Library

Facility | Library

ABOUT LIBRARY

The ACSCE Library and Information Centre started in the year 2009 at Kambipura, Bengaluru managed by the Moogambigai Charitable and Educational Trust with an initial collection of 6000 volumes of textbooks, 82 National & International Print Journals and with other necessities. It has housed in the college building Ground Floor with a total area of 360 Sq. Mtrs. with good and well equipped with lightings, furniture’s & ventilation.

In 2016 Library Shifted to 6th floor of the same building with the 15,488 Sq. Ft. with all the advanced facilities & services. To catering to the needs of all specialties of UG & PG, Research & Developmental activities having the collection of around 21228 volumes, 66 National & International Print Journals, Back Volume of Journal 941, e-Resources and many more with seating capacity of 320 students & faculty well ventilation, lightings & furniture’s.

Working Hours (Excluding College holidays)

Monday to Friday: 8:30 A M to 7:00 P M
Saturday: 8:30 A M to 5:30 P M

Library Area & Layout

Library is housed in 6th Floor of the college building. It has 15,488 Sq. Ft. carpet area spread with various sections Like; Textbooks Lending Area, Reference Section, Digital Library, Current Periodicals & Archives Section, Photocopier, Staff Reading Area, Audio Visual Section, Round Table Discussion, Personal Reading Area, Librarian Office & with others with the Seating Capacity of 320 students & Faculty can use the library at a time.

Vision

User satisfaction through quality service

Mission

Promote access to library resources, facilities and services needed by members of the higher education community for the successful pursuit of academic programs and research & development activities.

Library Facility & Services

Good Ambience; with furniture’s, lights, ventilation & others.
Library Automation (NewGenLib3.0.0 Version).
Open Access System.
Circulation Service.
Reference Service.
Internet Browsing Service.
CD’s/DVD’s Browsing Service.
Reprography.
Newspaper Clipping Service.
Information Display and Notification.
Display of New Arrivals.
Departmental Libraries.
Power Back-up & Question Bank Services.

Library Advisory Committee

Si. No.	Name of the Faculty	Designation & Department	Library Advisory Committee (LAC) Designation
1.	Dr. A.M. Prasanna Kumar	Professor, E&C	Chairperson
2.	Mr. Shivashankar	Assistant Professor	Member
3.	Mr. Kiran .R	Chief Librarian, Library	Member
4.	Mr. Ravikumar N	Librarian, Library	Member secretary

Library Staff Details

Si. No.	Name of the Faculty	Qualification	Designation	Date of Joining	Experience
1.	Mr. Ravikumar .N	BCom, MLISc	Librarian	01/03/2010	12 Years
2.	Mr. Chandru B R	BA, MLISc	Asst. Librarian	20/08/2016	6 Years
3.	Mr. Bhararth A	PUC	Attender	March/2018	3 Years
4.	Mr. Madhusudhan	SSLC	Attender	–	3 Months

Library Resources as on February, 2023

Si. No.	Document Resources Details	Qty.
1.	Total No of Books:	21228
	a. Text Books	19536
	b. Reference Books	1692
2.	Total No. of Titles	3749
	Rare Book	32
	International Journals	Yes
	New Papers	Yes
3.	Periodicals:
	a. National Journals	50
	b. International Journals	16
	c. Newspapers	12
4.	e-Resources (Online Journals) through VTU Consortium www.library.vtu.ac.in
	Elsevier, IEEE, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, ProQuest, Mintbooks, Turnitin (Plagiarism Software Olin Tool) Map Systems (Remote Access Service Map myAccess) NetAnalytiks Technologies.
5.	Bound Volume of Journals:	941
6.	Non – Book Materials:
	a. CD’s /DVD’s	657
	In addition, we have EDUSAT e-Learning Program & NPTEL Lecture notes
7.	Computers:	27
8.	Annual Institutional Membership for Inter-Library Loan:
	a. NDL Club Membership	Yes
	b. DELNET, New Delhi (Membership enrolled by our sister concern Institution Medical College on the name of Dean, RRMCH	Yes
9.	Book Bank	350
10.	Project Reports	300

Subject Wise Breakups of Resources as on 28/02/2023

Si. No	Department	No of Titles	No of Volumes	No. of Journals		E – journals Member of VTU Consortium	Project Report
Si. No	Department	No of Titles	No of Volumes	National	International	E – journals Member of VTU Consortium	Project Report
1	Mathematics	472	2424	1	1	Subscription of E- Resourses. Elsevier, IEE Xplore, Springer Nature, Taylor & Fracis, ProQuest, Mintbooks, MAP My Access, Trrnitin, NetAnalytiks.	–
2	Physics	–	588	1	1		–
3	Chemistry	–	795	1	1		–
4	Civil Engg.	458	2613	8	2		37
5	Computer Science Engg.	561	3642	6	2		37
6	Electronics & Communication	708	4016	6	2		79
7	Mechanical Engineering	444	2576	8	2		55
8	Biomedical Engineering	527	1926	6	2		–
9	Aeronautical Engg.	483	2203	6	2		92
10	Aerospace Engg.	96	445	6	2		–
	Grand Total –	3749	21228	49	17		300

List of e-Resources: Publishers Wise Gateways (2023) (VTU Consortium)

IEEE – IEL Online (e-Journals)	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/home.jsp
Elsevier Science (e- Journals)	www.sciencedirect.com
Springer e-Journals	https://www.springeropen.com/journals
Taylor & Francis Journals	https://www.tandfonline.com
Proquest – Engg. / Mgt. (e-Jourals)	https://www.proquest.com/
Mintbooks (e-books)	https://mintbook.in
MAP My Access (Remote Access Solution	https://vtuconsortium.mapmyaccess.com https://acsce.mapmyaccess.com
Turnitin (Plagiarism Originality Online Check)	https://turnitin.com
NetAnalytiks (Writing Grammar Learning Tool)	https://netanalytiks.com

List of News Papers-12

Kannada	English	Hindi	Tamil	Malayalam
Prajavani	Deccan Herald	Rajasthan Patrika	Daily Thanthi	Malayala Manorama
Vijaya Karnataka	The Hindu
Kannada Prabha	Indian Express
Udayavani	Times of India
	Bangalore Mirror

General Instructions

Sr. No.	Subject
1	Staff & Students are requested to enter their name and sign in the Register kept at the gate during entry & exit.
2	RFID Card & ID Card is a must during textbooks transaction time & per Students can barrow 2 books at a time for 15 days period and if they fail to return within the due date fine levied Re.2- per book per day.
3	Reference books, Journals, Project Reports & others are only for reference.
4	Except note book & note pad, no personal Books/folders/files/blazers/ Jerkins/Aprons are not allowed inside the library.
5	If any student found misbehaving and not maintaining silence inside the library, he/she will be suspended from the library as per Library Advisory Committee direction.
6	All borrowed books must be returned and dues must be settled prior to receiving examination hall tickets
7	Mobile/Cell phone is strictly prohibited in the library premises.
8	Refreshment of any kind is not allowed in the library premises.
9	Marking, scratching, damaging, mutilating, stealing library materials or property will invite disciplinary action against the defaulters.
10	Chairs, tables and other library equipments, fittings shall not be marked, defaced, disarranged. Readers should not rest or keep their feet on chairs, tables, shelves, etc.