General Conduct and Motto of the Library

The main objective of the Central Library is to support the all the research and educational activities of the Institute. It involves content development, acquisition, technical services, providing Institutional repositories and inter-library loan, etc. Our motto is to provide polite, friendly and efficient services without any discrimination among the users.

Library opening & Circulation hours:

During Examinations:

Note:

• The Library remains closed on all Gazetted Holidays.
• The Library hours are extended for reading room purpose one week before examinations i.e. Mid Sem/End Sem Examinations (subject to change in future).
• The Library remains open for all the members for reading purpose during Summer/Winter breaks of the Institute.
• Library hours are subject to change in future.

Books

Presently, the library holds a collection of approx.18000 printed books (including Book Bank collection/Gifted/Donated/Gratis books) till date. The collection includes a wide range of subjects, covering the academic requirements of the Institute’s courses and providing valuable general reference resources.

The library has a collection on all major subject areas of Engineering, Science & Technology like Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical & Civil Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Management and English/Professional Communication including Rajbhasha Hindi collection. Also, we have reference sources like Subject Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Dictionaries, guides for gaining basic knowledge in the field of Science & Technology.

1. Computer Science
2. Electrical Engineering
3. Electronics & Communication Engineering
4. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
5. Mathematics
6. Physics
7. Chemistry
8. English/Professional Communication
9. Financial Management
10. Economics
11. Environmental Studies
12. Civil Engineering

Apart from the above, the general reading purpose books on sports, yoga, general science, etc. The competitive exam books, including GATE/IES, along with various magazines on General Awareness, Current Affairs and specialized subject magazines are also procured by the library.

Periodicals

The Library is subscribing to total 22 No. of Magazines & 09 Newspapers (in both Hindi/English languages) on Annual Subscription Basis

Membership Facility

Institute ID cum Library Card

All students (B.Tech/M.Tech/PhD), faculty members, and Non-faculty (Regular & Contractual) of the Institute are eligible for membership in the Institute Library. The Central Library issues an Institute ID cum Library Card to newly enrolled students. To obtain this RFID Card, students must submit an application form, which is available in the Downloads section.

Submit a softcopy of a passport-size colour photograph & signature in JPEG format in Pendrive or via email to centrallibrary@nitdelhi.ac.in

Circulation Facility

For Faculty & Staff Members

For Students & Research Scholars:

Book Bank Facility

The Book Bank Facility is provided to all the B.Tech/M.Tech during beginning of each semester for whole semester. The priority is given to SC/ST category students at the time of circulation of Book Bank. The following are the member privileges for the circulation of Book Bank:-

*Note: The No. of Books issued to the students from Book Bank is subject to change in future.

ICT Infrastructure & Library Management System

• The Library is connected to the campus LAN and Wi-Fi facility. The library server works under Windows 8 environment.
• The Library uses Web Centric LIBSYS 10 software along with LS Remote solution on Cloud package which is an integrated multi-user library automation management system that supports all in-house activities of the library.
• The Library have RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) based Automation system and Circulation system (self Check-in/Check-out).
• The database of the entire library acquisitions is being updated on regular basis along with details of recently acquired books.
• The library has Web OPAC facility under which all the bibliographic details of the library collection can be accessed from Internet 24×7 on all week days by the users.
• The EAS/RFID Security Gates are installed at the library entrance to prevent Library resources from theft activities.
• The RFID smart cards (i.e. Institute ID cum Library Card) are also provided to all the students & faculty/staff members for the Institute.
• The library uses RFID Portable Handheld reader for easy and quick physical verification of library Books, for locating missing books and security check of checked out items etc.

Renewal & Reservation

Renewal Facility: – One time Renewal facility is provided to all the Library members (except faculty members) on or before the due date of the Book(s).

Book Reservation Facility:– A user can avail ‘Book Reservation Facility’ when all copies of a title are checked out (i.e. not available on shelf) from the library. A user can easily reserve a book through library WebOPAC by himself/herself or requesting to the library staff.

Email Alert Services

The various Email alerts (like check-in/check-out/renewal/reserve/book overdue etc.) are sent to Library Members on regular basis to keep the user aware about the Library activities. Apart from this, the library also sends various updates/notices/circulars etc. to the Library members through official email of the library to keep the users updated about the library activities.

Book Recommendation Policy

The Book Recommendation facility is provided to all the faculty members as well as staff members of the Institute. The faculties can recommend the Books as per the book recommendation policy of the Library. The book(s) should be recommended in the book(s) recommendation form of the Library along with the complete bibliographical details of the book(s) which may be forwarded through the HoD of the concerned department.

All the members of the library should strictly follow the following points while recommending Book(s) to the Library.

• The maximum 5 copies of any Text book/2 copies of any other book (i.e. Reference book etc.) costing below or upto Rs. 1000/- can be recommended.
• The maximum 3 copies of any Text book/2 copies of any other book (i.e. Reference book etc.) costing below or upto Rs. 3000/- can be recommended.
• The maximum 1 copy of any Text book/any other book (i.e. Reference book etc.) costing Rs. 3000/- or above can be recommended.
• The Abstract should be attached with the Recommendation Form if any book costing upto Rs. 5000/- or above is recommended by the faculty/staff/or any other member of the library.

The multiple copies of the Text book (as per requirement)/Reference book (max. 05 copies) can be recommended in case of development of Book Bank for the students as per the prescribed syllabus (i.e. approved by Senate).