KPRIM College established a spacious Central Library. It started its function with a vision to serve the information needs of its users and to promote a continuous learning atmosphere with updates in various Text Books, Reference Books, e-Books, Journals, Magazines, E-Journals, Subject PPTs, Subject Animations, Project Reports, Tutorials and Video Lessons related to engineering and allied subjects.
Central Library provides abundant information and intellectual requirements to the students and faculty with a user-friendly approach. It offers a fully integrated and peaceful environment for conducting academic study.
Functions
- Serve as an interpreter of the requirements of the library to the committee and authorities and recommend for funds needed.
- Provide support to the librarian in taking important decisions having implications for the users.
Roles and Responsibilities of the committee members
- Provide the list of existing books in the Central Library and Information Centre to the respective departments.
- Monitors proper utilization of the Library resources.
- Guide all Library acquisitions.
- Monitors the allocation of funds to procure books, journals and e-learning resources.
- Discuss and place its views on any library related matter as required by the college management.
Faculty Member
- Prepare and provide the list of recommended books as per the syllabus
- Monitors the allocation of funds to procure books, journals and e-learning resources
- Monitors the library facilities and suggest measures to make the library services more user – friendly and easily accessible.
- The committee shall take into consideration all the procurement criteria, and rules and regulations of the Library management, including cataloguing and access administration.
Librarian
- Organizes and disseminates many resources to meet various needs of the Users
- Receives the list of recommended books from the departments and check with available copies.2. Receives the list of recommended books from the departments and check with available copies.
- Consolidate the lists and prepares the purchase orders to procure books, journals and other required material for the Central Library
- Librarian monitors the process of purchased books like cataloguing, classification and automation and makes them utilization.
Student Member
- Student members shall give feedback about the availability of books and journals and other resources as per the prevailing regulations. They shall also inform all the other students about the functioning of the library.
- Suggest the books to procure as per the syllabus and beyond the syllabus to enhance their knowledge.