LIBRARY SECTIONS
Acquisition
This section is situated in Lower Ground Floor and is mainly responsible for acquisition of books. This section procures the documents by the following process:
At first, the library collects the recommendation from faculty members reviewed by HOD of different departments. Based on the recommendation, the library interacts and places order with selected vendors. Then, the books are accessioned in this section and transferred to the Technical Processing.
Technical
This section is situated in Lower Ground Floor and is mainly responsible for processing of procured books and acts as a bridge between Acquisition and Circulation Section. This section classifies the documents, catalogues them, pasting of barcode and RFID tags, maping of RFID tags and finally sends these books for display in New Arrivals Display Area for a week. After one week, the displayed books are shelved.
Circulation
This section is situated in Ground Floor and is mainly responsible for circulation of documents to the users of the library. This section acts as a bridge between users and books. The following tasks are performed by this section:
Membership Registration
Issue/Return
Reserve/Renewal
Issue No Dues Certificate
Overdue Fine Collection
Alert Services such as overdue, collect notice etc.
Periodical
This section is situated in First Floor and is mainly responsible for procurement of print journals and e-resources (abstract & full text). E-Resource includes the Full Text Databases and Abstract/Citation Databases.
The following tasks are performed by this section:
Print Journals Subscription
Display of Journals
E-Resources subscription and its management (Full Text & Abstract Databases)
Bound Volume Management
Reference
This section is situated in First Floor and is mainly responsible for keeping reference books in different stacks of the Library subject-wise.
Book Bank
This section is situated in Ground Floor and only manages text books in different stacks of the library subject-wise. These books will be issued for entire semester.
Digital Lib
This section is situated in First Floor and contains 75nos. of Apple Computers at present and is mainly used by the users for accessing e-resources, watching educational videos, and Learning various softwares.
Back Volume
This section is situated in First Floor and is mainly responsible for the management of back volume of Journals.
Newspaper
This section is situated in Ground Floor adjacent to the circulation section and is mainly responsible for the management of newspapers subscribed by the Learning Resource Center.
Seminar hall
This hall is situated in First Floor and is mainly used for organizing meeting, workshop, seminars, conferences and department-wise orientation programmes.
Hall of Fame
This hall is situated in Ground Floor and it is a unique digitized archival facility to Preserve History, Honor Excellence and Connect the Generations has been established. Archiving growth, excellence, models, creativity, influential personalities, founding members of Acharya Institutes, Academic and Research achievers, Alumni excellence and other important events digitized and projected on 7x12' HD wall mounted video screen. Videoconferencing is being arranged.
Counselling
This room is situated in First Floor and is mainly used for counselling the students and also used by the Research Scholars and their guide for discussion.
Common Reading Area
This area is situated in Ground Floor adjacent to Circulation Counter and is mainly used for personal books brought by the students and faculty.