- Central Library
- ILMS
- Books
- Open Access
- Digital Library
- E-Content
- E-Thesis
- E-Patents
- Library Services
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 | |
2 | BioMed Central | |
3 | Scientific Research Publishing | |
4 | Springer Open Journals | |
5 | Trans stellar Journal Publications and Research Consultancy | |
6 | Science Publications: | |
7 | Research India Publications | |
8 | International Association of Engineering and Management | |
9 | Seventh Sense Research Group | |
10 | IBIMA Publishing | |
11 | Indian Academy of Sciences | |
12 | Hindawi publishers | |
13 | CSC Open-Access Library | |
14 | OMICS International | |
15 | Elsevier Online Periodicals Repository | |
16 | IEEE |
Open Access E-Books
S.No | Name of Provider | e-Books database URL |
1 | Directory of Open Access Books | |
2 | E-Books Directory | http://www.e- booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=73 |
3 | AMS Books | |
4 | Intech | |
5 | Audio Books for Free | |
6 | New Free Books | |
7 | ACS e-Books | |
8 | Online book Page | |
9 | UC Press E-Books Collection | |
10 | GPO ACCESS | |
11 | INTERNET ARCHIVE | |
12 | PROJECT GUTENBERG | |
13 | BOOKBOON | |
14 | Free books Hub | |
15 | World Book | |
16 | Books-On-Line.com | |
17 | Computer Books | |
18 | Page by Page Books Online | |
19 | Read Print | |
20 | World e-book Library | |
21 | Biodiversity Heritage Library | |
22 | Free book centre | |
23 | Comic books | |
24 | AR book find | |
25 | Read Print | |
26 | Black book online | |
27 | Fiction db | |
28 | E-Books | |
29 | Open Access e-Books | |
30 | Free Tech Books | |
31 | Get free books |
Open Access Institutional Repositories
S.No | Name of Provider | URL |
1 | Krishikosh | |
2 | Journal of Digital Information | |
3 | Indian Journals | |
4 | Journal of Engineering and Technology | |
5 | International Journal of Online Engineering | |
6 | Intelligent Control and Automation | |
7 | International Journal of Computers Communications & Control | |
8 | High Wire Press | |
9 | The Journal of Engineering (JoE) | |
10 | Journal of Information Technology in Construction | |
11 | NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository | |
12 | National Institute of Technology – Rourkela | |
13 | West Bengal Public Library Network |
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) | |
DELNET : Institutional Membership 819 Electronic Journals | |
DIGIMAT A Digital Repository of Web Courses & Video Lectures | |
NDL (National Digital Library) | |
e-Shodhganga | |
Springer – E-Books (Engineering – 545) | |
IEEE |
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 | Europe E-theses Portal | |
2 | British Library EThOS service | |
3 | Netherlands | |
4 | PQDT Open | |
5 | Corvinus University dissertations | |
6 | Durham e-Theses | |
7 | MIT Theses |
S.No | Name of Provider | URL |
1 | Indian Patent Search (IPAIRS) | |
2 | Google Patents | |
3 | Free Patents Online (FPO) | |
4 | Espacenet Patent Search | |
5 | The Lens | |
6 | US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) |
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.