Resource Centre Facilities

Lending facilities:
Borrowing of reading materials facility is available to the staff and students of the Institute. Circulation of books is through computer system using bar-code reader.
Students:
Each student is issued two borrowers cards. The students can borrow two books from these cards for the period of two weeks. The books should be returned to the Resource Centre on or before due date.
Special book bank scheme was introduced during the academic years 2005-06 for the benefit of the students. Under this scheme all the students can borrow six books at a time, and can keep the books for one complete semester and should return at the end of the semester.
Special category book bank scheme is aimed for the benefit of SC/ST students only.

Staff:
For staff members eight cards are issued to borrow the books. Using these cards staff members can borrow eight books at a time from the resource centre, and they should be returned at the end of the semester.

Reservation facility:
Reservation can be done for a book, which is already lent out. Reserved books are kept separately in the circulation counter for two days only. The reservation lapses automatically after two days and the next person gets the chance.

Renewal facility:
Renewal facilities are allowed only when there is no claim by others. Phone renewals are not entertained. Students should bring the book to be renewed to the Resource Centre and get the due date stamped.

Library fines:
The book should be returned to the Resource Centre on or before due date stamped on the book. Otherwise an overdue charge will be levied at the rate of Rs.1.00 per day per book for one week Rs.2.00 per day per book will be collected in the subsequent week from the students.

Reference service:
The Resource Centre maintains a separate reference collection consisting of encyclopedias, dictionaries and directories etc. one or two copies of each title is kept in this section. Incase of emergency these books are issued overnight for staff only.

OPAC Service:
The resource centre offers computerized catalogue search service through OPAC [Online Public Access Catalogue]. The bibliographic records of all the books are available in the Resource Centre. The PC’s are placed in the user area for the students and staff to access the OPAC.

Xerox service:
Library books, journals and bound volumes are made available for Xerox. The Copying charges are very nominal rate ie Rs.0.50 per copy.

Cloak Room service:
Resource Centre has a clock room at the first floor to keep the users belonging in the shelves. One person has been assigned to look after the belongings of the users.

Journal Section:
Resource centre subscribes national and international technical journals which cater the needs of staff and students. The bound volumes of journals are also available for reading and reference in the journal section.
The student’s project reports of all branches are also kept for reference. The CDs added as supplements to the books as well as journals, magazines are kept in this section for the benefit of staff and students.

Digital library:
Our resource centre extends its service to provide the access for e-journals and internet. Resource Centre is subscribing enough number of e-journals from j-gate engineering and technology through INDEST; AICTE consortium is online access to IEE/IEEE ASME journals for the benefit of students and staff.

Institutional Membership:
CIT has taken following membership
1. British Library
2. DELNET
3. J-Gate Engineering Technology
Users are requested to make best use of the available facilities.

Question Bank
Old question papers of VTU are kept for the use of students and staff of the college. These are issued for photocopying. We have own question bank, the same can be browsed in the digital library.

Library Hours:
Circulation/Resources/Digital library
Monday to Friday - 9.00 AM to 7.30 PM
Saturday - 9.00 AM to 2.30 PM
The resource centre remains closed on Sundays and Govt. holidays and also on notified holidays.