"The library connects us with the insight and knowledge, painfully extracted from Nature, of the greatest minds that ever were, with the best teachers, drawn from the entire planet and from all our history, to instruct us without tiring, and to inspire us to make our own contribution to the collective knowledge of the human species. I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries."
— Carl SaganThe Central Library plays a crucial role in supporting the academic programmes of the institution. It procures, processes, and makes available learning resources for the faculty and students. As Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, the father of Library Science in India, observed, "the library is the trinity of learning resources, faculty/students, and the library staff."
The total collection of the Central Library exceeds 55,786 volumes, organised according to the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC). The OPAC search facility enables users to locate titles across general, reference, archive, and non-print collections.
Comprises academic and general books across disciplines, available for reading and borrowing.
Encyclopaedias, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, and textbooks across diverse knowledge domains. Updated periodically. Available for reference within the library only.
Rare and out-of-print books covering engineering, natural sciences, applied sciences, general collections, and technical reports — preserved for academic reference and research.
A collection of approximately 2,974 CD-ROMs accompanying books, providing multimedia learning resources across technical and general subject areas.
Approximately 30 print journals, 20+ general magazines, and 300+ e-journals accessible through the campus network with multi-user access.
Reference copies of project reports and doctoral theses — available for reading-room use only.
- Inventi – Impact & Rapid: Algorithm — inventi.in
- Inventi – Impact & Rapid: Machine Vision — inventi.in
- Inventi – Impact & Rapid: Cloud Computing — inventi.in
- Inventi – Impact & Rapid: Artificial Intelligence — inventi.in
The Central Library has developed an Institutional Digital Repository using Google Drive — collecting, preserving, and disseminating Video Lectures and Question Papers. At present, access to the Institutional Repository is restricted to the Campus LAN.
In 2008, the Central Library purchased more than 3,000 video lectures covering 40 subjects from IIT Madras under the NPTEL programme — one of the earliest such acquisitions by a self-financing engineering college. NPTEL videos cover Civil, Computer Science, Electrical, ECE, and Mechanical Engineering, along with Core Science, Management, and Language courses. Access links below.