Library

“These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.” Gilbert Highet

Library is the heart, mind and soul of an educational institution and a fountain-head of innovativeness, inspiration and insight both for the students and the faculty. Learning and library are to each other as the light to the lamp.

Information Resource Centre (Library) is located in the spacious section of the College building with air conditioned reading room. It has been systematically and steadily strengthened. The IRC’s operation and services are fully computerized with “TechLib-” multi-user Integrated Library Automation Software, developed by SUI Generous Technology , New Delhi and a Bar Code based circulation system is in use. The IRC is equipped with 8,165 books, 25 encyclopedia, and 18 educational journals from different streams. Besides these text and reference books IRC is also subscribing a number of national and international journals, magazines and dailies.

Bibliographic records of IRC’s holdings can be, accessed through the TechLib On Line Public Access Catalogue(OPAC).The IRC is also maintains a good collection of important educational CDs on Engineering & Technology.

College library has taken the membership of INDEST-AICTE Consortium for the subscription of online electronic resources. Under the membership library has subscribed for IEL On Line & ASME On Line.

Library is also an institutional member of Developing Library Network (DELNET). Besides providing on line access to various DELNET databases DELNET is also providing a very good DELNET Loan And Document Delivery Services to our Faculty & students.

LIBRARIAN’S DESK
The Library’s mission is to provide current resources and quality service to support the information needs of the academic community and to stimulate intellectual thought and academic scholarship as well.

In pursuit of this mission, the library provides a range of information resources in electronic and print format, covering the various subject areas of Engineering & Technology. A variety of services are available and a cadre of professional staff is always ready to take care of information needs to support classroom teachings and in completing projects, assignments and research.

One of our goals is to give best of the best information resources and services. Almost all operations and services are computerized to give you the efficient and effective services. Please remember that it is your library, so use it, care it and participate in its development.

Mission
The mission of the IRC (Information Resource Center) is to promote the ability to seek, evaluate, and employ IRC resources in the full exercise of freedom of inquiry, which is an integral part of the education of students. To this end, the IRC develops collections which uphold the learning and teaching objectives of a strong institution; organizes and provides both intellectual and physical access to materials; and guides members of our academic community toward a grasp of bibliographic and technical skills which facilitate use of the collections at hand and information resources worldwide.

Goals
To Serve Our Academic Community

• By teaching students to seek, evaluate, and use information in their studies at College and in preparation for their responsibilities towards the nation.
• By working with in co-ordination of HODs & faculty to meet faculty & student needs for information.
• By providing faculty and other staff with resources they need to fulfill their educational mission.
• By implementing policies and procedures, which encourage full and responsible use of the IRC’s resources and services by all who use it.
• By developing links to other information centers, libraries, organizations, and networks for resource sharing in order to expand the resources available to the IRC users.

To Develop, Organize and Maintain Collections

• By acquiring materials with subject emphases in accord with the curriculum.
• By organizing the collections and providing full bibliographic and physical access to materials.
• By developing and maintaining databases and information management systems that provide effective and efficient access to IRC materials and resources of interest to our academic community.
• By maintaining the collections as responsible Information Resource Manager using proven storage and retrieval techniques.

To Administer Resources Effectively

• By ensuring that facilities are adequate to house and service the collections; that space and environment allow both users and staff to work productively; and that equipment and systems used to carry out the programs of the IRC are equal to the tasks we need to accomplish.
• By reviewing and evaluating, on a regular basis, our mission and goals, policies, programs, personnel, equipment, systems, and facilities in order to improve effectiveness in accomplishing our mission in accordance with our quality policies.
• By reviewing and evaluating, on a regular basis, our mission and goals, policies, programs, personnel, equipment, systems, and facilities in order to improve effectiveness in accomplishing our mission in accordance with our quality policies.
• By establishing a dialogue with all segments of the academic community, which promotes understanding of IRC policies, programs and needs, and facilitates our awareness of developments, which have implications for the IRC.
• By actively planning for the future role of the IRC in the College in light of technical developments in the storage, retrieval and transfer of information and changes in the educational program.

LIBRARY SERVICES
The Information Resource Center’s (IRC) prime purpose is to provide information materials and other allied areas or any other particular individual may be permitted to use the IRC, at the Principal’s discretion. Such persons may submit a written application to use the IRC to the Principal..

The following services are being provided by IRC (Library) to its users:

• Basic Circulation Services
• Online Catalogue Search Services (OPAC)
• Book Bank Facility
• Internet Surfing & Online Searches
• Photocopying Facility
• Wi-Fi Networking

List of Journals, Periodicals and Magazines Available in the Library

• University News
• Edutracks
• JIAAR
• Journal of community guidance and research
• Bhartiya Adhuni shiksha
• Indian Educational review
• Journal of Indian Education
• Primary shikashak
• Primary teacher
• School Science
• Punjab sorab
• Jan sahit
• Punjabi duniya
• All India Association for Research
• Psychometric Education Research
• Psycholinguistic
• Shiksha mitra
• An International Journal of Educational Review
• Prachi Psycho cultural research association