Overview:
The Library and Information Centre @ SirMVIT is a state-of-the-art knowledge hub, thoughtfully designed to meet the academic and research needs of students, research scholars and faculty fraternity, located in a spacious independent building spanning 8300 square meters across three floors. It offers a pleasing and user-friendly environment with a seating capacity of 400 plus users at a time. It is designed as a Green Library with eco-friendly infrastructure including natural lighting, energy-efficient systems, and a commitment to sustainability. The library operates between 9-00 AM to 4.20 PM on all working days.
Library is furnished with advanced equipment’s, including latest generation computers with modern user experience with modern amenities secured with CCTV surveillance and fire alarm systems, ensuring user safety.
It is partially automated with the LIBSOFT Library Management System with Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC). An Institutional Repository (IR) DSpace has been initiated for managing and archiving faculty publications for preserving and disseminating scholarly output, along with institutional holdings.
The library holds a rich hybrid collection of print and non-print materials of 67,920 plus print volumes, catering to various disciplines such as engineering, technology, sciences, and humanities with e-resources access to e-books, e-journals, multimedia content, national and international databases to ensure the availability of the latest scholarly content mapped IP based through VTU Consortium. The library provides various services to meet users’ needs on physical mode and through remotely (24/7) which enables seamless access to content on anytime and anywhere. The library is a member of E-ShodhSindhu, IRINS through INFLIBNET and National Digital Library of India (NDLI) from IIT Kharagpur, established by Government of India.
Subscription details of E-Resources for the year 2025-26
| Sl. No | Publisher Logo | Publishers | e-Resources | Website | Subscription Period |
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1 |
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IEEE |
ASPP 202 Journals & POP ALL conference 1800 proceedings | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org | 01-10-2025
to 30-06-2026 |
|
2 |
 |
Elsevier Science Direct |
405 e-Journals |
https://www.sciencedirect.com/ | 23-05-2025
to 22-05-2026 |
|
3 |
 |
Springer Nature |
710 e-Journals |
https://link.springer.com/ | 01-06-2025
to 31-05-2026 |
|
4 |
 |
Taylor & Francis |
260 e-Journals |
https://www.tandfonline.com/ | 01-09-2025
to 31-08-2026 |
| 5 |  |
Emerald Publishing | Management 212 e- Journals | https://www.emerald.com/insight | 01-10-2025
to 30-09-2026 |
| 6 |  |
ICE | 29 e-Journals | https://www.emerald.com/insight | 01-10-2025
to 30-09-2026 |
|
7 |
 |
EBSCO
Engineering Suite |
6100 e-Journals
24015 e-Books 80+ microcourses |
https://search.ebscohost.com | 01-10-2025
to 30-09-2026 |
|
8 |
 |
Magzter database |
Magazines-3174 Newspapers-1260 Journals-4581 Others -2595 |
01-09-2025 to 31-08-2026 |
|
|
9 |
 |
PACKT |
2300 e-Books |
https://learning.packt.com | 01-09-2025
to 31-08-2026 |
| 10 |  |
New Age International | 450 e-Books | https://digital.elib4u.com | Perpetual access from
01-09-2025 |
| 11 |  |
Edsol Informatics | 20 e-Books | https://ebooks.edsolinformatics.com | Perpetual
access from 01-09-2025 |
| 12 |  |
Quiklrn | Language Communication Lab
unlimited users |
https://home.quiklrn.com | 19-09-2025
to 18-09-2026 |
| 13 | |
Quiklrn | 185 e-Books access with smart mobile app | https://home.quiklrn.com | 19-09-2025
to 18-09-2026 |
|
14 |
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IEEE Blended e-Learning |
70 e-Learning Courses |
http://blendedlearning.ieee.org | 19-09-2025
to 18-09-2026 |
|
15 |
 |
PAT Technology |
14 e-Learning Courses |
https://vtu.edutainer.in | 01-09-2025
to 31-08-2026 |
| 16 |  |
DrillBit | Plagiarism Detection Software | https://www.drillbitplagiarism.com | 12-05-2025
to 11-05-2026 |
| 17 |  |
MAP Systems | Technology Platform | https://access.vtuconsortium.com | 18-11-2025
to 17-05-2027 |
|
18 |
 |
CELUS |
Online Software for automated harvesting and analysis
of COUNTER and non- COUNTER statistics |
https://www.celus.net | 01-10-2025
to 31-09-2026 |
Details of Perpetual /Subscription Access of E-Books For The Year 2025-26
| Sl. No | Publisher Logo | Publishers | e-Resources | Website | Subscription Period |
| 1 |  |
CBS Publishers | 174 e-Books | https://www.eduport-global.com | 17-09-2024
To 16-09-2031 |
|
2 |
 |
Cambridge University Press |
58 e-Books |
Perpetual access from September
2024 |
|
| 3 |  |
Cengage Learning | 69 e-Books | https://cengageindiaelibrary.ipublishcentral.net | 17-09-2024
to 16-09-2031 |
|
4 |
 |
BSP Books |
141 e-Books |
https://ebookstore.bspublications.net | 17-09-2024
to 16-09-2029 |
| 5 |  |
Taylor & Francis | 5731 e-Books | https://www.taylorfrancis.com | Perpetual access from
2014 |
| 6 |  |
Springer | 12,863 e-Books | https://link.springer.com | Perpetual access from
2014 |
| 7 |  |
PACKT | 5000 e-Books | https://learning.packt.com | Perpetual access from
2019 |
| 8 |  |
New Age International | 220 e-Books | https://digital.elib4u.com/ | Perpetual access from
2019 |
| 9 |  |
Elsevier Science Direct | 436 e-Books | https://www.sciencedirect.com | Perpetual access from
2019 |
Subscription details of E-Resources for the year 2024-25
| SL NO | PUBLISHERS | SUBJECT CATEGORY | RESOURCE COVERAGE | NO. OF RESOUR CES | SUBSCRI PTION PERIOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | E-Journals: Engineering + CS + EE + ME + EC + CV and allied branches of engineering. |
|
327 e-Journals | 23-05-2024 to 22-05-2025 | |
| 2. | E-Journals: Electrical & Electronics Mechanical Civil Computer Science Engineering (Allied Subject) Chemistry and Material Science Mathematics Physics |
(Back Issues from 1997) |
689 e-Journals | 23-05-2024 to 22-05-2025 | |
| 3. |
IEEE ASPP & POP ALL
e-Resources List Download https://sor.bz/DjWHu |
E-Journals IEEE-ASPP & POP All The core collection all Society periodicals & Conference proceedings |
(Back Issues from 2010) |
689 e-Journals | 23-05-2024 to 22-05-2025 |
| 4. | E-Journals: Management |
|
212 e-Journals | 01-10-2024 to 30-09-2025 | |
| 5. |
EBSCO Engineering Suite
e-Resources List Download |
Engineering, Management, Architecture |
E-Journals
E-Books
|
E-Journals- 6100 E-Books- 24015 | September 2024 to August 2025 |
| 6. | E-Books |
|
174 e-Books | September 2024 to August 2031 |
|
| 7. | E-Books |
|
141 E-Books | September 2024 to August 2029 | |
| 8. | E-Books |
|
69 E-Books | September 2024 to August 2031 | |
| 9. | E-Books |
|
58 E-Books | Perpetual access from September 2024 | |
| 10. | E-Books | Allied Branches of Engg-138, Biotechnology-82, Chemical-90, Civil-68, Competitive & Entrance- 134, Computer Science -186, Electrical and Electronics-87, Electronics and Communication-61, Industrial & Production-27, Information Technology-69, MBA–427, Mechanical-135, Textile-27 |
1360 e-Books | September 2024 to August 2025 |
|
| 11. | E-Books |
|
91 E-Books | September 2024 to August 2025 |
|
| 12. | Language communication Lab | Quiklrn’s English Communication Lab enhances students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, with added grammar and vocabulary support. Provided through the VTU Consortium, the lab is accessible via the institution’s public IP, available only within the campus lab. Each institution gets 30 shared licenses for students to use. The program consists of 6 modules across 20 sessions, designed to improve English communication. | Language communication Lab | September 2024 to August 2025 |
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| 13. | E-Leaning Platform | 60 latest technology e-learning courses | 60 Selected Video Courses | September 2024 to August 2025 |
|
| 14. | Cloud server along with Universal Federation search services Remote Access Solution + mLibrary mobile App |
Single Login page with a domain vtuconsortium.org Mobile app (IOS Android) accesses all Digital Holding anytime anywhere Embedded Remote Access for all the Subscribed Publisher A-Z Cataloging of Subscribed Databases Federated Search Searchable database of (eBooks/Proceedings- 100,000+Journals-15,000+videos-1,50,000+Mooc Courses Including NPTEL and MIT Courses- 5,000+) Individual Branded eLibrary Protal for each Institution along with Institutional Repository Admin Dashboard for each Institution to manage users departments and track user/usage analytics |
eBooks/Proc eedings- 100,000+Jou rnals- 15,000+vide os- 1,50,000+M ooc Courses Including NPTEL and MIT Courses- 5,000+ |
18-07-2024 to 17-07-2025 | |
| 15. | Drillbit-Plagiarisum Detection Software | End user Licenses: Instructor profile Student’s profile | 12-05-2024 to 11-05-2025 |
NDLI Club
Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology has set up NDLI Club at the institute level. All interested students, faculty members and employees of Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology can now enroll themselves as members of Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology NDLI Club, using the passkey given below:
Passkey: — 80c43772-85e0-4f37-aeed-c2e65eb513cf
URL: https://club.ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/sign-up
Reprographic Section:
A separate reprographic section exists in the library with photocopying, lamination and spiral binding facilities. Students, faculty and research scholars can avail photo copying facilities at library premises on all working days.
Reservation:
If a book required is not available for issue, members can reserve it by making an entry in library software (LIBSOFT). The availability status will be informed to the members.
Reference Library:
This section has about 7486 volumes. The reference library is open to student and staff during the working hours of the library. The library is kept open till 9.00 pm.
Library Team
Dr. Malatesh N Akki
Chief Librarian
MSc. LISc., KSET, M.Phil., Ph.D.
Mr. Durgappa
Deputy Librarian
MLISc., UGC NET, KSET
Binu Abraham
Assistant Librarian
MLISc.
Kalavathi N.
Library Assistant
MLISc.
Parthasarathi Konduru
Library Attender
BA, MLISc.
