The college has well-established fully computerized Library (Knowledge Center) with a large collection of textbooks, reference books, technical and non-technical journals and magazines, educational DVDs and CDs for all courses offered through various departments. In addition to physical copies of relevant journals, the library has also subscribed international online journals like IEEE and Science Direct, which can be accessed and downloaded through Wi-Fi enabled internet facility. We have put the Closed Circuit Camera at the 16 places of library to stop the students misbehaves in the library premises. Knowledge center is accommodate with various renowned resource sharing facilities The Library has separate reading area, references section, web access room, audio visual room, book bank area etc to facilitate fullest utilization of the available resources by the students and staff. It also has a very good collection of value-added cultural and spiritual books by renowned authors to build up the moral and inner strength of the students. In order to facilitate all the readers in selecting the reading materials of their interest, the access to stacks is open to all members. The reading materials have been classified and catalogued based on Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC). It works as a nerve center of the institution by keeping the knowledge of students and faculty members updated. The Information data bank is constantly updated and the facilities are added periodically to keep pace with the recent developments in the various arenas of knowledge.
Collections
Books
More then 34000. To search WEB OPAC (http://202.131.109.94)
E-Books
Available on ftp://202.131.109.94
Print Periodicals
Journals - 95 [View List]
Magazine - 71 [View List]
Online Journals
IEEE -254 [View List]
Science Direct 135 [View List]
CD/DVDs
Book C.D. - 1135 [View List]
Journals/ Magazine C.D. - 579 [View List]
Video Lectures
NPTEL Available at http://nptel.iitm.ac.in
Professional/Institutional Membership
(1) INDEST-AICTE
(2) DELNET
(3) ISTE
(4) IETE
Events Photographs Album
Since 1996, Year wise DVD’s are available in Press media and Publication Section.
Projects
Available in Departmental Library.
Bound Volume
1893
News Papers
12 [View List]
Back Year Question Papers
Available on ftp://202.131.109.94 (SAU+GTU) also available on GTU website:
http://www.gtucampus.com/exam-papers.php
Services
Library Automation
Library is fully computerized with using SOUL software . All in house activities like circulation, cataloguing, serial control, OPAC etc. are being done with the use of software. Barcode reader and software helps to make entire house keeping activities very fast and accurate.
Reference
There are various books that are the sources of information about different subjects. They include Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Guides, Data books, Handbooks etc.
Circulation
Remote Login, Status Check, OPAC Access, Reminder to user requests, Inter Library Loan, Direct Borrowing facility etc.
Book Bank
Book bank facility is provided to the students of all the braches. A set of book is given to the students as per syllabus for whole semester as per rule.
OPAC
Online Public Access Catalogue is an online database of reading materials available in library. User can search a library catalogue principally to locate books and other reading materials which are physically located at library.
Inter Library Loan
Inter Library Loan Facility is provided to the students and facility with the use of DELNET.
Current Awareness Service
We have made special notice board for this service. Here we display the good academic, scientific articles from news paper. Also display such non technical value added article. When a new article comes; old cutting is being filed subject wise in reference department for ready reference.
Web Access
There are 12 highly configured P.C. with 17" TFT monitor in which user can get 8 mbps internet speed. User can download and write the data. As our campus is Wi-Fi enabled, user can access the internet from any corner of the campus.
Library at Your Doors
We have opened the email id of each department through which we send the books catalogue, new arrival book list, budget details, useful articles to the faculty. Routine correspondence is being done through this facility.
Question Papers
Branch wise and semester wise question paper files are available physically as well on college FTP for the reference purpose of students.
Overdue SMS
We do SMS to the students who don't return the books within time limit or who are irregular or detained .
Reading Facilities
Reading area consists with natural air and light. At a time more than 200 students can read in comfortable reading area.
Audio-Visual Room
We have made special A.V. room with latest multi media projector with document camera including facility of laptop, microphone, speaker, Dias, with writing chairs. Student can use these free of cost with their respective faculties for the study purpose.
Web OPAC
In which students can search the entire library holdings at their own home, own place. Students and staff can see their current status of transaction. Each student and staff has got their own username and password for access the Web OPAC.
New Arrival Display
New arrived books are displayed on regular intervals.
Reprography
Xerox facility is available near to library at the rate of no profit no loss.
Web Solution
We have kept a file of different web addresses which indicate that what type of information is available in which link. It also contains the useful cuttings which help for trouble shutting in routine computer usage. We have made a large collection of such web addresses/solutions from various news papers and magazines.
Press media and Publicity Section
We manage the file of all the technical, cultural, sports, events, functions and other programs organized by the College. We have each and every photographs, press notes and press-cuttings of all the function organized in our college in physical form as well digital. (i.e. from 1996 to till date)
Good Morning Mail
We do mails of such good, cultural, motivational thoughts /quotations to our all staff members everyday.
Classification System
We are using DDC 22nd edition for classification. All the collection is classified as per DDC. We have also put the display of classification details (i.e. class number, subject heading, raw wise and column wise) at the every cupboard of stack area for ready reference of the students.
Non Technical (Value Added) Books
We believe the education with human values, so we have Large number of value added non technical books in English, Gujarti and Hindi language.
Programs for Cultivating Reading Habits
Expert Lecture We organize expert lecture like Jay Vasavada, Swami Shri Parmatmanandji etc. on the occasion of Library Week (14 to 20 November) to cultivate the reading habit in student and staff.
Book Exhibition
We keep book exhibition during the celebration of National Library Week. (i.e.14 Nov. to 20 Nov.)
User Awareness Programs
Orientation Program
We do orientation program on the first day of new admitted student of the college.
Visit to Library
We invite all the students and their parents to visit the library (seeing is believing). At the time of visit, we explain all the students about library functionality and facility group wise.
Central announcement
We make central announcement regarding such useful information of library whenever it is required.
Notice board
We displayed all the library rules, facilities and student related notice on our notice board and update it regularly.
Suggestion Box
We have put the suggestion box in library. All library users can put their valuable suggestion at any time.
Library Committee
We have made departmental library committee member for the library related issue student can ask any time to their respective library committee members regarding any type of library issues
D2L Service
Student can ask regarding their problem to librarian (“Direct to Librarian”) at any time personally, on phone or through mail(vvplibrarian@gmail.com). Our motto is “Service with smile & solution”.
Special Meeting
We keep special meeting i.e. Student management meeting. The aim of this meeting is to interact the student directly with the management. Student has to give their suggestions or problems if any. Good suggestions are always welcome and we also try to solve their problem. The aim of this meeting is the development as a whole.
Digital Resources
Online Journal
Science Direct - http://www.sciencedirect.com
IEEE - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/guesthome.jsp of AICTE- INDEST Consortium.
E-Book
Exam Papers
Available on GTU Website and in ftp://202.131.109.94 also.
Video Lecture
NPTEL (50,000 Hours Lecture)
Available on http://nptel.iitm.ac.in
Journals/ Magazine C.D. :- 579 [View List]
DELNET
Available at http://delnet.nic.in
Online Database ( Paid subscription of AICTE-INDEST Consortium)
IEL Online (Single User Access)
Available at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/guesthome.jsp
Science Direct (Mechanical, Chemical, Biotechnology, Information Technology and Computer Engineering)
Available at http://www.sciencedirect.com
E-Copy of Print Periodicals
IETE
Available at http://www.iete.org
Nandini Chemical Journal (E-copy receives by mail)
Available at http://www.nandinichemical.com
Cell & Tissue Research
Available at http://tcrjournals.com
Dline Journal
Available at http://www.dline.org
Professional Membership
INDEST
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has set up The Indian National Digital in engineering Science Technology is a consortia based subscription associated with AICTE (i.e. INDEST-AICTE Consortium). We have subscribed IEEE and Science Direct in this INDEST-AICTE Consortium.
DELNET (http://delnet.nic.in)
AICTE and DELNET has signed MOU to promote the resource sharing among the AICTE approved institutional libraries. It provide 90 lacs records of documents, books, journals, articles, C.D. ROMs, Video Recording, Sound Recording etc.
Material which is not available in our library, may be obtained (Paid Service) from DELNET Inter-Library Loan Service as facility. For more details Please contact Librarian.
Life time membership of IETE (The Institution of Engineering and Technology-New Delhi) http://www.iete.org
ISTE
We have lifetime membership of ISTE (International Society for Technical Education) http://www.isteonline.in
Useful Downloads
Forms
Library Membership Form for Students
Library Membership Form for Staff
Book Bank Form
Book Bank Deposit Refund Form
Book Recommendation Format
Inter Library Loan Facility Form (DELNET)
Duplicate Library Card Form for Students
Working Hours
The library will remain open on all working day as per following schedule.
Library Timings:- 7:30 AM to 3:45 PM
Library may be opened on holiday and timings may be extended on prior demand.
Library Parameters/Rules
General Rules
Book Bank Rules