LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE

SALIENT FEATURES

PUDUCHERRY TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

PUDUCHERRY - 605 014
 LIBRARY IS THE HEART OF
EVERY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

- Dr. S.RADHAKRISHNAN
 CONTENTS

SL NO DESCRIPTION PAGE NO.

1. Location of the Library 1

2. Area wise Details 2

3. About PEC Library 3

4. Existing Staff Structure 4

5. Library Staff Particulars 5

6. Library Advisory Committee 6

7. Sections of the Library 7

8. Library Facilities 8

9. Digital Assets & OPAC (On-line Public 9

Access catalogue)

10. Library Network 10

11. List of Equipments 11

12. Details of Book Collection 12

13. Amount Spent towards of purchase of Books 13

14. List of e-books 14 - 30

15. List of e-journals 31 - 56

16. Library Rules 57 - 60

 LOCATION OF THE LIBRARY

The PEC Library is located in an easily accessible central

part of the PEC Campus, surrounded by various departments.
The Library building has been carefully planned to provide more
space and natural lighting for the comfort of the users.
 LIBRARY – AREAWISE DETAILS

Year of Starting: : 1985

New Library Building Constructed : 1994

Total Floor Area : 2407.46 Sq.m

Ground Floor Area : 1223.16 Sq.m
First Floor : 621.76 Sq.m
Second Floor : 562.54 Sq.m

SL NO Description Area in Sq.m

1. Reading Hall 690. 68

2. Informal Reading 355.17
3. Periodicals 102.34
4. Stack Room 533.28
5. Office, Staffrooms & Stores 82.19
6. Xerox, Audiovisual, Reprography & 141.93
Computer Room
7. Toilets (4 nos) 30.44
8. Corridor 275.64
9. Lobby 99.38
10. Porch 48.41
11. Stairs 48.00
 ABOUT PEC LIBRARY

No. of Books : 56487

No. of Titles : 31259
No. of e Books : 1864
No. Book Bank Books : 2972
ISI Codes : 2925
Proceedings : 1371
Indian Journals : 98
Foreign Journals : 75
IEEE e Journals : 120
No. of e Journals : 583
Back Volumes : 6300
 SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY

 CIRCULATION & REFERENCE

 LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION &

MAINTENANCE

 BOOK ACQUISITION

 TECHNICAL PROCESSING

 JOURNALS ACQUISITION

 INTER LIBRARY LOAN, LITERATURE

SEARCH & DOCUMENT DELIVERY

 STACK MAINTENANCE

 BINDERY & PRESERVATION

 EXISTING STAFF STRUCTURE

LIBRARIAN - 1

DY.LIBRARIAN - 1

ASST. LIBRARIAN - 4

LIBRARY ASST - 2

SR.BINDER - 1

COUNTER ASST. - 3

BOOK RESTORER - 4

BINDING ASST. - 2

SECURITY GUARDS - 2

SANITARY ASST. - 2
 LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

1. Dr. G. Ramakrishna Prof/CE Convenor

2. Dr. S. Batmavady Prof./ECE Member

3. Dr. P.Revathi AP/CE Member

4. Dr. A.V. Ravi Prakash Prof/ME ,,

5. Dr. P.Sankar Prof/Chy ,,

6. Dr. Mangayarcarassy Prof/Maths ,,

7. Dr. B. Mahesh kumar Asso.Prof/EEE ,,

8. Mrs. M. Amirthavalli AssoProf/E & I ,,

9. Mr. Muthukannu Asso.Prof/Phy ,,

10. Dr.P.Boobalan Asso.Prof/IT ,,

11. Dr.J. Kumar AP/CSE “

@ Kumaran
 LIBRARY FACILITIES

WORKING HOURS:

MONDAY TO FRIDAY - 09.00 A.M TO 07.00 P.M

SATURDAY - 09.30 A.M TO 05.00 P.M

SERVICES:

 ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOGUE (OPAC)

 INTER- LIBRARY LOAN
 DOCUMENT DELIVERY SERVICE
 INTERNET ACCESS
 PHOTCOPYING
 LITERATURE SEARCH SERVICE
 LIBRARY NETWORK

The PEC Library is networked with MALIBNET (Madras Library

Network) and hence access to information to over 50 technical
libraries in and around Madras.

Our library is connected with DELNET (Developing Library Network).

Union Catalogue of books and serials are available in DELNET Databases.
It also covers the data base of periodical articles and CD-ROM databases.
The DELNET databases includes Union List of video recordings moreover
or further more that of the theses and dissertations. The Institution is a
member of National Digital Library (NDL)

Moreover the AICTE has selected Pondicherry Engineeing College to

provide Electronic access at free of cost through Indian National Digital
Library in Science and Technology (INDEST), set up by MHRD. This
enables the college to have electronic access to journals. Magazines, news
letters and the Standards, and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Institute of Electrical
and Electronic Engineering and the Faculty and the students of PEC are
effectively utilizing the INDEST e- resources.
 DIGITAL ASSETS

 1000 CDS WITH BOOK

 AUTOLIB SOFTWARE
 LAN
 BACKUPS
 BOOK DATA BASE (OPAC)
 PERIODICAL DATA BASE
(INDEST E- JOURNALS)

OPAC ( Online Public access catalogue)

 Author Search
 Title Search
 Keyword Search
 Status of Books & Periodicals
 Reservation of Books
 Queries with regard to eligibility

LIST OF EQUIPMENTS

1. Computers 15 nos.
2. Dot Matrix Printers 3 nos.
 IEEE JOURNALS

Sl.No. Title Periodicity

1. Aerospace & Electronics Systems Magazine M

2. Annals of History of Computing Q
3. Antennas & Propagation Magazine BM
4. Circuits & Devices Magazine BM
5. Circuits & Systems Magazine M
6. Communication Magazine M
7. Computational Intelligence Q
8. Computing in Science & Engg. BM
9. Computer M
10. Computer Graphics & Applications BM
11. Control System Magazine BM
12. Design & Test of Computers Q
13. Electrical Insulation Magazine BM
14. Engineering in Medicine & Biology BM
15. Engineering Management Review Q
16. Industry Application Magazine BM
17. Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine Q
18. Intelligent System Review BM
19. Internet Computing Magazine BM
20. IT Professional Q
21. Micro BM
22. Microwave Q
23. Multimedia Q
24. Networks Q
25. Pervasive Computing Q
26. Potentials Q
27. Power & Energy Q
28. Robotics & Automation Q
29. Signal processing Magazine BM
30. Software BM
31. Spectrum M
32. Technology & Society Q
33. Today’s Engineer Q
34. Vehicular Technology Q
35. Wireless Communications Q
 DAILIES

1. Dinakaran - 1 Copy
2. Dina Mani - 2 Copies
4. Dina Thanthi - 3 Copies
5. Economic Times - 1 Copy
6. Employment News - 2 Copies
7. Indian Express - 3 Copies
6. The Hindu - 5 Copies
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 INDEST CONSORTIUM

LIST OF IEEE JOURNALS - 2006

1. ADVANCED PACKAGING, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON

2. AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON
3. ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON
4. ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS
5. APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON
6. AUTOMATIC CONTROL, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON
7. AUTOMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON
8. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON
9. BROADCASTING, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON
10. CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, IEEE
TRANSACTIONS ON
11. CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS I: REGULAR PAPERS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS
ON
12. CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS II: EXPRESS BRIEFS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS
ON
13. COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS, IEEE
14. COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE, IEEE
15. COMMUNICATIONS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON
16. COMPONENTS AND PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES, IEEE
TRANSACTIONS ON
17. COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS, IEEE/ACM
TRANSACTIONS ON
18. COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE LETTERS, IEEE
19. COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND
SYSTEMS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON
20. COMPUTERS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON

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 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING e-journals

1. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

2. Journal of Heat Transfer
3. Applied Mechanics Review
4. Journal Manufacturing
 LIBRARY RULES

Members eligibility:

a. Individual Members: Faculty, Staff, Students of the Institute.

b. Individual Associates: Industrial Organisations who are members

of Industrial Associateship Scheme are eligible for membership.

Working Hours:

Monday- Friday Saturday

Study & Reference 9.00 a.m – 7.00 p.m 9.00 a.m to 5.00p.m
Transaction 9.00 a.m – 5.00 p.m -
Stacks 9.00 a.m – 5.00 p.m 9.00 a.m to 5.00p.m

BARCODED MEMBERSHIP CARDS:

1. Barcoded membership Cards are not transferable.

2. Members are responsible for the books borrowed against their bar
coded membership cards.
3. Bar coded membership cards have to be renewed on expiry of the
validity period printed on the card.
4. Loss of bar coded membership card must be reported immediately to
the Central library
5. Duplicate bar coded membership card will be issued on payment of
Rs.100/-.

CONDITIONS OF LOAN:
1. All Books and Journals should be returned on or before the due date.
2. For late return of books overdue charges will be levied.
3. Single copy of any publication will not be issued long term.
4. The floppies borrowed must be returned on the due date and if
necessary get reissued.
5. Members are requested to check the conditions of the floppies before
getting issued.
 6. Members are requested to pay the overdue charges paid in the office.

BORROWERS PRIVILEGES AND DEPOSIT FEE

Maximum Refundable
Category No. of deposit
books

Academic Staff 10 -

Non- Academic staff 1-4 -

(Depending upon the
category)

Student Members

1. B.Tech 4 Rs.1000
2. M.Tech & M.Sc., 5 Rs.1000
3. Research Scholars 5 Rs.1000
4. Book Bank 6 -

Corporate Members 2 (max) Rs.3000

Rs.1000
(Annual Service Charge)

DURATION OF LOAN AND OVERDUE CHARGES:

Type of Duration of loan Overdue charge

document
1. Books 14 days 50p. per day
2. Journals 1 day Rs.5 per day
3. Reference Overnight issue Rs.10 per day
LOSS OF BOOKS:

1. Loss of any book borrowed must be reported immediately to the

central Library.
2. All members must replace the books if it is lost with the latest edition
along with over due charges if any.
 3. If they are not able to replace the book they are requested to pay
thrice the latest price of the book with overdue charges if any.

PROCUREMENT OF BOOKS:

Suggestions for the procurement of books are received from the

departments/centres on the prescribed indent form.

CONSULTATION CARDS:

Members can also use the resources of other libraries like IIT, Anna
University, MIT, IGCAR, MALIBNET. The consultation cards can be
collected after entering the details in the records.

PHOTOCOPYING SERVICE:

Users can avail this facility against cash payment by filling in the request
form available at the Xerox section.

NO DUE CERTIFICATE:

Members are required to surrender the bar coded membership cards

along with books and also to fill up the prescribed form to obtain No Due
Certificate.

GENERAL RULES:

1. Readers are required to deposit their bags/belongings at the entrance

counter before entering the library.
2. Members should produce their bar coded membership card to the
Security staff as and when asked for.
3. Complete silence must be observed within the library.
4. Underlining, scribbling and tearing of pages or any other type of
mutilation of books is strictly prohibited and will be several dealt with.
5. After use readers are requested not to put back the books on the
shelves.
6. Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the library.
7. Necessary actions will be taken by the competent authority against
the users who are found misusing the services, facilities,
collections etc.,.
8. Not with standing any thing contained in the above mentioned rules,
the decision of the institute authorities in all library matters shall be
final and binding on all members.
9. The above mentioned rules are subject to periodical reviews and
revisions.

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 Details of Library facility for the year 2020

Sl. Course(s) No. of Number

No. titles of of
the volumes
books 2020
1. Civil 3638 8823
Engg.
2. Mech. 3285 7193
Engg.
3. E.C.E 3316 6397
4. C.S.E & 7614 13184
I.T.
5. E.E.E 1815 3890
6. E. & I 1021 2510
7. Chem. 645 1102
Engg
8. Maths, 1356 2480
9 Physics, 2136 3051
10 Chemistry 1040 1646
11 General 5393 6259
12 IEEE

13 e-Journals
e-Books

Total 31259 56487

E-Resources

E-books : 742

E-journals : 1885
 LIBRARY STAFF PARTICULARS

Sl. Name Designation Qualification

N0

1. Mr. V. Desingu Dy. Librarian,& M.A.,M.L.I.S.,M.Phil, DCPA

Librariani/c

2. Dr. T. Ramanadhane Asst. Librarian M.COM.,M.L.I..S.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.

3. Mr. D.Raju @ Munisamy -do- M..A., M.L.I.S.,M.Phil.,B.Ed

4. Dr. S. Santhi -do- M.Sc., M.L.I..S, M.Phil., DCPA.,

Ph.D.

5. Mr. P. Sabapathy Library Asst M.A., M.L.I.S

6. Mr. P. Arumugam Library Asst M..A., B.L.I.S

7. Mr. M. Dakshinamoorthy Binder. SSLC, Binding Higher

8. Mr. D.Sekar Book Restorer M.A.,M.L.I.S

9. Mr. S.Ezhumalai Binding Asst. SSLC, failed, Lower Binding

10. Mr M. Sankar Book Restorer M..A.,M.L.I.S

11. Mr. K. Rajaram Book Restorer S.S.L.C

12. Mr. S. Jeevanandam Book Restorer SSLC

13. Mr. R.Gandhi Security Guard S.S.L.C

14. Mrs. R.Vizeamballe Security Guard S.S.L.C

 Detail of Library facility for the year 2020
Detail of Library Books
Sl. Course(s) No. of titles of Number of
No. the books. volume of books.
1 Civil Engg. 3638 8823
2 Mech. Engg. 3285 7193
3 E.C.E 3316 6397
4 C.S.E & I.T. 7614 13184
5 E.E.E 1815 3890
6 E. & I 1021 2510
7 Chem. Engg 645 1102
8 Maths, 1356 2480
9 Physics, 2136 3051
10 Chemistry 1040 1646
11 General 5393 6259
Total 31259 56487

E-Resources
E-books : 742
E-journals : 1885
Other Resources
Book Bank : 2972
Proceedings : 1371
IS –Codes : 2925

PONDICHERRY ENGINEERING COLLEGE

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE
Year Amount No. of Year Amount No. of Books
Spent Books Spent
1985-1986 7,50,000 6,507 2004-2005 8,09,427 2,271
1986-1987 4,99,000 4,160 2005-2006 8,93,928 2,426
1987-1988 4,50,000 4,232 2006-2007 4,13,440 1278
1988-1989 7,69,183 4,107 2007-2008 11,41,717 2725
1989-1990 4,28,133 996 2008-2009 7,58,147 2154
1990-1991 4,42,565 1,054 2009-2010 7,10,393 2216
1991-1992 11,11,876 1,952 2010-2011 6,26,080 2118
1992-1993 8,97,177 1,850 2011-2012 3,46,376 1084
1993-1994 10,54,379 2,102 2012-2013 8,39,948 2281
1994-1995 13,02,913 2,807 2013-2014 95,000 225
1995-1996 12,42,354 2,447 2014-2015 5,55,074 1626
1996-1997 4,03,478 292 2015-2016 11,25,680 2150
1997-1998 4,53,336 1,132 2016-2017 4,81,073 1108
1998-1999 3,87,659 180 2017-2018 89,645 168
1999-2000 1,45,954 821 2018-2019 20,39,839 1864 ebooks
2000-2001 1,92,006 530 2019-2020 1,97,784 21 ebooks
2001-2002 4,62,164 750
2002-2003 5,38,192 622
2003-2004 5,96,318 985