Central Library

Central Library

In the present age of information explosion, Libraries are backbone of any civilized society and heart of any academic institution. Central Library of SSIET was established in 2009 to supplement classroom teaching and to boost Research. Since then this center of self-learning has been playing an important role in supplementing academic activities and boosting research in the institute.

The library established since the inception of the institute is a well managed one and provides the following categories of service to its readers:

Keeping in view the fast changes in technology, the knowledge base of the library is updated regularly by way of adding new literature in the form of text books, reference books, reports, proceedings, abstracts & indexes, encyclopedias, data books, standards (National & International) Journals & database on CD-ROM. Apart from adding the new literature, the basic literature is also procured for the new programmes along with current one.

Reference Section

A large number of Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Standards, Reports, Proceedings, Abstracts &Indexes, Data Books, standards, (National & International), Previous years’ University examination question papers are available in the section. At a time approximately 500 students can seat in the calm and quiet reading room for pursuing their day to day studies. It remains open till 9:00 PM in the night. Separate reading room facilities are provided for faculty and research scholars.

Additional Reading Section

The library also has a collection of good books on English and Hindi Literature for leisure reading and on the other important subjects like History, Sociology etc.

Journals/Periodicals Section

Journals being the primary source of information are essential to supplement the research activities and are required regularly, Hence Library has good collections of Indian and foreign journals on various subjects of Science &Technology. Back volumes of Journals subscribed by the Institute are also housed in this section.

On-Line Journals

A number of foreign & Indian journals are being subscribed on-line to facilitate the ongoing research activities & to expand the areas of future research activities. The online Journals are being subscribed including DELNET.

Reprography Section

The facilities like Photocopy, Printing, Scanning, etc. are provided to the students on payment basis within the premises of the library.

CD-Rom Access to Engineering & Scientific Data Base

Various CD-ROM database i.e. BIS, ASTM, EI-index etc. are being subscribed. Apart from these databases, library also has a good collection of books on CD-ROM and video recordings.

Automation of Library & Services

To keep pace with ongoing technological changes the library records have been computerized for making it accessible to the faculty & students at their work places which not only save the time but also make the simultaneous multiple access of information which otherwise is not possible in print formats. Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) of books, Journals CDs and Videos available in the library is accessible to the users on intranet. Several useful resources on engineering and technology available on internet have been identified and links are made available on the library Web page of the institute.