The Library plays a vital role in the enhancement of subject knowledge of students and faculty, increase orientation towards research, inculcate life skills and bring awareness to social & political events.

 

The J.N.N Central Library is spread across 4950 sq. ft in the Alamelu Ammaal Block. There are various sections such as Reference Section, Reading Room, Circulation Section, Digital Library. The Library has vast collections of Books, Journals, Electronic Journals, Online Database, Magazines, CDs & DVDs for the branches of Mechanical, Electronics, Electrical, Computer Science, Civil, Industrial Safety, VLSI, Embedded Systems and Science & Humanities. It also has a lot of collections on Personality Development and Placement & Training.

 

Library Working Hours

 - All Working Days   : 8:30 A.M to 7:00 P.M

- Holidays                  : 9:00 A.M to 4:00 P.M

 

Borrowing Privileges

 

Borrowing Eligibility

Resources

Student

Faculty

Staff

 

Category

Quantity

Duration

Quantity

Duration

Quantity

Duration

Books

UG

3

15 Days

5

6 Month

1

15 Days

PG

5

15 Days

 

 

Library Rules

  • Users should maintain silence
  • Mobile Phones are not permitted in the library premises
  • ID card is mandatory for library access and usage.
  • Users should sign in the Electronic Gate Entry Register.
  • Users should return the library resources in time without mutilating, disfiguring of pages of resources by ink (or) pencil marks.
  • Furniture should not be disturbed from the actual position.
  • Digital Library can be used only for academic purpose such as downloading E-Journals, Articles and browsing of important resources.
  • Reference Books are not allowed out the library.
  • Users should follow library rules and regulations and co-operate with library staff.
  • Users are not allowed to bring non library materials inside the library hall and they can keep the belongings in the Property Counter.

Library automation with Integrated Library Management System (ILMS)

The Central Library of J.N.N Institute of Engineering is spread across 7000 sq. ft. and contains various textbooks, reference books, e-books, national and international journals, access e-journals, databases, etc. other e-resources. The Library provides services such as circulation, reprography, digital Library, Web OPAC and reference services.

 

Library automation with Integrated Library Management System (ILMS)

Name of ILMS Software: AutoLib

Nature of Automation: Fully

Version: AutoLib Advanced Edition

Year of Automation: 2010

The Library is fully automated with AutoLib, a web-based ILMS.  AutoLib provides state of the art Cataloguing, Circulation, Web OPAC (Online Books searching & Reservation), Journals/Periodicals, Various Reports modules and Barcoded Circulation. The users can search the catalogue by author's name, title, subject, and other keywords within the campus through LAN. All the Departments are provided with OPAC facility to search books, journals and other reading materials available in the Library. All the books, CDs, Projects, back volumes are accessioned with barcode stickers for an automatic scan during an issue and return to the Library for the stakeholders.

 

Modules in AutoLib

1. Database Management – (Cataloguing)

This module allows creating, update/edit and maintaining the databases such as books, journals etc.

2. Search Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)

This module is designed to search all the databases using necessary fields and print the search results as per requirements. OPAC is provided at the entrance of the Library for searching the availability of library materials through author, title, and subject

3. Circulation Management 

This module is designed for all types of counter transactions (for all documents types) such as Issue/Renewal /Return/Recall.

4.Report Management

This module is designed to generate and print a large number of reports such as, List of books by author, accession register, catalogues etc. All types of statistics/reports can be generated.

5. System Administration

This module allows to Create new user log-in, password and grant rights to access various modules.

6. E-Resource Linking

This module allows linking various e-resources on the web with details.

7. Online Stock Verification

This module allows for online stock verification of library resources using Barcode Scanner and generates books reports.

 

Advanced Modules

8. Acquisition Control System (Book Ordering)

This module is designed to automate various book ordering and processing activities.

9. Serial Control System (Journals)

This module is designed to automate various activities involved in the subscription of journals, such as Creation and maintenance of journal master, claiming missing issues/replacement.

10. Article Indexing

This module allows creating and maintaining journal articles database, searching and retrieving data based on several fields.

11. Question Bank

This module allows to create, maintain question banks and retrieve questions.

12. Student E-Gate

Library users login to the Library through e-gate at the entrance of the Library by scanning their ID cards and log out while exiting from the Library. Reports will be generated on the usage of the Library.

A well-equipped Digital Library with 35 computers having Internet connectivity is accommodated in the Library for access to e-resources.

Department

Titles

Volumes

Agriculture Engineering / Civil Engineering

144

1476

Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

/ Computer Science Engineering

1156

5431

Biomedical Engineering / Electronics &

Communication Engineering

697

4199

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

611

2851

Robotics & Automation / Mechanical Engineering

673

4850

MBA

319

1167

S & H

539

5111

Total

4139

25085

Open Access E-Journals

 

S.No

Name of Provider

e-Journals database URL

1

Directory of Open Access Journals

https://doaj.org/

2

BioMed Central

https://www.biomedcentral.com/journals

3

Scientific Research Publishing

https://www.scirp.org/

4

Springer Open Journals

https://www.springeropen.com/journals

5

Trans stellar Journal Publications and Research Consultancy

http://www.tjprc.org/

6

Science Publications:

http://thescipub.com

7

Research India Publications

https://www.ripublication.com/

8

International Association of Engineering and Management

http://www.iaeme.com/

9

Seventh Sense Research Group

http://www.internationaljournalssrg.org/

10

IBIMA Publishing

http://ibimapublishing.com

11

Indian Academy of Sciences

http://www.ias.ac.in

12

Hindawi publishers

https://www.hindawi.com/

13

CSC Open-Access Library

http://www.cscjournals.org/

14

OMICS International

https://www.omicsonline.org

15

Elsevier Online Periodicals Repository

https://www.elsevier.com/about/open-science

16

IEEE

https://open.ieee.org/

 

Open Access E-Books

 

S.No

Name of Provider

e-Books database URL

1

Directory of Open Access Books

http://www.doabooks.org/

2

E-Books Directory

http://www.e- booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=73

3

AMS Books

http://www.ams.org/publicoutreach/math-history/math-history

4

Intech

https://www.intechopen.com/books

5

Audio Books for Free 

http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/screen_main.asp  

6

New Free Books

http://newfreebooks.com/

7

ACS e-Books

http://pubs.acs.org/search/advanced

8

Online book Page

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/index.html

9

UC Press E-Books Collection

http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/

10

GPO ACCESS

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/

11

INTERNET ARCHIVE

http://archive.org/details/texts

12

PROJECT GUTENBERG

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:About

13

BOOKBOON

http://bookboon.com

14

Free books Hub

http://www.freebookshub.com/

15

World Book

http://www.worldbook.com/

16

Books-On-Line.com 

http://www.books-on-line.com/bol/default.cfm

17

Computer Books

http://freecomputerbooks.com/

18

Page by Page Books Online

http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/

19

Read Print

http://www.readprint.com/

20

World e-book Library

http://www.netlibrary.net/default.aspx

21

Biodiversity Heritage Library

http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/

22

Free book centre

http://www.freebookcentre.net

23

Comic books

http://www.comicbookdb.com/

24

AR book find

http://www.arbookfind.com

25

Read Print

http://www.readprint.com/

26

Black book online

http://www.blackbookonline.info/

27

Fiction db

http://www.fictiondb.com/

28

E-Books

www.pdfdrive.net

29

Open Access e-Books

http://www.digitallibrary.edu.pk/OAEBooks.html

30

Free Tech Books

http://www.freetechbooks.com/

31

Get free books

https://Www.Getfreeebooks.Com/400-Free-Business-Sales-Career-Economics-And-Financial-Ebooks/#Humanresources

 

Open Access Institutional Repositories

 

S.No

Name of Provider

URL

1

Krishikosh

http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/

2

Journal of Digital Information

http://journals.tdl.org/jodi/index.php/jodi

3

Indian Journals

http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx

4

Journal of Engineering and Technology

http://www.onlinejet.net/

5

International Journal of Online Engineering

http://www.online-journals.org/i-joe/

6

Intelligent Control and Automation

http://www.scirp.org/journal/ica/

7

International Journal of Computers Communications & Control

http://univagora.ro/jour/index.php/ijccc/index

8

High Wire Press

http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/freeart.dtl

9

The Journal of Engineering (JoE)

http://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/joe/

10

Journal of Information Technology in Construction

http://www.itcon.org/

11

NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository

http://nopr.niscair.res.in/

12

National Institute of Technology - Rourkela

http://dspace.nitrkl.ac.in/dspace/

13

West Bengal Public Library Network

http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/jspui/

The Digital Library contains 35 computers have internet availability. Students can access Digital library from 8.30 A.M to 6.30 P.M on all working days. During holidays they are permitted from 8.30 A.M to 4.00 P.M. Ten Headphones are available for hearing Subject Videos, NPETL Videos and other learning videos. Students are access the following learning materials from Digital Library.

 

DIGITAL LIBRARY SERVICES

E-Resources

Link for Access

Springer - E-Journals (Engineering - 166 (EEE, ECE, Mech., Civil), CSE -  103)

http://link.springer.com/

DELNET : Institutional Membership 819 Electronic Journals

DELNET

DIGIMAT – A Digital Repository of Web Courses & Video Lectures 

Visit Knowledge Resource Centre

NDL (National Digital Library)

https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/

e-Shodhganga

https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/

Springer - E-Books (Engineering - 545) 

http://link.springer.com/

IEEE

http://www.ieee.org/

 

DIGITAL REPOSITORY 

S.No

E-resources

Content Type

Total Contents

1

WIKI Books

Books

2800+

2

Information Technology e-Books

 

7000+

3

Coursera

Online Course

700+

4

Academic Earth online Course

 

500+

5

MOOC course

 

4000+

6

Oxford University

 

300+

7

University of Cambridge

 

500+

8

Microsoft VirtualAcademy

 

550+

9

Khan Academy

Video Lectures

10000+

10

Spoken Tutorials

 

700+

11

TED Video

 

3000+

12

PhET Interactive simulation

 

150+

13

Engineering Technology Simulation

 

120+

14

NPTEL

Video and Web Lectures

86430+

15

Edx

 

1300+

16

MIT Open courseware Materials

 

2450+

17

DOAJ

Open Access Journals information

11500+

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Robotics & Automation

Department of Computer Science Engineering

Department of Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering

Department of Biomedical Engineering

S.No

Name of Provider

URL

1

Indian Patent Search (IPAIRS)

https://ipindiaservices.gov.in/publicsearch

2

Google Patents

https://patents.google.com/

3

Free Patents Online (FPO) 

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/

4

Espacenet Patent Search 

https://worldwide.espacenet.com/

5

The Lens 

https://www.lens.org/

6

US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

https://www.uspto.gov/patent

Library Services & Facilities

- Reference and Information Services

- Current Awareness Service [CAS]

- Inter Library Loan [ILL]

- Lending Service 

- Digital Library With CD / DVD’s

- Scanning Facility 

- Printing Facility 

- Spiral Binding Facility

- Reprographic Facility 

- Periodicals/ Magazines 

- OPAC

- NPTEL / SwayamPrabha

- E-Books & E- Journals [Springer Nature /J-GATE]

- User Orientation Programme

- New Arrivals Display

- Previous University Question Banks with Answers

- Institutional Member ship with DELNET,IETE, ICI and NDL

- Fully Automated and Bar code System

- Surveillance Camera Facility

- Periodicals Bound Volumes 

 

Current Awareness Service (CAS)

Announcement of the various institution regarding seminar, workshop and conferences etc will be displayed (Library Notice Board). Photocopies of the articles published by the faculty/students in various periodicals will be displayed and also send as e-mail to faculty, student and other staff in the name of News Paper Clippings.

 

Inter Library Loan (ILL)

Books (not available with us) may be obtained from other libraries on request. The institution is a Member in Developing Library Network (DELNET).

 

OPAC

The entire Library collection including books, journals, etc. can be searched through the web enabled Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC). Users can access the OPAC to find out the real-time availability of library materials from their own computer terminals. Faculty and students can reserve items, which are on loan.URL: http://172.16.11.2:8080/AutoLib/

 

Reference and Information Services

The library maintains a separate reference collection consisting of encyclopaedias, dictionaries, handbooks, technical data, and CD-Rom etc. Reference books are marked by REFERENCE ONLY. Readers may approach the circulation section for information

 

Interaction Service

This is an e-mail service which enhance the interaction between the user and the library. Reminder will be given to return the long due library material.

 

Library Orientation

Central Library offers the orientation program to the students and others in the beginning of every academic year. Through this program, an effort is made to familiarize with the resources, services, and facilities offered by Central Library and its policies to use the same.