Library

The Central Library of Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering is spread across 1000 sq. m. The prime objective of Central Library is to provide the right information to the right readers of the institution at the right time in the right manner by bibliographic sources and full-text sources in the form of print as well as digital from the multi-discipline on Engineering, Technology, Science & Humanities, Management, General, etc., which are kept in separate places such as Stack Section, Reference Section, Periodical Section and Digital Section for easy to access exactly. Our college library was automated by Insproplus Software in the year 2006.

Since 2013 onwards we are using the AutoLib Software for our college library. The Library is fully automated with AutoLib, a web-based ILMS. AutoLib provides state of the art Cataloguing, Circulation, Web OPAC (Online Books searching & Reservation), Journals/Periodicals, Various Reports modules. The users can search the catalogue by author's name, title, subject, and other keywords within the campus through LAN.

Students and faculty at our college library can easily access the stack area thanks to an open access system. The Digital Library contains 52 computers have internet availability. Students can access Digital library from 8.30 A.M to 4.00 P.M on all working days. Ten Headphones are available for hearing Subject Videos, NPETL Videos and other learning videos. The Library has a well collection of 37746 and 9429 titles, 30 National Journals and 33 International Journals, 471 Back Volumes, 1878 CD, 300 Project Reports and 5 News papers (Tamil, English and Telugu).

Name of the ILMS Software   :   AutoLib Software
Nature of Automation      :   Fully Automated
Year of Automation          :   2006

Central Library has subscription of online journals and Institutional members of DELNET.



Following Section and Services provides by Central Library:
  • Book stocking section has the collection of text and reference books as prescribed in the syllabus and also relevant books. Faculty and Students can access
  • In the Periodical Section, National and International Journals are available and kept in printed form.
  • Reference Section has Reference books, Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias, Directories, Handbooks, and collection of University question paper booklets.
  • The Circulation Section is fully computerized bar-coded circulation service (Issue, Return and Renewal of library documents)
  • Back issue of journal are bounded and kept in Back Volume Section for reference purpose.
  • Reprography facility is available to the users.
  • Non-book materials such as project CDs, textbook tutorial CDs and periodical’s CDs are also kept in the Library.
  • The students can avail six books at a time from the Book Bank. The books are issued for a period of one semester and to be returned at the end of the semester.



Library Working Hours

Week Days: 8.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.



Faculty Members of Library:
Name of the faculty member
Designation
Qualification
Mr K Suresh Librarian MLIS, M.Phil.
Mr S Elango Asst. Librarian


Digital Library

Name of the Provider
Website Link
DELNET Developing Library Network
CENGAGE GALE CENGAGE GALE (Publisher)
Digital Library Inflibnet Inflibnet


Open Access E-Journals

Name of the Provider
Website Link
IEEE https://open.ieee.org/
Springer https://www.springeropen.com/journals
Taylor & Francis https://www.tandfonline.com/openaccess/openjournals
Elsevier https://www.elsevier.com/open-access/open-access-journals
Sage https://journals.sagepub.com/home/sgo
Wiley https://authorservices.wiley.com/open-research/open-access/browse-journals.html
Cambridge https://www.cambridge.org/core/publications/open-access
NISCAIR https://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/2
Directory of Open Access Journals https://doaj.org/
BioMed Central https://www.biomedcentral.com/journals
Scientific Research Publishing https://www.scirp.org/
International Association of Engineering and Management http://www.iaeme.com/
Indian Academy of Sciences http://www.ias.ac.in
Hindawi publishers https://www.hindawi.com/
CSC Open-Access Library http://www.cscjournals.org/
OMICS International https://www.omicsonline.org
Indian Academy of Sciences http://www.ias.ac.in
DRDO https://www.drdo.gov.in/publications
IOP Science https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/publishing-support/journals/?access=full


Open Access E-Books

Name of the Provider
Website Link
Directory of Open Access Books http://www.doabooks.org/
E-Books Directory http://www.e- booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=73
AMS Books http://www.ams.org/publicoutreach/math-history/math-history
Intech https://www.intechopen.com/books
Audio Books for Free http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/screen_main.asp  
New Free Books http://newfreebooks.com/
ACS e-Books http://pubs.acs.org/search/advanced
Online book Page http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/index.html
UC Press E-Books Collection http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/
GPO ACCESS http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
INTERNET ARCHIVE http://archive.org/details/texts
PROJECT GUTENBERG http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:About
BOOKBOON http://bookboon.com
Free books Hub http://www.freebookshub.com/
World Book http://www.worldbook.com/
Books-On-Line.com  http://www.books-on-line.com/bol/default.cfm
Computer Books http://freecomputerbooks.com/