LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE
A technology-enabled knowledge hub that anchors interdisciplinary learning, research, and innovation for the entire VVIET community.
- 24x7 Digital Access
- VTU Recognised
- Knowledge for All
Overview
The Library and Information Centre at VVIET operates as an academic commons, curating physical and digital resources that strengthen every department.
With curated collections, seamless digital workflows, and a culture of personalised guidance, the Library ensures that students, faculty, and researchers always have access to the most relevant information. Dedicated knowledge facilitators support classroom learning, collaborative projects, capstone research, and professional certifications.
Quiet reading zones, flexible collaboration pods, a discovery studio, and an in-house digitisation cell make the Library a future-ready environment. Real-time analytics enable proactive collection development while single sign-on provides frictionless access to VTU E-Consortium resources from any device.
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The Vision for Central Library is to provide seamless access to information to its users in a networked environment and to become a premier Learning Resource Centre with a state-of-the-art library resources and services in Engineering, Science & Technology and related areas.
The mission of the Central Library, VVIET is to provide access to high quality information resources in all forms to the faculty, students, and staff in support of teaching, learning, and research mission of the Institute. With a commitment to excellence in services, the Central Library offers information resources and innovative services to support the intellectual inquiry, research, and lifelong learning needs of VVIET community.
Objectives
Aligned with the institution’s outcome-based education model, the Library pursues the following goals to ensure a vibrant scholarly ecosystem.
Maintain a well-balanced print and digital collection that mirrors emerging curricula, accreditation guidelines, and industry research priorities.
Deliver information literacy programmes, research consultations, and citation management workshops for students and faculty.
Enable seamless access to VTU E-Consortium resources, subscription databases, e-books, and institutional repositories.
Adopt global standards for cataloguing, RFID-enabled circulation, and analytics-driven collection development.
Extend current-awareness services, digital bulletins, and thematic exhibitions that promote interdisciplinary knowledge exchange.
- Fully automated KOHA-based Integrated Library Management System with RFID self-check kiosks.
- Sixteen high-performance discovery stations, collaborative media wall, and dedicated design thinking zone.
- Digitisation lab with high-resolution book scanners, archival workflows, and DOI-enabled institutional repository.
- Quiet reading hall, postgraduate research enclave, and skill-lab pods equipped with AV capture tools.
The Library curates depth and diversity across disciplines and formats so that every learner can access the most relevant information on demand.
- Comprehensive coverage across Engineering, Management, Applied Sciences, and Humanities.
- Special collections for VTU curriculum enrichment, competitive examinations, patents, and standards.
- Periodical lounge covering international journals, IEEE magazines, business reviews, and technology digests.
- Research theses, student project archives, newsletters, and conference proceedings are catalogued for reference.
- Integrated access to VTU E-Consortium, DELNET, Knimbus discovery service, and subject-specific databases.
- Remote login powered by secure VPN and multi-factor access so users can discover resources anywhere.
- Institutional repository featuring faculty publications, conference presentations, and technical reports.
- AI-assisted discovery widgets, smart journal alerts, and plagiarism prevention services across programmes.
Online Access
Premium databases, e-books, and research accelerators are licensed via the VTU consortium. Curated discovery paths help learners focus on outcomes while remaining compliant with copyright and citation standards.
Complete IEEE/IET Electronic Library with journals, magazines, standards, and conferences.
- Electrical
- Electronics
- Computer Science
High-impact research across engineering, management, and applied sciences with backfiles.
- 3,000+ Peer-Reviewed Titles
Cutting-edge research articles, handbooks, and conference proceedings across STEM disciplines.
- 15 Subject Collections
Aggregated content featuring trade publications, standards, and technology market reports.
- Full-text with archival coverage
Management, leadership, entrepreneurship, and organisational studies research.
- 400+ business & management titles
Technical reports, dissertations, and conference literature with advanced search filters.
- Global research coverage
Reference works, lecture notes, and professional handbooks with perpetual access rights.
- 11 subject clusters
Hands-on developer resources covering AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and DevOps stacks.
- Weekly additions
Engineering and management monographs with multimedia enrichments and annotations.
- Adaptive learning format
Advanced reference series in materials science, civil engineering, and environmental studies.
- Global research authorship
Curriculum-aligned titles with case studies, simulations, and assessment banks.
- Outcome-based design
Curated VTU-specific e-textbooks with multilingual interface and offline reading.
- Outcome-based design
Scholarly titles in mathematics, humanities, and social sciences supporting interdisciplinary learning.
- Perpetual licence titles
Specialised engineering references and applied science manuals aligned to VTU syllabi.
- Updated every semester
Enterprise-level similarity detection integrated with LMS workflows for theses and publications.
- Multi-language support
Unified search across e-journals, e-books, and open educational resources with personalised alerts.
- Remote + campus access
Automated Library
RFID-enabled circulation, biometric entry management, and self-check kiosks reduce wait times while ensuring complete traceability. Predictive analytics suggest procurement priorities and inform accreditation dashboards.
Smart video walkthroughs, interactive wayfinding, and IoT-enabled environment controls make the Library adaptive and comfortable throughout the day.
| SL NO. | NAME | DESIGNATION |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dr. Shylendra Kumar B, MLISc., Ph.D | Chief Librarian |
| 02 | Mr Nijaguna G | Assistant Librarian |
| 03 | Mrs. Usha, MLISc. | Assistant Librarian – Reference Services |