Library & Information Centre

The Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology (VJIT) Central Library is the soul of the Institution. The Central Library supports the Institution in realizing its primary goal of imparting the quality Technical Education and to promote the research activities. The Central Library acquires, process, preserves and disseminate the information to the user Community for attaining the academic and research goals. The Objective of the Central Library is to empower knowledge. The Central Library provides information services and access to bibliographic as well as full-text digital and printed resources to support the scholarly and informational needs of the Institute community.

Housed in an independent and spacious building, The Central Library has an extensive collection of Books, Scientific and Technical Journals accompanied by a vast collection of Electronic Resources. The central Library comprises of Reference Section, Circulation Section, Journals Section, Newspaper Section, Reprography Section, Discussion Room, SC/ST Book Bank Section and Digital Library. The Library has automated all its activities by Koha Integrated Library Software to provide better, effective and immediate services to user fraternity. Apart from the Central Library, departmental libraries have set up to cater to the needs of the students, faculty and Research Scholars at the departmental level.

Well-equipped with modern facilities with WiFi enabled contains a myriad of resources including CD- ROMs, online databases, audio-video cassettes, books, e-journals, theses, reports, monographs, full-text and bibliographical databases among others.

Vision

The V JIT Library is engaged in learning and discovery as essential participants in the educational Fraternity. V JIT Library develop, organize, provide access to and preserve materials to meet the needs of present and future generations of students and scholars. We explore and implement innovative technologies and services to deliver information and scholarly resources conveniently to users anytime/anyplace. We also provide well-equipped and functional physical spaces where students can pursue independent learning and discovery outside the classroom. The VJIT Library supports scholarship and research productivity and foster their sustainability.

Prominent Features

• Seating Capacity of the library 250
• 55,385 volumes
• 7,216 Titles
• Departmental Libraries
• Automated Library Operations – with bar code system to scan the documents & Records.
• Koha Open Source Library Software and DSpace for Institutional Repository.
• The Library has an online renewal system and also allows members to send requests for books they need.
• Library books are classified and arranged as per Dewey decimal classification Scheme (DDC).
• 123 print National and International journals.
• E-Learning resource center – Digital Library with 35 terminals.
• Online e-journals (IEEE, ASME, ASCE, DELNET, EBSCO (e-books), N-List)
• NPTEL Video Lectures.

Sections of the Central Library

The library has several sections with their own functions to perform for the benefit of the users and to improve the efficiency of the library.
The sections in the Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology Library are :

• Circulation section
• Periodical section
• Reprographic section
• Reference section
• E-resource Centre ( Digital Library )
• Discussion Room
• Digital Library
• SC / ST Book Bank Section

Library Rules

General Rules and Regulations

• Silence & Cleanliness should be strictly maintained in & around the Library & Information Centre.
• After obtaining the Institute Identity Card, all the Students are advised to apply for the Library Membership in a prescribed application form, which is available at library Information Desk.
• All the UG / PG Students are eligible to borrow / Loan three (3) Books from the Circulation section for a Period of 14 (FOURTEEN) Days.
• All the Students / Staff should clear the dues to obtain a NO-DUE Certificate from the Library & Information Centre.
• While borrowing the Books the User is ADVISED to Check and ensure that the Book(s) / is/ are in PROPER condition. If any Page(s) are MISSING or DAMAGED, inform the same to the Library Staff on Duty.
• The students should get the borrowed books CHECKED OUT and cooperate with the staff member at the EXIT GATE. To verify the Check-Out details.
• Avoid making Pencil / Pen Marks, Underlining, or any other type of Damage to the Book(s). If any such things are noticed at the time of returning the books, the Borrower will be held RESPONSIBLE.
• In case the Book is lost, the Borrower has to REPLACE the LATEST EDITION of the Lost Book. If the Book is not available, the Borrower has to pay the COST of the Book as per the Library Rules.
• Borrowers should RETURN the books ON or BEFORE the Due Date. Defaulter will be fined Rs.1.00 (one rupee) per day.
  Book Bank facility is available for SC, ST Students. Students belonging to the respective group can make use of these Banks.
  REFERENCE BOOKS & JOURNALS are NOT for ISSUE and they should be referred WITHIN the Library & Information Centre only.
• WATCH the Notice Board of the Library & Information Centre every time you visit for any updates.
• Visit the Library & Information Centre website for more information on Library Resources, Services and Activities.
• Consult the Library Staff on Duty for a reference service or any other Information or Clarification.
• Utmost Co-operation, Proper Communication, Discipline and Conduct are always solicited.
• Library documents taken out for consultation from shelves should not be restored to the shelves by users; they should be left on the reading tables in the library.
• Theses, dissertations, rare books, books out of print, reprints, microfilms, reference books of general nature such as encyclopedias, almanacs, directories, hand books, reports, pamphlets, technical bulletins shall not be issued for home reading and can be consulted in the library.
• Library document loaned for the normal period may be renewed for two more loan period on production of the same provided they are not already claimed by other readers.
• Library document is not non-transferable, nor shall any member borrow library documents (s) on other member’s account.
• Member can borrow library documents only once in a day.
  Library documents which are not in good condition shall not be issued for home reading.
• Library suspends to issue new books, if the student is overdue two or more books at one time.
• The suspension will remove as soon as he/she clears all his/her overdue.
• Removing library documents without getting them properly issued is a serious misdemeanor and Librarian shall have powers to impose fine.

Library Committee

To aid and advice the Library operations the Library committee has been constituted for governing the library activities in day to day activities for effective functioning of the Library. The Committee meets periodically to review the progress and actions to be taken in due course of time.

The Following is the Constitution of the Library Committee

SC/ST BOOK BANK

Students belonging to S.C/S.T can also avail this Book Bank facility. The books are supplied by the Government of Telangana, Department of Social Welfare under the Integrated Scheme of Social Welfare for SC/ST. Under this scheme the students of SC/ST are given a set of textbooks at the beginning of each semester.

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