledge of the past, for the future generations. Objectives : To be user friendly. Build collections to support teaching, learning, training, research & development. Provide access to current and updated information resources. To help users to find right information at the right time. To help users in their curriculum activities with knowledge support. About The Library Efficient staff, easy access to resources, and up-to-date facilities – the NIEIT library is designed to provide students with the best-of-facilities to enable a hassle-free academic experience. Library Services and Timings Library Rules and Regulations Library Staff Institutional Membership Open Access System: The NIEIT library has an Open Access System through which students can select books of their choice. Circulation Service: # Category of membership No. of books Period of loan 1 Teaching faculty 08 One semester 2 Non-teaching staff 02 One semester 3 Undergraduate students (B.E.) 04 15 days General books are issued to all eligible members as per their privileges. Loss of library books should be reported to the librarian immediately. An overdue fine will be collected until the book is replaced or returned. A book can be renewed only twice at the most. The borrowing facility will be withdrawn or restricted in case of misbehaviour in the library and misuse of library books. The library member (staff or student) should check the condition of books being borrowed. If the books are found to be damaged, mutilated or ruined while they are being returned, the borrower must replace the same with a new book. Books will be renewed if there are no reservations against them. New Arrivals List Students can check out new books in the new arrivals rack. Inter-Library Loan The library offers inter-library loan service to its users for books that are unavailable in the NIEIT library by procuring them from the Developing Library Network (DELNET), New Delhi. The NIEIT library also lends its resources to libraries of other academic institutions. Reference Service The library maintains a separate reference collection consisting of dictionaries, directories, and handbooks. Reference books are marked 'R' for easy identification. The Reference section facility is extended to students, staff and faculty of the institute from 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on all working days. Readers may approach the Reference Desk for information or any assistance in using the Library Collections and Services. On-line Public Access Catalogue The Online Public Access Catalogue enables access to bibliographic records available in the library. Reprographic Service The library offers photocopying service to all its members from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm on weekdays through the private photocopying vendor operating at Shankaracharya Bhavan within the college premises. Library Rules and Regulations Before entering the library, one needs to sign the register at the library entrance Before checking books out of the library, one needs to present books and other materials to the staff at the entrance counter Silence is to be maintained within the library premises Personal belongings are not allowed inside the library Refreshments are not allowed inside the library Mobile phones and audio instruments with or without speaker or headphones are strictly prohibited within the library premises Personal textbooks, printed materials and issued books are not allowed in library reference section Library Cards Two library cards will be issued per student. Library cards are not transferable. The borrowers are responsible for the books borrowed using their card. Library borrower cards are to be maintained with special care. Books will be issued for 14 days only on the presentation of library cards. Students are advised to inspect books being borrowed and inform the librarian in case of any damage. They will be held responsible for any type of damage to the book noticed at the time of return. A fine amount of INR 1/- per day per book will be charged on overdue books. The librarian can recall any book from any member at any time and the member is expected to return the same immediately. If the books are lost, then the borrower needs to replace the books of the same edition or the latest edition or pay double the cost of the book after getting permission from the librarian. Loss of the library borrower's card should be reported to the librarian in writing. After checking, they will be issued a duplicate card on payment of INR 5/card. Library borrower's cards are valid for the respective academic year only. New cards will be issued each year. No Dues Certificate Borrowers should return their library cards at the end of the academic year and prior to the commencement of the written examination or Hall tickets being issued to obtain a No Dues certificate. Care of Library Books Students are required to handle books very carefully. Stealing, marking with pencil, writing or highlighting, tearing the pages or mutilating the same in any other way will be taken very seriously inviting stringent measures. In such a case, the reader will be held responsible unless this is brought to the notice of the library staff at the time of issue. Name of the Library Staff Designation Qualification Usha Mani U Librarian B.Com, M.Lib.Sc. Ramchandra N R Assistant Librarian B.Com, M.Lib.Sc. Kalavathi S R Library Assistant M.A, M.L.I.Sc. Gururaj M N Library Assistant P.U.C. Vijayakumari Group - D S.S.L.C. DELNET :Library is a member of Developing Library Network (DELNET), New Delhi, Which provides services like browsing of Union catalogue and databases, Union catalogue of books, Union list of current periodicals, Theses and dissertations profile of member libraries, Inter Library Loan, Documents Delivery Services. Interested readers can access the catalogues of other Libraries through DELNET and request the required books/ journals to be procured from these libraries on loan for a limited period. Web: http://delnet.nic.in Click onto: Delnet online Login ID – knnieit Password: nieit2066. VTU Consortium: Library is a member of VTU Consortium for E-Resources, Belagavi. Online Journals are subscribed for all branches of engineering for UG through VTU consortium. RESOURCES From access to a vast repository of e-books and journals to a well-maintained in-house library collection, the NIEIT library has all the necessary resources at hand to help fulfill student and faculty needs in their academic pursuits. Library Collection Location of Books E-Resources / E-Journals / E-Books Newspaper and General Magazines New-Arrivals Open Access Resources New Arrivals No. of volumes 20343 No. of Titles 2836 No. of E-books 11113 Kannada books 440 E-journals 7369 E-conference proceedings 6514 E-standards 3043 E-abstracts 7800 CDs/DVDs 750 Daily newspapers - English 05 Daily newspapers - Kannada 05 Daily magazines - English 07 Daily magazines - Kannada 07 Sl.No Books on the Subject DDC Number Rack Number (Lending Sec) Rack Number (Reference Sec) 1 Chemistry 540 11 3 2 Civil Engg 624 10 6 3 Constitution & Professional Ethics 342 10 6 4 Computer science Engg 005 16-17 1 5 Electrical & Electronics Engg 621 4-5 4 6 Electronics & Communication Engg 621 1-3 5 7 Engineering Ethics 620 10 6 8 Environmental Studies 372 10 6 9 Information Science Engg 005 13-15 2 10 Management 650 10 6 11 Mathematics 510 11-12 2 12 Mechanical Engg 670 6-9 6 13 Physics 530 11 3 E-Resources : NIEIT has subscribed to various electronic journals databases through VTU Consortium covering all subjects taught in the college. The journal databases are hyperlinked in the website of Library. All the subscribed databases are made available throughout the campus in local network one can access the content without password and remote access is also provided using Knimbus database E Journals Sl.N0 DATABASE & URL SUBJECT CATEGORY NO. OF E-RESOURCES 1 Elsevier www.sciencedirect.com Engineering + CS + EE + ME + EC and CV 304 Journals Subscribed Journals List 2 Springer Nature https://link.springer.com Electrical & Electronics Mechanical, Civil, Computer Science, Engineering (Allied Subject) Chemistry and Material Science, Mathematics, Physics. 690 Journals Subscribed Journals List 3 Taylor & Francis http//www.tandfonline .com Engineering + CSE + ME + CV + Architecture and Allied Science 555 Journals Subscribed Journals List 4 Emerald https://www.emeraldinsight.com/ Management 120 Journals Subscribed Journals List E Books 1 Elsevier https://www.sciencedirect.com Engineering and Allied Braches of Engineering 436 E-Books, ( Perpetual Access) Subscribed E Books List 2 Taylor & Francis https://www.tandfonline.com/ Engineering 4950 E-Books (Perpetual Access) Subscribed E Books List 3 McGraw Hill Education http://mcgrawhilleducation.pdn .i Engineering Express 505 E-Books (Four Year Subscription Model) Subscribed E Books List 4 New Age International http://www.newagepublishers .com/servlet/nahome Engineering 220 E-Books (Perpetual Access ) Subscribed E Books List 5 Packt https://prod.packtpub.com/in/ Engineering and Professional Computers 5002 E-Books (Perpetual Access) Subscribed E Books List Technology Platform 1 Knimbus https://new.knimbus.com 1. Digital Library Platform, 2. Remote Access Solution, 3. Mobile App E-Books: 10,000+ E - Journals : 5700+ 2 NetAnalytiks https://sententia.online/ Sententia (Writing Grammar Tool) ---- English Newspapers Kannada Newspapers English Magazines Kannada Magazines Deccan Herald Andolana CSR Gruhashobha Indian Express Kannada Prabha Employment News Karmaveera Star of Mysore Mysuru Mitra Frontline Kasturi The Hindu Prajavani India Today Mayura Times of India Vijaya Karnataka Readers Digest Sudha Sportstar Taranga The Week Womens Era Book list for even semesters 2015 -'16 Book list for odd semesters 2016 -'17 Book list for even semesters 2016 -'17 Book list for 2017 - 18 Book list for 2018 - 19 Book list for odd semesters 2019 - 20 Open Access Resources are research materials have been made available to the public, free of charge, data and datasets, books and articles, including scholarly research articles. Open Access Journals : DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals –Provides access to over 1500 + learned journals covering all major disciplines. http://www.doaj.org IAS : Indian Academy of Sciences 11 free Indian Online journals http://www.ias.ac.in Niscair Full Text Journals http://nopr.niscair.res.in IOP :Institute of Physics-- electronic journals 60 e-journals http://iopscience.iop.org/journals IISC: Journal of the Indian Institute of Science http://journal.library.iisc.ernet.in INSA: Indian National Science Academy journals http://www.insa.nic.in IETE Journals : (Institution Of Electronics And Telecommunication Engineers) http://www.ietejournals.org Open Access Journals Search Engine http://www.oajse.com Digital Learning http://www.digitallearning.eletsonline.com DOAR: Directory of Open Access Repositories http://www.opendoar.org Journal of Nanotechnology http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnt Open Access E-books : Project Gutenberg offers over 38,000 free ebooks http://www.gutenberg.org DOAB: Directory of Open access books https://www.doabooks.org Google books https://books.google.co.in Open Access Dictionaries & Encyclopeadias : One look Dictionary http://www.onelook.com Encyclopaedia http://www.encyclopedia.com Encyclopaedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com Merriam Webster Dictionary http://www.merriam-webster.com Engineering Dictionary http://www.engineering-dictionary.org Webster’s Online Dictionary http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org Open Access Digital Repositories : NSDL: National Science Digital Library at NISCAIR http://www.nsdl.niscair.res.in NDL: National Digital Library of India https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in Open Access E-Theses and Dissertations : NDLTD :Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations http://www.ndltd.org Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @INFLIBNET http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in Indian Institute of Science Etd@IISc: IISc Repository of Theses & and Dissertations Vidyanidhi : Indian digital library of electronic theses http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in ShodhGangotri : Repository of Indian Research in Progress http://shodhgangotri.inflibnet.ac.in Open Course wears : NPTEL : National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning http://www.nptel.iitm.ac.in MIT: Massachusetts Institute of Technology http://ocw.mit.edu IGNOU RESOURCES http://www.egyankosh.ac.in SWAYAM: Study Webs of Active –Learning for Young Aspiring Minds https://swayam.gov.in/ Swayamprabha : free DTH channel for Education https://swayamprabha.gov.in/index.php/ch_allocation/moreChannels E-Pathshala: A gateway to all Post graduate courses https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in A-VIEW : Amrita Virtual Interactive e-Learning World http://aview.in Online Newspapers : Online Newspaper Directory for the World http://www.onlinenewspapers.com India News Papers Directory http://www.e-paperview.com New arrivals -2019-20 Even sem DIGITAL ACCESS Access to multiple e-resources such as Taylor & Francis, ProQuest and Knimbus, NPTEL videos and other educational materials – the library has all the modern facilities to help students with their research and academics. Digital Library DELNET /INTERLIBRARY LOAN Quick Links E-Shikshana A digital library is a managed collection of information, with associated services, where the information is stored in digital formats and accessible over a network. Central Library is a part of the institute-wide network. The library has 10 computers and other accessories adequate to cater to the needs of users & are meant for users to access OPAC, databases, e-books, e-journals and other e-resources. The Central library has been Wi-Fi enabled to provide wireless access to the Internet. Users are welcome to use their laptops in the library. DELNET, a network of 1000 institutions with access to more than 60 lakh records through online systems is considered as a big leap towards the modernisation of libraries in India. DELNET has been actively engaged in the compilation of various union catalogues of the resources available with member libraries and has already created the union catalogue of books, current periodicals, and a CD ROM database. It provides a range of services including e-mail access to its member libraries including institutional and associate institutional members. The NIEIT Library has a membership with DELNET (New Delhi) to facilitate the efficient search of information through various online databases and union catalogues. DELNET delivers individual books as and when required by member libraries as well as photocopies of articles published within and outside India through the Inter-library Loan/Document Delivery Services. WEB-OPAC KNIMBUS NPTEL SWAYAM NDL DELNET MOOC Swayamprabha epgpathshala Overview e- Shikshana is a multi-modal, multimedia internet based virtual knowledge sharing platform. Adopted by VTU e-learning centre as an alternate to the existing Edusat e-learning system. Objectives e - Shikshana enables… A course expert to teach or interact with a large number of students. The instructor to teach and interact with a large number of learners transcending geographies on a real-time basis through live audio-video streaming and synchronized content sharing. To leverage the world’s best faculty for the benefit of the academic community at higher educational institutions across the nation by providing a near classroom experience free of cost. To set up online classrooms, meetings and training with ease and to perform a live evaluation of the learners and to get real-time feedback from attendees on the go. To act as an online meeting tool that can support online social collaboration and interactions with multiple users across the world.