Central Library

WELCOME TO CENTRAL LIBRARY OF LBRCE


                                    
One Best Book is equal to 100 Good Friends But One Good Friend is equal to a Library
                                                                                                                            - Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam


 @ A GLANCE


    • Huge Library complex with an area of 21,792 sft. (Ground , I, & II floors)

    • The ground floor accommodates Book Circulation Section, Newspapers, Magazines and Reprography / Photocopy

    • The first floor hosts Back volumes, Project reports, P.G. books, Digital Library and books for competitive examinations etc.

    • The second floor accommodates current Journals and Reference books

    • Equipped with modern infrastructure, with a reading capacity for 500 users.

    • Collection above 60,259 volumes.

    • More than 7800+ Online E-Journals & 31,35,000 E-books

    • More than  156 + Print Journals & Magazines 

    • Automated Library powered by Ez Library Software.

    • A Team of 08 professionally qualified and trained staff, aided by 7 support staff.

        

     WORKING HOURS


  • Regular working hours    :   08 : 00 AM  to  09 : 00 PM

  • Circulation hours              :   09 : 00 AM  to  06 : 00 PM

  •   Book   Return hours       :    09 : 00 AM  to  06 : 00 PM

  •   Book   Issue hours         :    09 : 00 AM  to 06 : 00 PM

  • Reference hours               :   08 : 00 AM  to  09 : 00 PM

  • On 2nd Saturdays             :   09 : 00 AM  to  05 : 00 PM  

  • On  Sundays                      : 09.00 AM to 1.00 PM   

  • It remains closed on all Holidays as notified in the gazette.

  • The above timings are subject to change from time to time.

    •            Circulation




                Reference



    • Reference section with 14,104 books
    • To refer/use these resources , one has to deposit his / her Identity card
    • All the Current Journals are displayed in this section.
    • An exclusive E-Learning Resource Centre with 30 Multimedia stations/Terminals
    • Open till 9:00 PM from Monday to Saturday
    • On all Second Saturdays, it is open from 9.00 AM to 05:00 PM only
    • On all Sundays, it is open from 9.00 AM to 01:00 PM only


                  Periodical



    •       Subscribes to more than 156 Indian Journals & Magazines

    •       Provides access to  7800 + E-Journals

    •       Provides access to 31,35,000+ E-books.

    •       Current Journals are displayed in the Reference section i.e. the second floor of the Library Building.

    •       Back volumes of Periodicals are displayed in the Circulation section.


            Stack Maintenance


    The Library follows an open access system. Students are free to browse through the collections and select required books. A dept-wise arrangement of books in library is done by following Dewey decimal classification. The minimum pure notation assigned to the subject is in 3 digits.


                  Computerization / Automation



          STAFF


    S.No

     Name of the Staff

    Designation

    Qualifications

    01

     Dr. T.SAMBASIVARAO

    Librarian

    M.A., M.L.I.Sc., PGD-LAN, Ph.D

    02

    G. Bhaskara Reddy

    Sr. Library Assistant

    M.A., M.LISc.,

    03

    I. Srinivasa Rao

    Sr. Library Assistant

    M.A., M.LISc.,

    04

    B. Venkateswara Rao

    Library Assistant

    B.Sc., B.LISc.,

    05

    K.Narasimha Rao

    Library Assistant

    B.A., M.LISc.,
    ITI Binder

    06

    K. Rajeswari

    Library Helper

    Intermediate, CLISc.,

    07

    V.Jaya Krishna

    Library Helper

    M.A., M.LISc.,

    08

    S.Nagamani

    Library Helper

    Intermediate

    09

    		G.Vara lakshmiLibrary HelperSSC

    10

    G.Jaya Kumari

    Attender

    B.Sc

    11

    J.LakshmaReddy

    Attender

    SSC

    12

    N. Gopi Krishna

    Attender

    Intermediate

    13

    SK.Pulla Saheb

    Attender

    Intermediate


       MEMBERSHIP


    • All  Bonafide Students and Staff members of  LBRCE are eligible for membership to avail the services of Central Library.

    • Application for membership should be made on the prescribed form which is available at the Library's Circulation Section.

    • All the registered members are called the users of Library.

    • The Library is primarily for the use of Faculty, Research Scholars, Students, and Non-Teaching employees of the Institute.

    • On special request, outsiders (Students, Faculty, Research scholars of other Colleges) are also permitted for a shorter period for research with written permission from the Director on the basis of a letter from the concerned Department / Institute.

    • The privilege of borrowing books from the library is restricted to LBRCE Staff & Students  only

    • An overdue charge is payable for returning books/Materials after the due date.

      RULES & REGULATIONS


        • SILENCE  & CLEANLINESS must  be strictly maintained  in & around the Central Library.

        • After obtaining Identity card, all students are advised to apply for the Library Membership in a prescribed application form, which is available at library circulation section.

        • All UG / PG Students are eligible to borrow books/materails. UG students can borrow 4 (Four) Books and PG students get a maximum 6 ( Six) Books from the Circulation section for a maximum period of 14 (FOURTEEN) Days.

        • All students / staff must clear their dues to obtain  a NO DUE Certificate from the Central Library.

        • While borrowing books, the user  is advised to check and ensure that the books are in proper condition.  If any Page(s) are found MISSING or DAMAGED,the same to be informed to the Library staff on Duty / LIBRARIAN.

        • The students should get the borrowed books CHECKED OUT and must cooperate with the staff member at the EXIT GATE.

        • Avoid making Pencil / Pen marks, underlining, or any other type of damage to the books.  If any such things are noticed at the time of returning the books, the borrower will be held RESPONSIBLE.

        • In case, a book is lost/ damaged, the borrower has to REPLACE with the LATEST EDITION of the lost / damaged book. If the book is not available, the borrower has to pay twice the COST as per the Library rules along with the overdue charges, if any.

        • Borrowers must RETURN books ON or BEFORE the Due Date.  The defaulters will be fined one rupee for each book per day after the expiry of the due date.

        • Book Bank facility is available for SC, ST students.  Students belonging to the above groups can make use of these Banks.

        • Books from the Book Bank will be issued only at the beginning of a semester and the same will have to be returned at the end of the semester.

        • REFERENCE BOOKS  &  CURRENT JOURNALS are NOT for ISSUE , and they should be referred  within  the Central Library only.

        • Students must follow the Notice Board of the Central Library regularly for updates.

        • Visit the website at www.lbrce.ac.in  for more information on Library resources, services and activities.

        • Consult the LIBRARIAN for any other information or clarification regarding any aspect of the Library.

        • Utmost cooperation, proper communication, discipline and conduct is highly valued in the library-user interface.

        • In case of any suggestion or difficulty, please see the LIBRARIAN in person or send an E-mail to: lbrcelibrary@lbrce.ac.in  or ssivaindian@gmail.com.


           Important Instructions

    • Cell Phones are NOT allowed into the central Library

    • Students are not allowed into the Library without the Institute's ID card

    • Library Books are issued through Barcode. Hence, all students must produce  ID cards with Barcode for all Library Transactions.

    • No Transaction will be done without student ID Card.

    • Students are advised NOT to exchange the ID Cards and Borrower tickets.

    • Students are advised NOT to borrow more than one copy of the same Title

    • Library Online Catalogue can be searched through OPAC

    • Institute provides access to E-Journals / E-Books. For access procedure, please contact the Library Staff / Librarian.

       COLLECTION/RESOURCES

                  TOTAL COLLECTION

       Volumes :   

      60,259

       Titles :

    14,104

       Back Volumes :

    1738

       Project Reports :

      3774

     

     

     Total no. of CD-ROMs

     6245

     

       E-Journals:

     7,800+

       E-Books:

      31,35,000+

       Journals & Magazines-Print:

      156

     

    Number of Volumes/Titles/Journals available (Program-wise)

     

    S.No

    Course(s)

    Number of titles of the books

    Number of Volumes

    Journals

    Procured by College 

    Book Bank
      ( SC/ST)

    National
    (Print)

    Inter-national
    (E– Journals)

    1

    Aerospace  Engineering

    259

    1408

    139

    03

    7800+
    For all programs

    2

    Civil Engineering

    356

    2745

    225

    09

    3

    Computer Science and Engineering

    2222

    6886

    1077

    10

    4

    Information Technology

    1334

    4898

    389

    06

    5

    Electronics &Communications Engineering

    2003

    6466

    794

    12

    6

    Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering

    424

    1845

    303

    06

    7

    Electrical & Electronics Engineering

    904

    4089

    710

    10

    8

    Mechanical Engineering

    1978

    8038

    1251

    10

    9

    Mater of Computer Applications

    354

    2692

    058

    10

    10

    Master of Business Administration

    1455

    4644

    287

    30

    11

    Freshmen Engineering Department

    2815

    9981

    1336

    10

     

    TOTAL

    14,104

    53,692

    6567

    116

    7800+

     
    Titles and volumes added

     


    Academic Year

    Number of New Titles added

    Number of New editions added

    Number of New Volumes added

    CFY (2018 – 2019)

    565

    1447

    2012

    CFYm1(2017 –2018)

    354

    893

    1247

    CFYm2(2016 – 2017)

    150

    506

    656

    CFYm3(2015 – 2016)

    174

    1155

    1329


      

    2019-E-Journal Subscription Packages

    1

       ASCE E-Journal Package

    2

        ASME E-journal Package

    3

       DELNET

    4

        Elsevier - Science Direct

    5

      IEEE ASPP Package

    6

        N- LIST INFLIBNET

    7

       Springer - Electrical, Electronics & Computer Science Engineering

     

     

    Scholarly journal subscription.

    Year

    Number of Technical Magazines / Periodicals

    Number of total Technical Journals subscribed

    Scholarly journal titles (in originals, reprints)

    Hardcopy

    Softcopy

    CFY
    (2018 – 2019)

    156

    116

    7800+

    ASCE,ASME,DELNET , ELSEVIER – SCIENCE DIRCT , IEEE, NLIST & SPRINGER

    CFYm1
    (2017 –2018)

    156

    116

    7800+

    ASCE,ASME,DELNET , ELSEVIER – SCIENCE DIRCT , IEEE, NLIST & SPRINGER

    CFYm2
    (2016 – 2017)

     

    156

     

    116

     

    7800+

    ASCE,ASME,DELNET , ELSEVIER – SCIENCE DIRCT , IEEE, NLIST & SPRINGER

    CFYm3
    (2015 – 2016)

     

    156

     

    116

     

    7800+

    ASME,ASTM,DELNET , ELSEVIER – SCIENCE DIRCT , IEEE & NLIST

    •   
       

         OPAC :

         ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOGUE



    • OPAC provides access to the Library database of LBRCE.

    • OPAC allows  users to search the database by Title, Author, Call Number, Accession number of the document/book

    •   DIGITAL RESOURCES


    • Provides IP-based access to the subscribed online e-Journal packages of various publishers

      • Note : The following resources can be accessed from any computer (with INTERNET) connected to the LAN from anywhere in the campus.
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    • ASCE – Civil Engineering   -  http://ascelibrary.org/

    • ASME – Mechanical Engineering -  http://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org

    • DELNET –   http://www.delnet.nic.in/

    • ELSEVIER– SCIENCEDIRECT–   http://www.sciencedirect.com

    • IEEE – ASPP  - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org

    • N – LIST (e-shodh sindhu)  -  http://nlist.inflibnet.ac.in/

    • Springer  -  http://link.springer.com

      •  

      NPTEL VIDEO LECTURES

       


      S.No

      Program

      Number of Subjects

      Number of Lectures

      1

      CSE, IT& MCA

      97

      2809

      2

      ECE, EIE& EEE

      139

      3837

      3

      MECH, ASE& CIVIL

      310

      9830

      4

      MBA

      35

      1467

      5

      FED

      297

      11275

       

      TOTAL

      878

      29218


        NOTICES

      Attention :  First Year Students of B.Tech, MBA, MCA & M.Tech.

      • All the FIRST Year students are informed to approach the Library Circulation Section for Library Membership after obtaining Identity Card from the office.

      • Each student is eligible to Borrow / Loan Four books (4) for UG students Six books (6) for PG Students from the Library for a period of a maximum 14 Days.

      • For further clarification, please contact the Librarian.

        • All Final Year outgoing students are informed to refer to the following procedure to obtain  Library No due certificate :

        • All Borrowed Books ( incl. book bank ) to be returned to the Central Library

        • Lost Books to be replaced with new copy of the latest edition along with the overdue charges, if any.

        • All the library dues (Library Fines ) to be cleared.

        • All the Library borrower tickets to be returned to the Central Library.

      •      CONTACT US




        Dr.T.SAMBASIVARAO
        Librarian
        Central Library
        Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering
        Mobile: 9848341559, 08659-222933, exten-607 .
        E-mail: lbrcelibrary@lbrce.ac.in or ssivaindian@gmail.com

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