• Acquisition Section
• Technical Section
• Circulation Section
• Periodical Section
• Reference Section
• Stack Area

Acquisition Section

Acquisition Section of the library deals with purchase of books, reference books serial publication and multi-volume books. The acquisition module, which updates the day to day of books such receiving indents for purchase of books, checking duplicates, placing orders, receiving and physical verification of books and finally passing the bills for payment. After that entering the books with serial number (accession numbers) in the accession register as well as in the system of the Library.

Technical Section

The Technical Section includes Classification, Cataloguing, arranging subject headings, data entry, checking and physical processing etc., of every books, project reports, back volumes of periodicals. When these operations are completed, the books are from technical section to the stack area for shelving.

Library follows ....

• Dewey Decimal Classification - 21st Edition for classification
• AACR 2 for cataloguing.

Circulation section

The functions of the circulation section are normally includes issuing and returning of books. All functions of this section are computerized and the transactions in this section based on the bar code technology. Three systems and three laser scanners are using for check-out (issue) and check-in (return) transactions

Periodical Section

The Process of Journal and Magazines subscriptions, renewals, payments / advances every year. regulates the shelf arrangement of the current journals, displays recent arrivals.

The following online journals :

• I E E E
• ACM
• DELNET
• ASME
• Computer Society - Digital Library

Reference Section

The Reference Section having fully air conditioned reading room with the seating capacity of 128. It contains books such as Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Syllabus and previous question papers, which are kept in glass almarahs and Dictionaries, GATE books, Text Books, Reference books Project reports, Back Volumes which are arranged in racks. The total collection in this section is to be referred in the library premises but not for lending. A copy each of the prescribed latest textbooks and other recommend books is kept in the reference section. New titles are displayed on New Arrivals Stand.

Rack-wise and Almarahs-wise details and Books, Encyclopedias & Syllabus and Question papers:

Stack Area

The Central Library is following Open access system, which allows the Users to choose the collection of their choice. The total collection of books, project reports and back volumes are arranged in 17 racks. Each rack has an explanatory Shelf list, which eases the user to locate the appropriate book in less time. The General Issue Books and Book Bank Issue Books are arranged from Rack 1 to Rack 11, Project reports and Back Volumes are on 12^th Rack, Reference books are arranged from Rack 13 to Rack 17. Hand books, Encyclopedias, Syllabus and Previous Question papers are arranged in Glass Almarahs

The following are the some of major activities of the Stack Area.

• Shelving of books.
• Conducting of Stock verification.
• Tracing of untraced books.
• Informing users about untraced books.
• Repairing of books.
• Assisting the Users in tracing of books.
• Conducting orientation of usage of books.

The below table gives a brief notes on rack-wise subject details.

General, Book Bank, Project Reports, Back Volumes & Reference Books:

Hand Books, Encyclopedias & Syllabus and Question papers: