Library

Overview

St. Peters Engineering College Library plays a vital role in meeting the present and anticipated future needs of its scientific community by selecting, acquiring, disseminating appropriate scientific and technical information through different channels of communication. Library initially was setup in 2007. The college’s central library is housed in a part of the block having a plinth area of early 970 sq.m. with a total seating capacity of 250. The Central library is stocked with 53649 books and also subscribed to 54 National Journals and 12 Magazines. The active sections of the central library are computerized with 150 book issues and 250 active readers in the library per day. Digital library is well equipped systems to access E-journals J-Gate. In addition Multimedia E-Learning Center. NPTEL Facility (National Program on Technology Enhanced Learning) to access web & video lectures and Institutional Membership of DELNET (Inter- library loan) for resource sharing are available in the library. The Central Library collectively supports the teaching, research and extension programmes of the Institute. All students, faculty members of the Institute are entitled to make use of the Library facilities by taking library membership. The Library, besides having a huge collection of books on Engineering, Science & Humanities offers library services through its various divisions. The Center Library is equipped with NewGenLib Software Package which is an Integrated Library Management System (ILMS) with Barcode Scanner that supports all in-house operations of the library. The Central Library can be accessed through the On-line Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) within the campus premises.

Competitive Examinations Cell

The novel feature of SPEC Library is the establishment of Competitive Examinations Cell with the main objective of providing reading material for student community preparing for various competitive examinations. The cell provides books and journals relating to Civil Services, Public Service Commission, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, GATE, UGC-NET and other competitive examinations.

Library Timings

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

Vision and Mission

Vision

To be best among engineering college libraries in the country.
To incorporate the latest technology and adopt user friendly approach towards students and faculty.
To offer comprehensive services related to dissemination of knowledge.
To provide quality service to the users.
To disseminate technical knowledge.
To offer modern tools for accessing information.
To network with leading libraries.

Mission

Library serves as a resource center and aims to develop a comprehensive collection of documents useful for faculty and students of the institute and provides an efficient dissemination of knowledge.

Services

Issues and Returns
Reference and Reading Section
Competitive Books
Open Access System
Journals/ Magazine/ Periodicals
Reprography Service
OPAC(Online Public Access Catalogue)
Library Automation
Digital Library(E-Journals/ E-Books/ NPTEL)
ILL (Inter Library Loan)

Books Summary

Department wise Number of Books, Journals And E Journals

S. No	Courses	Titles	Volumes	Journals &Mag.			e – books	e – journals	NPTEL	CD’S
	U.G			National	Int. Journals	Magazines			Videos
1	CE	416	1991	0	0	0	1660	647	704	0
2	EEE	685	7352	6	0	1	1915	574	871	167
3	MECH	800	6911	0	0	0	1167	1683	1048	106
4	ECE	1251	7287	6	0	1	1237	204	917	735
5	CSE(Allied Branches)	1061	11491	6	0	1	2206	847	701	506
6	IT	162	803	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	AI&ML	236	777	6	0	1	0	0	0	0
8	S&H	1012	16301	18	0	6	2933	3050	577	1362
9	CSC	131	591	6	0	1	0	0	0	0
10	CSG	59	145	6	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Total	5813	53649	54	0	12	11118	7005	4818	2876

Titles & Volumes

Year Wise Titles & Volumes Added-2017-18 to 2021-2022
Academic Year	No of Titles added	No of New Editions Added	No of New Volumes added
2023-24	15	10	49
2022-23	221	129	411
2021-22	155	148	831
2020-21	66	59	162
2019-20	172	82	991
2018-19	235	96	1660
2017-18	284	179	2039

National & International Journals

Year Wise National & International Journals 2017-18 to 2021-2022
Year	National	International	Total
2023-2024	54	0	54
2022-2023	112	12	124
2021-2022	108	12	120
2020-2021	102	12	114
2019-20	101	12	113
2018-19	102	24	126
2017-18	105	20	125

E Resources

Access Details

Within the campus through INTRANET

S.NO	E-Resources	Access
1	J-Gate (Engineering Collection) E-Journals(2005 Full Text)	https://jgateplus.com
2	DELNET	http://164.100.247.26
3	NPTEL e-Learning VIDEO CONTENT	192.168.99.2/LocalGuru/
4	Library OPAC (Online Public Access catalogues our college)	http://192.168.99.193:8080/newgenlibctxt/

Library Rules

Students & staff should enter their details in login Register before entering the Library.
The students must carry their Identity cards to the library.
The library user shall not engage in audible conversation in any part of the library.
Cleanliness should be maintained in & around the library-cum-information centre.
Open during 8.30am to 8.00pm on all working days.
Two books can be borrowed at a time from the library.
A book drawn by a student may be retained for 15 days. Book may be recalled at any time. The Book should be returned on or before the date last marked/Stamped otherwise a fine Rs 1 per day shall levy as per the Library Rules.
Any book taken in/out of Library will be checked at the library gate.
In case book is lost/damaged the borrower either have to replace the book of same edition or pay a price plus fine of Rs.50/-. In case of rare book Principal will impose a special fine.
Every student is required to produce their identity card with Library card for obtaining, no dues slip at the end of the session or leaving the Institute.
The principal on the recommendation of the librarian reserves the right to cancel the membership privilege of any student found misbehaving/committing thefts.
Members shall not bring printed materials, personal belongings and library books issued to them inside the library. They are to be kept at the property counter.
Members are responsible for any Damage Caused by them to the books or any other belongings of the library and in case of Damage caused he /she have to pay the penalty imposed by the Librarian.
Use of mobile phone in the library is prohibited.
Avoid making pencil/pen marks, underlining, scribbling and tearing pages in the books/journals. If any such things are noticed at the time of returning the books, borrower will be held responsible and appropriate fine will be collected.
Books marked “Not for Loan” and Reference Books will not be issued.
Consult the Library staff on duty for any other information, suggestions and issues.

S No	Name of the Staff	Teaching/Non-Teaching	Designation	Qualification	Experience	Date of Joining	Mobile
1	Dr. N. Ravisankar Reddy	Teaching-Professional Staff	Librarian In charge	M. A, B. Ed., M. Lib. Sc, Ph. D	14 Years	23-03-2022	9441373732
2	P. Anand Kumar	Teaching-Professional Staff	Librarian	B. Com , M. Lib. Sc PGDPMIR	20 years	01-11-2018	9492759264
3	M. Therajamma	Non Teaching-Professional Staff	Book Bearer	B. A.	8 years	03-07-2012	8639171601