Library

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Library

The KIT Library, as vital to the college as a face is to a person, spans 611 sq.m. and conforms to international standards.

Kangeyam Institute of Technology Library Highlights

A stack of books

Over 30,745 volumes and 11,608 titles spanning various disciplines.

Digital Learning

Access a wide array of digital and e-journal resources anytime, anywhere.

Dedicated Spaces

Dedicated spaces and tools to support in-depth study and innovative research.

Personalized Learning

Circulation, photocopying, and personalized assistance to enhance user experience.

Vision

To cater to the diverse needs of our users by providing scholarly resources in print, digital, and visual formats, supporting the teaching, learning, and research endeavors at Kangeyam Institute of Technology.

Mission

To efficiently disseminate scholarly resources through modern automation and open-source software, ensuring easy access via our digital library centre.

Library Area

Library Area in Sq.Meters: 616.2 Square Meters

Collections

  • Books:
    • Volumes: 31,492
    • Titles: 11,878
  • Periodicals:
    • Journals: 144
    • Magazines: 02

Details of Library Books

Sl.No Department Title Volume
1 AI&DS 187 528
2 AI&ML 118 279
3 Civil 1420 4263
4 CSE 1571 4062
5 ECE 1779 4918
6 EEE 1037 2652
7 Mechanical 1679 4378
8 Science and Humanities(S & H) 1335 3218
9 ME.CEM 344 887
10 ME.STR 305 706
11 ME.CSE 313 862
12 MBA 1790 4739
Grand Total 11878 31492

National and Interntional Journal

Sl.No Department National Interntional
1 AI&DS 6 6
2 AI&ML 6 6
3 Civil 6 6
4 CSE 6 6
5 ECE 6 6
6 EEE 6 6
7 Mechanical 6 6
8 Science and Humanities(S & H) 6 6
9 ME.CEM 6 6
10 ME.STR 6 6
11 ME.CSE 6 6
12 MBA 6 6
Grand Total 72 72

Digital Resources (if any)

E-Journals: DELNET and K-hub (6236), DELNET (938), K-hub (5298) NDLI, e-Shodh Sindhu


E-book details: DELNET and K-hub (8248), DELNET (2.677), K-hub (5.571)

LIBRARY RESOURCES (Values)

  • Value of Books: (Rs. 55,98,923,86)
  • Value of Journals: (Rs. 16,28,202)
  • Value of Back Volumes (Bounded Volumes): (Rs. 85,214)
  • Value of Digital & Other Resources: Rs. 71,390 (DELNET and K-hub)
  • E-Resources: Rs. 71,390 (DELNET = 13,570 and K-hub = 57,820)

LIBRARY RESOURCES (In Numbers)

  • Total No.of Newspapers Subscribed: 08(Tamil 05 and English 03)
  • Total No.of Back Volumes: (1237)
  • Total No.of Bank Volumes: (343)
  • Other Digital Resources: (Including Book CDs/Audio/Video): (CDs:2488 Engineering and Management)
  • Project: (UG and PG) (2186 Engineering and Management)
  • Ph.D. Thesis: 04(Management)

STACK ROOM

803 bookshelves are housing the books for lending. The books are classified according to the Dewey Decimal Classification system. Bay guides are available for easy access. An open-access system is followed, which goes a long way in helping readers locate books and making the search process easier. Books and bookshelves are cleaned daily to prevent pests.

READING HALL

It is a spacious and well-ventilated area for comfortable reading for extended periods, exclusively holding the syllabus copies. It includes 10 round tables with a seating capacity of 50 chairs. Students are permitted to bring books from the stacks for their reading. Besides that, there are 5 drawing tables.

REFERENCE SECTION

There are 1270 reference books, including Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Handbooks (General, Science, and Technology) on all branches of engineering, science, and the humanities. The reference hall is equipped with 6 full-size steel racks. It consists of 2 tables seating 10, exclusively for reference purposes.

PERIODICAL SECTION

A separate section is available for Periodicals on the mezzanine floor. It has 3 tables with a seating capacity of 15 chairs. Additional chairs are available when necessary. This section includes both technical and Non-technical Journals and magazines at the National and International levels. The latest issue of the Journal / Magazine will be exhibited outside on the respective shelves. Previous issues will be for ready reference.

NEW ARRIVALS SECTION

In this section, the latest titles and editions are displayed for the attention of the users to update their knowledge.

NEWSPAPER SECTION

There are two separate round-shaped tables to read newspapers. This has 2 sets of double round tables and 8 single chairs for pleasure reading.

The following Newspapers are subscribed to for the Library:

  • The Hindu - English
  • The Hindu - English
  • The New Indian Express
  • Business Line
  • Dina Mani
  • Dina Malar
  • Daily Thanthi
  • Kaalaikathir

BOOK BANK SECTION

There are 343 books in the book bank section. The books can be provided exclusively for Post Matric Scholarship holders of the SC & ST students. Each student can take up to 5 books, which can be kept for one semester.

RARE BOOK/ SPECIAL BOOKS

There are 437 books in the rare book section. Our library has an extensive collection of resources available for users. The library is enriched with rare books, including handbooks, old editions, encyclopaedias, project reports, and books on competitive examinations, personality development, and the English language.

REPROGRAPHY SECTION

There is one photocopy available in the central library. The library provides reprographic services to the users at a nominal cost. This service is helpful to the students for preparing their paper presentations, projects, etc.

JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES

No. of National & International Subscriptions: 135

ONLINE JOURNALS and MAGAZINES (E-Resources)

No. of Online Journals Subscription: 6236

Digital Library

The digital library user has access to all digital content, including CDs and DVDs, through 18 systems that are exclusively assigned to them and located in the central library. To access various E-resources, such as DELNET, NDLI, e-Shodh Sindhu and K-hub, the digital library is equipped with adequate computers and a high-speed internet connection of 200 Mbps. Our digital library offers capabilities such as internet access, e-book access, e-journal access, NDLI access, K-hub access, CD-ROM access, and web access. This section also has well-equipped furniture and computers.

E-RESOURCES SELF-SUBSCRIPTION

1. DELNET Discovery Portal: discovery1 www.delnet.in
2. K-Hub Discovery Portal: discovery www.k-hub.in

OPEN ACCESS E-RESOURCES

  • Courseware and Learning Resources:
    • SWAYAM: Massive Open Online Courses
    • SWAYAMPRABHA: View Digital Courses on TV
    • e-Acharya (INFLIBNET Gandhinagar)
    • e-Gyankosh
    • e-PG Pathshala (INFLIBNET Gandhinagar)
    • e-ShodhSindhu (e-SS)
    • e-Yantra: Engineering for better Tomorrow
    • Virtual Labs: Web-enabled experiments designed for remote operation
    • FOSSEE: Free/Libre and Open Source Software for Education
    • Spoken Tutorial: Tutorial in IT Application
    • National Digital Library of India (NDLI)
    • Shodhganga: A reservoir of Indian Theses
    • NPTEL Video Lectures
    • Codecademy
    • Free Lecture videos
    • Harvard Open Courseware
    • MIT Open Courseware and other Learning Resources (OCW)
    • Open Yale Courses
    • Oxford Mathematics Open Courseware and other Learning Resources
    • Video Lecture
    • Shodh Shudhhi (PDS): Plagiarism Detection Software
    • IRINS: Research Information Management System
    • ERP-SAMARTH
    • India Data Portal
    • NSO Survey Microdata Portal – MoSPI

FREE E-BOOKS

  • Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
  • Open Library
  • Project Gutenberg
  • Rare Book Room
  • Writings and Speeches of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
  • eBooks Lobby
  • Free E-Books
  • Shareware eBooks
  • Anna University - Free eBooks
  • Planet PDF
  • Fictionwise
  • Virginia eBooks
  • Many Books
  • Easy Media Broadcast
  • Web Source
  • Web Books

E-JOURNALS

  • Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Centre (AIRCC)
  • Advances In Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Annales Geophysicae
  • Anthropoetics: The Journal of Generative Anthropology
  • Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Chemical Engineering Research Bulletin
  • Communicating Astronomy with the Public
  • Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Fibreculture Journal
  • Iaeng International Journal of Applied Mathematics
  • International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education
  • International Journal of Design
  • International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology
  • International Journal of Internet Science
  • Journal of Geosciences
  • Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management
  • Revista Letra Magna
  • Sankhya: The Indian Journal of Statistics
  • Science Publications
  • Semantics and Pragmatics
  • Silpakorn University Science and Technology Journal
  • The Arkeotek Journal
  • The International Journal of the Creative Arts In Interdisciplinary Practice the
  • Journal of Religion and Film
  • Theological Librarianship
  • Technology Focus

E-JOURNAL DATABASES

  • CSIR-NISCAIR Journals
  • Indian Society for Education and Environment
  • Khagol (Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository
  • ChemSpider
  • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
  • HighWire
  • Hindawi Publishing
  • Impact Journals
  • PLoS
  • PubMed Central
  • Science Alert
  • Springer Open Access

E-Print Archive

  • ArXiv.org
  • CERN Document Server
  • Chemical Sciences Repository
  • Cogprints
  • HAL open archive Scholarly documents
  • HAL-SHS Archive of scientific literature
  • Institut Nicod Eprints Archive
  • Organic eprints
  • Solar Physics E-Print Archive

Institutional Repositories

  • CSIR-CFTRI
  • CSIR-Indian Institute of Astrophysics
  • CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology
  • CSIR-NAL
  • CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography
  • IIM Ahemdabad
  • IIM Kozhikode
  • IISc Bangalore
  • IIT BHU
  • IIT Bhubaneswar
  • IIT Bombay
  • IIT Delhi
  • IIT Gandhinagar
  • IIT Guwahati
  • IIT Hyderabad
  • IIT Kharagpur
  • IIT Roorkee
  • Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore
  • Institutional Archives Registry
  • Mahatma Gandhi University
  • National Institute of Oceanography
  • National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
  • NIT Rourkela
  • Raman Research Institute
  • Australian University Theses & Dissertations
  • DART-Europe E-Theses Portal
  • DiVA portal
  • Open Access Theses and Dissertations: OATD
  • Open Directory Project Free Dissertations
  • Open DOAR
  • OpenThesis.org
  • PQDT OPEN: ProQuest Digital Theses
  • ROAR
  • ROARMAP
  • Thesis Abstracts and Dissertation Abstract

National Repository

  • Digital Library of India
  • National Digital Library of India (IIT Kharagpur)
  • ShodhGanga (INFLIBNET-India)
  • IITs Council
  • Vidwan
  • Vidyanidhi Project
  • Research Project Database
  • ShodhGangotri (INFLIBNET-India)
  • Patents and Standards
  • ECMA International open standards
  • Esp@cenet
  • European Patent Office (EPO)
  • Google Patents
  • Indian Patent design and trademark
  • Indian Patent Office
  • Open Geospatial Consortium
  • OpenStandards.net
  • US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
  • World Wide Web Consortium open Standard

Search Engines

  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
  • CiteSeerX
  • Connecting Repositories (CORE)
  • Google Scholar
  • JURN
  • Microsoft Academic Search
  • OAIster (WorldCat)

Virtual Libraries/Subject Gateways

  • INFOMINE
  • Internet Public Library
  • The Virtual Library of Mathematics (VifaMath)
  • WorldWideScience.org
  • WWW Virtual Library
  • University Directory

KYOCERATASKALFA READER AND SCANNER

Kyocera Taskalfa is for any visually impaired computer user who wants near instant, easy and accurate access to printed documents. It has been specifically designed for the requirements of our students with a computer system.

WI-FI

Wireless encryption provides a high level of assurance that only authorized users can access the library data through the Wi-Fi facility

Institutional Membership

We have institutional memberships with the following organizations:

  • DELNET (Developing Library Network), New Delhi
  • K-Hub (Knowledge Hub), New Delhi
  • NDLI (National Digital Library of India), Kolkata
  • E-Shodh Sindhu, Ministry of HRD (now renamed as Ministry of Education)

Additionally, links to various national and international library networks are available in the library portal for resource sharing.

Links to Other Libraries

National Library Networks

International Library Networks

  • Who Can Borrow Library Materials?
    • Current Students, Faculty, Staff

Borrowing Privileges:

  • Graduate Students: each UG student can take a year-wise distribution of up to 2-5 items for 14 days
  • Postgraduate Students: Up to 5 items for 14 days
  • Faculty/Staff: Up to 8 items for 6 months

How to Borrow Library Materials?

  • Present a valid KIT ID card at checkout
  • Items can be renewed in person for another 14 days
  • Overdue fine: ₹1 per item per day

Items That Can Be Borrowed

  • Circulation Collection
    • Books available in the Library
    • Checked out at the Circulation Desk on the Main Level
  • Media Collection
    • Includes video tapes, audio tapes, CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs
    • Available in the Library's Digital Section
    • Checked out at the Media Desk
    • Loan duration: 1 day for all users
  • Interlibrary Loan (ILL): Books, Articles, Digital Resources

Information & Assistance

For any queries or support regarding library borrowing or resources, please contact the library staff for assistance.

Sl.No Name Qualification Designation
1 Dr.M.Mani M.L.I.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. Librarian
2 Mr.S.Rajasekaran B.Com., M.L.I.Sc., PGDCA Asst. Librarian
3 Ms.S.Shanmuga Priya B.Com (CS), C.L.I.Sc., M.L.I.Sc. Asst. Librarian
4 Mr.M.Kannan - Office Asst.