Kingston Engineering College

Library & Information Centre

OVERVIEW

The Institute's Learning Center is important for encouraging and displaying students' thirst for knowledge, information, and understanding and supporting their growth in these areas as well as in their personal, professional, and spiritual life. The Learning Center gives professors, staff, researchers, and students access to a vast range of technological ideas and information while inspiring and supporting them in all aspects of their goals to imagine, study, create, and share knowledge. The Learning Center, which depends on its highly qualified personnel, fosters creativity, makes use of relevant technology, creates strong alliances, and unquestionably supports excellence among the dynamic generation.

Library is the Heart of the Institution. Library is supported to the Teaching & Learning System through the Library Resources. Kingston Engineering College Library was established in the year 2008. Library functions on Open Access System for all the users. Library is well equipped with Textbooks, Reference Books, Journals, Magazines, News papers etc. DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification) is using for classifying the Library books & Arrangement of books for Subject-wise. Library Management Software is used for all the Housekeeping operations of the Library and is fully computerized & automated with RFID code Technology. OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) is available for searching all RFID TAGGED resources to access within our Campus.

Library & Information Centre Entrance

Gate Entry - RFID Gate

Library Working Hours

Vacation Days

08.30 A.M. TO 06.30 P.M.

09.00 A.M. TO 05.30 P.M.

Library Resources (As on 30.04.2024)

Particulars	Resource Available
BOOKS VOLUMES	19343
BOOKS TITLE	6331
PRINT JOURNALS (NATIONAL& INTERNATIONAL)	168 ↗
MAGAZINES	15
PROJECT REPORTS	2004
NON-BOOK MATERIALS (CD’S& DVD’S)	1194
DAILY(NEWS PAPER)	11
BACK VOLUMES	960 (UPTO 2017)
ARTICLES (FROM BACKVOLUMES)	17100
E- JOURNALS FROM DELNET (All Engineering Disciplines, Management & Science & Humanities)	1569
E –RESOURCES	DELNET, NPTEL Resources ( Web & Video) NDLI

KOHA INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM (ILS)

Koha is an Integrated Library System with a range of features including: Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) module which provides a simple and clear interface for library users to perform tasks such as searching for and renewing books and suggesting new items.

Library Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)
In case of any clarification, contact Librarian through email ID: librarian@kingston.ac.in

Library Rules

Eligibility for borrowing the books

Duration of Loan Period
Books		UG	PG	Teaching	Non-Teaching
	Number of Books	3	5	7	3
	Duration	20 Days		90 Days	30 Days

Books borrowed must be returned on the due date. An overdue charge of Rs. 1/- per day per book will be charged for the late return of books. Renewal of borrowing is allowed for one subsequent time if the particular book is not reserved by other users.
All the books are affixed RFID tags for identification. Users are requested not to tamper or mutilate the RFID tag. If the tag is damaged, the return of the book will not be authorized, and the user has to pay a penalty of Rs. 100/-.
Renewal of borrowing can be done through online.
RFID Cards are not transferable. Hence, the students are advised to borrow books by using their own cards only.
Users will get an acknowledgement slip for their issue & return transactions. In addition, they will get an email alert for their transactions.
The library users are advised to check their circulation history and due date through online.
Before borrowing the books, students must ensure that the book is in good condition and pages are intact. Defects must be brought to the notice of the Librarian. Otherwise, the borrower is liable to be held responsible.
No user shall deface the library books by underlining or scribbling notes in the margins.
Loss of books issued should be reported to the Librarian immediately.
If the borrower is unable to replace the lost book by another good copy, the user has to pay the current price of the book in triple along with overdue charges & RFID Tag penalty.
Journals, Magazines, and Project Reports shall not be issued.
Personal books and files should be handed over to the attendant in the Property Counter at the entrance of the Learning Centre. Plain sheets/Notebooks may be taken instead. Students are advised not to keep their valuable things in the Learning Centre. Learning Centre authorities are not responsible for any loss of such items.
Silence is to be maintained in the Learning Centre. Those who violate are first warned and then they are asked to leave the Learning Centre.

Library Services and Facilties

Reference Books.
Back-volumes (Articles-searching through OPAC).
Rare Book Titles (inter-library Loan- DELNET).
Group Discussion Room as well as MULTIMEDIA FACILITY ROOM
Materials for GATE, GRE, Competitive Exams, TOFEL Books, TANCET, Handbooks & etc.
Department Library established for each department.(CSE, CIVIL, ECE, EEE, MECHANICAL, IT, SCIENCE & HUMANITIES & MANAGEMENT)
New Arrivals of Book, Journals & Magazines are displayed

Reprography Facility.
Project Report Service.
Book Exhibition – organizing all the academic year.
OPAC facility.
Books & journals, Members-automated with bar code technology.
Question booklet service.
E-resources – The following URL links are available in our Library website for accessing easily. (OPAC, DELNET, NDL, SWAYAM-NPTEL ONLINE COURSES, NPTEL MATERIALS(VIDEO & WEB PROGRAMS), E-BOOKS, E-PG –PATHSHALA, OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS, & ANNA UNIVERSITY SYLLABUS)