LNCT

Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal

Library

Library

Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal

Library

The college has also a Central Library which is an essential component for imparting education. It is a most lively place on the campus providing a safe, comfortable and friendly environment that enables learning and advancement of knowledge and promotes discovery and scholarship.

To facilitate creation of new knowledge through acquisition, organization and dissemination of knowledge resources and providing for value added services. All students, faculty members and employees use library facilities. The library has a huge collection of books on Engineering, Management, Science and Humanities.

Digital Library

A digital library, also called an online library, a library without walls, or a digital collection, is an online database of digital objects that can include text, still images, audio, video, or other digital media formats or a library accessible through the Internet. Many digital resources available in library that list is following types.

 

S.No.Name of Digital ResourcesQuantity
1Computer Systems Connected to LAN with Internet facility20
2EBSCO (IEEE) Engineering Collection (E-Journal Package)902
3DELNET

E-Books 10622

E-Journals 5000+

4CD/DVDs4706

 

Self-Learning Facilities: 

Self Learning is an education without the guidance of teachers or institutions. Following types of self learning facilities is available in library.

  1. E-Books – 13000+
  2. Text Books – 400 (As per Syllabus)
  3. E-Journals – 9000 +
  4.  Videos – 119000 +
  5. Virtual Lab Experiments – 142
  6. Databases – 4
  7. CD/DVDs – 4706
  8. Wi-Fi Services are Available 
  9. Total Seating Capacity: 250
  10. Book Bank Facility – Total seven books (five books of book bank for one semester and two books of student’s choice for 15 days) is issued at a time to the user after the submission of library card.

Features of the Library

Internet in Library

Ten systems connected to LAN with Internet facility are provided for the students. They can use the facility for their project work, preparation for seminars and paper presentations, online access to journals, e-books and study material. Intranet facility is provided to access the previous question papers, teaching schedules, internal assessment , attendance, college circulars etc.

Book Bank Scheme

Students are availed with the facility of Book-bank books. With this facility each student posses at least one text book for each subject throughout his/her 4 years of study. Procuring these books from the market is arduous and expensive proposition and also some editions are not available in the market. Book bank scheme is devised to overcome this problem.

Working of the Book Bank Scheme

Principal, HODs and faculty members decide the best books that cover the entire syllabus of the subject. These books are purchased and accessioned in the library and issued to each student (one set) for a period of one year / semester. At the end of the year/semester the student has to return all the books and then books of the next semester are issued on the 1st day of the semester.

Benefits to Students

  • A single, one-time payment ensures the availability of the best textbooks for each subject throughout the four years of study.

  • Books are handed over to the student at the college library.

  • The presence of textbooks improves the student’s academics and enhances the performance in internal and external examinations.

  • Students can save a lot of time and money. No need to buy books from market at higher rates and with difficulties.

  • Students can borrow two extra books of their choice by two library borrowers tickets issued to them.

 

Benefits to Faculty and Staff

Faculty and Staff avail the facility of issuing four books for the entire semester and can also access online literature.