The Library is having a collection of more than 103563 books, covering 5030 tiles on it, subscribing to 52 print National and International journals, and providing access online full-text Science Direct journals to its users approx. 3000 and e-book approx. 15000.
The Library uses Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system to classify its documents. DDC groups the Universe of Knowledge into ten broad Subjects: Generalities, Philosophy, Religion, Social Science, Languages, Pure Science, Technology, Fine Arts, Literature, and History & Geography. Each subject is assigned a classification number to classify a book. Books are arranged on the racks in the ascending order of classification numbers.
Textbooks, Reserve books and Reference books, exclusively earmarked, are kept in the Stack area of the Main Building. General Books are kept in the stack area of the Main Building as detailed below:
Books are kept on the racks in the ascending order of the Classification Numbers assigned to them. They are kept in the various racks in the stack area of the Main Building.
These Books are kept in locked almirahs. They can be lent out for reading in the basement only, on depositing Library Identity Cards with the person in the Section. Copies of the past Semester Examination papers of B.Tech/ M.Tech. Courses in bound forms are also kept in this section.
Reference books consist of Bibliographies, biographies Dictionaries, Directories, Encyclopedias, Geographical Reference Tools, Guide books, Hand books, and Year books. These books are not to be issued out at any circumstances. Academic calendars/prospectuses/annual reports, and newsletters/bulletins of different academic and R&D institutions, industries, publications of government departments and voluntary organizations, periodicals received on gratis, books written by our Managing Director and faculty members are kept under reference collection.
Employees and Students of NSEC, Garia New user has to collect the membership form available at Library/Security Counter and submit it along with two stamp size photograph, duly forwarded by HODs
Only Registered Members can borrow General and TBL books, except books marked for 'Reserve' and 'Reference' for stipulated periods Needless to say, the Central Library NSEC introduces the OPEN ACESS SYSTEM in the library first time towards transaction of any document.
For renewal, a user has to bring books to the Circulation Counter. If a borrowed book is not on demand, then a user (except faculty) may renew the book for consecutively two times only. The Library has the right to recall a book if the same is required by another user. ** Users may renew their books online using the following URL : https://nsecopac.lsease.in
A borrowed book should be returned within the due date; otherwise one rupee per day per book will be collected form the user as overdue charge. In lost case, a duplicate library identity card may be issued on the basis of application supported with an FIR lodged in Local Police station along with the receipt of Rs. 50/- deposited at the Library. If an user loses a library book, then he/she has to make an application immediately to the Librarian to get relief from paying the delay fine from the date of application and to take the following actions whichever is permissible as per Library rules: a) Replace the lost book by a new book as per the library regulation; or b) Pay the current price of the lost book; or c) Pay Rs. 300/- if the cost of the lost book is less than Rs. 300/ d) No dues/ Clearance Certificate: No dues / Clearance Certificate is issued provided all the outstanding dues in respect of borrowed book(s) and delay fine, if any, are cleared. Library Identity Card must be submitted along with prescribed Institute No-Dues application. Staff members and Faculty members are also supposed to return Library Identity Cards before issuance of No-Dues Certificates. Other rules related to the borrowing of books - Also mention in library rules.
Presently the Library subscribes to 36 National and 16 International print journals. The current issues of these periodicals are kept in the Reading Room adjacent to the Library. The issues of the periodicals are not issued out. Users are urged to read them inside the Room. They can, however, take them out the Room for taking photocopy of the articles of their interest.
The Library has opened an Indian Magazines Corner which is located in the Library Reading Room. Popular Indian weeklies and monthlies are displayed here. These are not lent out.
Institute photocopy service provides the photocopying service in the meeting room of the Library. For Institute users, the photocopying charge is 0.60 paisa per exposure and for outside users, the photocopying charge is RS.2/- per exposure. Photocopying of the entire book/journal is not permitted. Users are responsible for complying with the Copyright Act.
The Property Counter is located near the Library Gate.
The checkpoint at the entrance to the Library is usually manned by two persons from Institute Security Section and / or Library. Visitors and Library users are requested to declare their belongings whenever they pass by the checkpoint.
A suggestion box is placed near the Circulation Counters. Users are requested to drop their suggestions in the Box. The Library Management attaches great significance to these suggestions for providing improved Library services.
To ensure proper surveillance of various potential locations of this large library, we have recently installed CCTV camera heads and also at specific terminals located at security check point and Property Counter.
The Digital library is housed in the reading room and front side of Circulation Counter attached to the Central Library. The Digital Library collections consists of on-line electronic databases, CD-Rom databases and other.
Now Central Library collects and preserves the research output (Ph.D thesis) of Faculty members of the institute, faculty publications in the Gallery installed
Librarian Mr. Subrata Ghosh Central Library Netaji Subhash Engineering College Garia Techno city, Garia Kolkata-700152 Tel: (033)2436-1285/3333/4926 FAX: 2436-1286 Email: librarian@nsec.ac.in
