GENERAL LIBRARY :

• The college library contains more than 40,000 text and reference books.
• The library remains opened on all working days from 9:30 a.m to 4:30 pm.
• The period after 3.30 p.m on every working day is set apart for office work of the library.
• Only the staff and students of the college and persons with special permission of the principal may use the library.
• No book should be taken out of the Library without the knowledge of the Librarian.
• Borrower must examine the condition of the books while receiving otherwise in case of mutilation discovered later the presumption will be laid against the borrower.
• Books borrowed from the library must be returned to the Librarian.
• No writing or marking should be made in the library book and no pictures or pages be removed or otherwise disfigured. The borrower may be asked to replace the book if tampering with the book is noticed.
• Persons inside the library or its neighborhood are expected to observe strict silence.
• The library should not be used for any purpose other than reading or consulting books and periodicals of the library.
• Any other articles such as personal books, bags and umbrellas’ should not be brought into the library.
• Spitting, smoking, shouting and sleeping inside the library are strictly forbidden.
• The following table shows the maximum number of books that may be issued to various categories of borrowers.

• A book once issued to a borrower may be re-issued to him only when nobody wants to take that book. Books to be issued should be presented to the librarian for necessary entries in the register before they are issued.
• Books for reference, text books, current issue of periodical, courses of studies shall not issued out of the library without the special permission of the principal.
• All operations and services of the library has been automated with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology using Library Management Software. (RFID Library Management; Security System) provides identification, tracking, security and automation handling to library items. The system enables accurate and fast multi item check-in and check-out, rapid shelf inventory and fast user friendly book return process.
• Any book lost, damaged or defaced must be replaced by the borrower, if a book is out of a set or of series and the volumes cannot be obtained singly, the whole set or series must be replaced and the reader/borrower must pay an amount up to a maximum of triple the catalogue price of the book.
• In case the price of lost books are not ascertained, the borrower should pay compensation of an amount fixed by the Principal
• A borrower is supposed to have read the library rules and abide by them.

SPECIAL RULES FOR THE STUDENTS

The student borrowers are subject to all the rules mentioned below.

• No student should enter into the library room without the permission of the librarian
• No one should enter into the library room with personal books.
• Perfect silence should be maintained inside the library

Services:

• Free WiFi
• RFID Enabled Computerized Book Circulation system.
• Digital Library
• Newspaper Clipping Service.
• Reprography Service.
• Printing Service. Provision of Separate reading room for different types of users..
• Suggestion box and timely response.
• Book contribution Point

Digital Library/ e Library:

As an annex to the Library an extensively rich and electronic resourceful e-library has been set up in the campus. It is well-designed and it has spacious and fully Wifi enabled 40 seated Digital Library equipped which provide the right ambiance for studies.

Library Timing: 9.00 AM to 3.00 PM on all working days.

Resources Available:

OSHEC Consortium : This is a completely a new initiative of OSHEC consortium for e-resources for Universities and colleges. All stake holders must be utilizing EBSCO e-Resources for Universities and college through EBSCO-OSHEC consortium for e-resources specially designed for HEI under Higher Education Department Govt.of Odisha.

• E-journal-16000
• E-books- 200000
• E-ShodhSindhu– All Journals of 13 Publishers (7091)
• Shodhganga–5400(thesis)
• EBSCO- 16000-Journal, 200000-e-Books