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Information
is an essential input to national development.
The modern library has a great responsibility
in harnessing and utilizing information. The
BIT Central Library strives for a high quality
of library service which emphasizes the actual
delivery of information rather than the actual
delivery of documents to meet the generic as
well as specific needs of users.
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Library
Area : |
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present the Library occupies a total floor area
of 647 Sq.m. and has seating for 150. The Library
moves into its new building very soon. |
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Library
Working Hours : |
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Library functions from 8.00 A.M. To 10.30 P.M.
on all working days. |
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Books
And Periodicals : |
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College encourages both students and faculty to
use the Central Library. At present, the Library
has 22400 volumes with 12300 titles. The Library
subscribers 203 National and 101 International
journals. |
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| 1009
nos. of back volumes of Scientific and Technical
periodicals are made available in the Library. |
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Non-Book
Materials : |
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The
following numbers of non-book materials are
available in the library.
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CD-ROM's
- 1900 Nos.
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AUDIO
CASSETTES - 155 Nos.
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| VIDEO
CASSETTES - 87 Nos. |
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Library offers video cassettes to students on
a variety of topics, including engineering &
computers. From time to time, cassettes are procured
from organizations of repute. |
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Library
Automation : |
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The
fully computerized Library Information Systems
helps the library staff and students tremendously
in day-to-day operations. The Library uses LIBASOFT
software system with barcode scanning facility,
puts it on par with the best modern libraries
in keeping track of issues and returns in a
foolproof manner. An Online Public Access Catalogue
(OPAC) is available in the Library for searching
of Library resources.
The
BIT Library follows open access system, encouraging
the user to browse freely in the stack area.
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Institutional
Member : |
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| British
Council Library, Chennai |
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BIT Library is an Institutional member of the
British Council Library, Chennai. The Video cassettes
are being borrowed from the British Council Library
and they are being screened to the students regularly. |
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| Developing
Library Network (DELNET), New Delhi |
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BIT Library is an Institutional member of Developing
Library Network (DELNET), New Delhi and the books
are being borrowed from the DELNET on Inter Library
Loan. |
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| Internet
Facility : |
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students can make use of internet facility available
at the Library. |
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Reprographic
Service : |
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students can make use of the photocopying facility
available at the Library on payment. |
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Departmental
Libraries : |
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Libraries have been set up for each of the disciplines
for ready reference of faculty and for research
work. Reference books, CD-ROM's and such useful
materials are made available to faculty in the
departmental libraries. |
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| Apart
from the Central Library and Departmental Libraries,
Bannari Amman Institute of Technology has a separate
Library for MCA course. |
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Library
Area : |
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MCA Library covers an area of 173 Sq.m. |
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Library
Working Hours : |
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Library functions from 8.00 A.M. To 6.00 P.M.
on all working days. |
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Books
And Periodicals : |
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MCA Library of Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
stores up all latest information in Computer Science,
Management and Mathematics. The Library at present
has a book stock of 5000 volumes with 2500 titles.
It subscribes 15 National and 35 International
journals. |
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CD-ROMs
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Library has 756 nos. of CD-ROM's in Computer Science
subject. |
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Library
Automation : |
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The
MCA Library uses LIBASOFT software system with
barcode scanning facility, puts it on par with
the best modern libraries in keeping track of
issues and returns in a foolproof manner.
The
Library follows open access system, encouraging
the user to browse freely in the stack area.
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