The central library was established in the year 2003 and subsequently transformed into Knowledge Resource Center. The facility is ideally and centrally located in the main Academic block of the campus. Even with the Central location of the facility, it has a calm and serene environment, ideal for students and faculty to have a focused approach. The library is computerized with complete automation in all operations.
It is spread over an area of about 1150 sq meters with an earmarked reading space of about 900 sq mtrs. It has a seating capacity of about 250 students in the reading area and 30 computers for access to digital library subscriptions. Books are issued to students and staff with a bar-coding system. The facility can be accessed from 9:00 Am to 6:00 Pm on working days and 9:00 Am to 2:00 Pm on holidays.
Library space and ambiance, timings and usage, availability of a qualified librarian and other staff, Library automation, online access are all part of the Institution’s mission to provide quality learning spaces for its students.
“Books are for use and not for preservation”. With this dictum LORDS Institute of Engg. & Tech Library functions. Hence the Open Access System is followed.
Standard text books and books by authors of repute in all fields taught at the college are stocked. The college follows a policy of buying multiple copies of many of these books to make them available to a large number of students. There is no question of budget approval when it comes to the buying of books. Thus students are not likely to be handicapped for want of reference materials at any time.
The central library Resources at Glance
| Description | Remarks |
|---|---|
| Total Area | 1150 sqm |
| Seating Capacity | 256 |
| No. of Volumes | 36,905 |
| No. of Titles | 9,567 |
| No. of Technical Journals | 138 |
| Online Journals ( Database ) | 25,900 |
| Average number of users per day | 190 |
| Total Number of CDs Collection ( Audio, Video & SONET ) | 2,234 |
| Total No. of Systems in the Digital Library | 30 |
| Branch | Title | Volume | Journal/Magazine |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSE/IT | 2195 | 7521 | 36 |
| ECE | 1554 | 5684 | 18 |
| EEE | 1165 | 4280 | 12 |
| MECHANICAL | 1355 | 4401 | 24 |
| CIVIL | 1232 | 4507 | 30 |
| MANAGEMENT | 514 | 2410 | 12 |
| S & H | 1552 | 8102 | 06 |
| TOTAL | 9567 | 36905 | 138 |
Central Library Monitoring Committee
| Sr No | Faculty Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr K.Nagi Reddy | Coordinator |
| 2 | Ms Anjum Begum | Member, S&H |
| 3 | Mr T Harichandrudu | Member, Mechanical Engg |
| 4 | Mrs DhanaLaxmi | Member, CSE |
| 5 | Mr Mohammed Moiz | Member, Civil Engg |
| 6 | Ms V.L Suryaprabha | Member, EEE |
| 7 | Ms N.Reshmi | Member, ECE |
| 8 | Mr K Subramanyeshwara Reddy | Member, Petroleum Engg |
| 9 | Mr Thirupathi | Member, Business Studies |
| 10 | Mr.Srinivas | Member,Librarian |
| 11 | Ms Kaneez Fatima | Member, IT |
Librarian
Mr. M. Srinivas
M.Li.Sc
Contact No: 9000528895
Email: library@lords.ac.in
