Library

Central Library occupies a place of pride in GNEC and is an essential component of the institute’s outstanding research and education mission. It is a most lively place on the campus providing a safe, comfortable and friendly environment that enables learning and advancement of knowledge and promotes discovery and scholarship. The mission of the Central Library is to facilitate creation of new knowledge through acquisition, organization and dissemination of knowledge resources and providing for value added services. The library system consists of Central Library and 09 departmental libraries, which collectively support the teaching, research and extension programs of the institute. All students, faculty members and employees of the Institute are permitted to make use of library facilities. The library has a huge collection of books on Engineering, Management, Science and Humanities offers library services through its various divisions. Central Library with a carpet area of 1500 Sq.m. with Digital facility and DELNET is functioning from 9:00 AM to 8.:00 PM on all working days and 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM on all holidays, including Sundays.

Library Computerization:
The Central Library has computerized all its activities including Acquisition, Cataloguing, Circulation and Stock Verification using software.

Video collection and video viewing:
The central library has a collection of 220 video lectures. Most of the Video lectures are delivered by IIT faculty for undergraduate engineering students. The library is equipped with video viewing facility through Major Services in the library include Reference Services, Photocopying service, Resource sharing (Inter–Library loan), Information Alert Services of New Arrivals.

Digital Library:
Digital Library is a part of the Central Library with wide network built up of fiber optic Giga-byte Ethernet backbone. Digital library has 60 computer terminals to access Internet / e–Learning material. It also has a CD Server with 1000 CD capacity.
The Central Library is a member of DELNET, ASME, IEEE, ACM, MAA, MIS, Bio Pharma International, Geo Technical Engineering, Nature, IE, Computer Society of India and Springer Link.

Salient Features of the Library

• The Total Seating Capacity is 600
• The Central Library is automated with Integrated Information Systems – a software developed in–House
• Audio–Visual section
• Digital Library with 20 Systems
• CD Server with 1000 CD'’s storage capacity on LAN
• IEEE and other Journals online
• Reference section
• Periodical section
• Reprographic facilities
• Standard text books and books by well known authors
• Institutional Membership of British Council Library,American Information Center in Chennai,In addition to existing IIT’s and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Laboratiries, Libraries located at various places throughout India.

Name of the Librarian : K Singaiah, M.A., M.L.I.Sc. Area of the Library Stacking Area 700 Sqm. Reading Hall 800 Sqm. Total Area 1500 Sqm. Seating Capacity 300 Books The library has a vast and comprehensive collection in: Science and Engineering Textbooks Journals and Magazines Books on religion, ethics and political science to enable the students to broaden their perspective. No. of Books (Volumes) : 40000 No. of Titles : 6000

Journals ( No. of Foreign IEEE – online (INDEST-AICTE) Journals & Magazines 219 No. of Indian Journals 70 Magazines 25 Newspapers No. of Newspapers : 12 Working Hours 8.30 AM to 8.00 PM IEEE Digital Library IEEE e-journals have been subscribed through INDEST-AICTE consortium. Access to these Journals is made available to all the staff and students. More than 219 transactions, journals, magazines, newsletters, proceedings can be accessed though this IEEE Digital Library. Internet Lab Twenty systems connected to LAN with Internet facility are provided for the Students. They can use the facility for their project work, preparation for seminars and paper presentations, online access to IEEE journals, e-books and study material. Intranet facility is provided to access the previous question papers, teaching schedules, internal marks, attendance, daily circulars etc. Audio - Visual cemtre & NPTEL Lecture DVD's 850 DVD’s comprising the NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning) lectures which were procured from all IIT’s are kept open for students and staff for subject reference. Staff and students can refer these DVD’s in the Audio-Visual centre provided in Central Library. Reprographic Service One Canon Xerox Machine is provided in the library for the students to photocopy any study material from textbooks and journals. Departmental Libraries In addition to the Central Library, every department has department library. All important text / reference books are maintained in the departmental libraries for the use of faculty and students Book Bank Scheme 380 students opted for book bank scheme for the year 2008-’12 which costs Rs. 4000 for the entire course. This scheme runs on the premise that each student should posses at least one text book for each subject throughout his/her 4 years of study. Procuring these books from the market is arduous and expensive proposition and also some editions are not available in the market. Book bank scheme is devised to overcome this problem. Large number of students are availing this facility. In this scheme, students have to pay Rs. 4500/- at the time of admission in 1st year, which is non-refundable. (Average cost of total books is Rs. 645 per semester). Working of the Book Bank Scheme Principal, HODs and faculty members decide the best books that cover the entire syllabus of the subject. These books are purchased and accessioned in the library and issued to each student (one set) for a period of one year / semester. At the end of the year/semester the student has to return all the books and then books of the next semester are issued on the 1st day of the semester. Benefits to Students A single, one-time payment ensures the availability of the best textbooks for each subject throughout his four years of study. Books are handed over to the student at the college library. The presence of textbooks improves the student’s academics and enhances the performance in internal and external examinations. Students can save a lot of time and money. No need to buy books from market at higher rates and with difficulties. Students can borrow three extra books of their choice from the library through 3 library borrowers tickets normally issued to all students.