Primary aim of the library is to support the curriculum needs of students, teaching staffs & support staffs of the institution through the development of pertinent collections. The provision of services designed to meet the user information and learning need such as Book Bank Service, Lending Service, Digital Library Service, Multimedia and Periodical service. Library follows the open access system, encouraging the user to browse resources freely in the knowledge centre.
Automated Library
Library uses Easylib-Integrated Automation Software, which supports in-house operations of library such as acquisition, cataloguing, circulation, serials control and OPAC. Database is updated daily.
Smart circulation system is used successfully via Bar-code technology for all the resources and barrower cards.
Working Hours
- Monday to Friday and Even Saturdays:- 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Circulation:- 9:15 AM to 3:50 PM
- The library is closed on Sundays and holidays declared by the institute.
Services
- Lending:
Stack books will be issued to the students for defined days. Books so lent shall be returned on due date. The same book can be reissued for another 15 days if it is not in demand. [Lending books are spine labeled with white colour for identification]
- Reference:
Reference books will also be issued to the users for defined days. Books so lent shall be returned on due date. The same book can be reissued if it is not in demand. [Reference books are spine labeled with red colour for identification]
- Book Bank:
The Books from the Book Bank are issued for the whole semester and every semester. Apart the General Book Bank, there is a separate SC/ST Book Bank books supplied by the Social Welfare Department. From the Book Bank students can borrow a set of books at a time. Late return of books from Book Bank entitles a fine. Any defaulter in this context will not be issued any books further unless he/she clears the old dues.
- General Book Bank: Four books will be issued to all the students for a period of one semester. [Book Bank books are not spine labeled]
- SC/ST Book Bank: Three books will be issued to the students from Schedule Caste & Tribes for a period of one semester. [SC/ST books are spine labeled with yellow colour for identification]
- Digital Library:
LIC provides the internet connected computer systems to access the E-Databases, E- Journals, E-Books, other subscribed e- resources and internet browsing for students and staff community.
- Institutional Repository: MITM established the ‘Institutional Repository’ which has e-books, Question Papers and MITM policy documents accessible through the LAN anywhere in the campus.
- E-Resource Subscription Access: MITM is member of VTU Consortium, through the consortium library provides the access to subscribed E-Content (e-journals/e-books/Etc.) and Technology Platforms (Plagiarism / Grammar / Remote Access Tools/Etc.)
- Multimedia:
Textbook and other resourceful CD/DVDs including ‘Question Banks’ will be issued to the student and staff members for 7 days.
- Periodical:
- E-Journals: Library provides the thousands of E – journals access related to science, engineering and management disciplines subscribed under the membership of VTU Consortium.
- Print-Journals: Library currently subscribed the print journals related to various disciplines to staff and students for teaching and research oriented programs.
- Magazines/Newspapers: Library provides the subjective & general magazines and daily news papers.
- OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue):
OPAC (library catalogue) allows the users to search the library holding such as books and other materials. It will help principally to locate books and other material available in the library. The library catalogue is searched by author, title, and keyword.
- QUESTION PAPER:
The library facilitates to access the previous year’s exam question paper in electronic format available in our institute website as well as in the MITM Institutional Repository for reference purpose to the patrons.
- ID card:
Library provides the instant ID card printing service to the college community. It serves as college Identity Card and Library Borrower Card.
Media Center
Media centre equipped with LAN connected computer system with 50 in display screen and internet connection with intense to offer the following services to the user community.
A. To access the online course materials and resources such as;
- MOOC courses lecture videos such as SWAYAM
- NPTEL online academic content along with MOOC materials
- Open Courseware materials such MIT open courseware and VTU E-Learning materials
B. For technical presentation, project and research work.
- REPROGRAPHIC SERVICES
Reprographic service facilities are exclusively meant for registered users of LIC and only for library study materials.
Reprographic facilities:
- Photocopy
- Document Scan
Rules & Regulations
Code of Conduct
The MITM Library endeavors to provide a friendly space and environment for information and knowledge exchange. The Library Code of Conduct is established to ensure that this environment is maintained.
Users: Code of Conduct applies to all areas of the MITM Library, including Stack Area, Reference & Periodical Section, Study Spaces, General Reading Room and Digital Library. Library users must nurture the following guidelines below.
- Personal belongings including bag and personal text books will not be allowed inside the stack and reference area except loose sheets and notebook.
- Reading materials including notebooks, personal textbooks will be allowed inside the general reading room only.
- Bags, cases, folders etc. must be left in the property counter.
- Users are advised not to leave their valuable items such as wallet, laptops debit/credit card etc., at the property counter. Library is not responsible for any loss of individual’s aforesaid properties.
- Users are required to enter their USN/Member ID and sign the register provided at the entrance.
- Wearing of coats, jackets, sweaters, caps, hats are not allowed inside the stack and reference area. The Library staff reserve the right to inspect any person who appears suspicious.
- Students’ Institute Identity Card is necessary for access to the library and information centre.
- The users shall maintain silence within the library premises. Conversations, gossip are strictly forbidden. No reader is allowed to sleep in the premises.
- Use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited.
- Library authority upholds the right to recall any issued book even before the due date.
- Anyone caught marking, defacing or mutilating books or any other library material is accountable to replace the same.
- The membership of the library is not transferable.
- Users are not allowed to reshelf books or journals after removing them from the shelf. Leave them on the table or on the nearby trolley.
- Eatables are not allowed inside the Library.
- If the mentioned codes of conduct/rules are not honored the user, then The Library has the right to expel a user from the premise.
Abiding by the standards of the library code of conduct will help us maintain our mission to provide the best in information services.
** After the due date Rs.1/-per day per book fine will be charged
- Borrowers are to produce their ID card when borrowing resource materials.
- ID cards are not transferable. Use of ID card is restricted to user to whom the card is issued.
- Members must satisfy themselves about physical conditions of the library material being issued. They shall be held responsible for any damage/mutilation noticed at the time of return.
Loss of Books
When an item is lost or damaged, the borrower will be charged for the item as follows.
- The member has to procure a new edition copy of the same with processing fee of Rs.50/- per book and overdue fines if any. or
- A sum of three times the estimated cost of an item will be charged for loss of book / item.
ISSUE OF NO DUE CERTIFICATE
Library No-Due certificate will be issued to the users after the return of borrowed library resource materials.
Students
Students have to produce their ID-card at the time of getting No-Due from the library. Those students who don’t have the ID card required to submit the ‘Without ID card student application for No due Certificate’ (Application Format -6) by paying the fee of Rs.100/-.
Students who are discontinuing/ leaving the college have to surrender their ID-Card to get the No-Due from the library and those who lost their ID card are required to produce the FIR copy of the police complaint about the loss of ID card or else to submit the ‘Without ID card student application for No due Certificate’ (Application Format -6) by paying the fee of Rs.500/-.
Staff Members / Research scholars
Staff members have to surrender their ID-Card to get the No-Due from the library or else they have to produce the FIR copy of the police complaint about the loss of ID card.
ID CARD / LIBRARY CARDS
The Institution ID card is the member identification and key to accessing facilities and services at MITM. The Institution ID card is issued to students, staffs and research scholars of the institution.
The Institution ID card will serve as:
- Your Identity Card,
- Your Library card,
- Access card to campus facilities and services.