Welcome to Central Library, Madhav Institute of Technology & Science a very special place in the MITS Campus with its rich collection of books and journals in the field of Engineering and Architecture related disciplines. Central Library currently houses around 1,00,000 books, comprises of collection includes textbooks and Reference books for Engineering Graduates, Post Graduates and Ph.D curriculum in Civil Engineering , Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Electrical, Computer Science & Information Technology , and Architecture Disciplines. Library collection also includes documents in Computer Science, History of Science, Fictions, Stories, General books, Encyclopaedias and Dictionaries, Magazines etc.

Computerized Library

Central Library recently automated their library services; now in Gwalior region MITS Central Library is the first one, who implements RFID technology with international security standards like ISO-15693/ISO 18000-3, which relays on 13.59 MHZ. In Last 12 month more than 38,651 books was issued to various UG/PG students. It is the best automated library automation system used world-wide and is an effective way of managing collections of the library and providing enhanced services to the users having benefits like: control theft, to find misplaced reading material, sorting, inventory accuracy, stock verification procedures, security control, video surveillance, Smart Card etc. It is an automatic data capture technology that uses tiny microchips and miniature antennas affixed to documents. RFID plays a vital role in redefining the library processes to make everyone job easier right from the users to library staff. Now for issuing books from library, students have to show their smart card at circulation counter. All the books were already tagged with latest RFID technology. After completing transition from circulation counter, student get the issue/return status of books on their mobile through SMS or can be downloaded their transaction status from their individual Deshboard by expanding MY Books Issued Status tab.
Archive:
Library has an archive section of various rare and old books since 1950. This valuable collection caters the needs of research students in their research field. Library also having rich collection of 1,000 M.Tech Dissertation and Phd thesis.
Services:
Library provides various services to the students:
1. Circulation: Issue return facility is available to student weekly branch wise so that all students can avail the benefit of library collection.
2. Open access System: Library facilitates open access system to students which helps them to search the required material themselves from the shelves.
3. Reprographic services : photo copy service is given on demand
4. Computer Lab: A separate computer lab of 15 computers is situated inside the library so that students can access E-books, E- journals and other e-resources .Wi-Fi facility is also available around and inside the library.
E-journals:
Library subscribes to International e-journal databases of approx 620+ e- journals titles which cover various leading disciplines of engineering:
(a)IEEE (b)ASME (c)ASCE (d) Science Direct
Apart from this, Central Library also subscribed print national and international Journals. Old collection of print Journal is available in the archive section of library for students & Research Scholar.
E-journals can be access 24 hours in the entire campus through the dedicated lease line facility. Library Timing: Library is open during 10A.M. to 8:30 P.M. on all working Days.

Library is automated using Integrated Library Management System (ILMS)

 
Name of ILMS Software : Koha 
Nature of Automation	 : Fully
Version		 	 : 3.18
Year of Automation 	 : 2014
Learning resource center of institute automated their library services in 2014 with implementation of RFID and integration of institute ERP software. In 2016 library export his all data and import the same in Koha library automation software.
Koha is a web-based ILS, with a SQL database (MariaDB or MySQL preferred) back end with cataloguing data stored in MARC and accessible via Z39.50 or SRU. The user interface is very configurable and adaptable and has been translated into many languages. Koha has most of the features that would be expected in an ILS, including:
  • Various Web 2.0 facilities like tagging, comment, social sharing and RSS feeds
  • Union catalog facility
  • Customizable search
  • Online circulation
  • Bar code printing
  • RFID
  • Members card printing
Relevance of available learning resources including e-resources
  • OPAC: Koha Online public Access Catalogue facility was already available on for students, research scholars and faculty member’s. Anyone can search the entire collection by their author, Title/Publisher/ year on dash board.
  • Electronic Resource Management package for E-Journals & E-books: Library have a vast collection of International E-Journals. At presents library have a collection of 519+ E-journals from IEEE, Science direct, ASME & ASCE membership. Library also have a subscription on 340+ e-books from various publishers on perpetual basis.
  • Library Website: Koha OPAC is treated as library website.
  • Remote access to e-publication: Remote access facility is provided by User id/password and google CASA authentication.
  • Digital Library Access: Library Computer Lab has 30 p4 Computer with i7 configuration which is used by students and staff members for research and learning.
  • Printer for Public Access: yes 1
  • Internet band width: 200 MBPS

Links to access E-books
                 

S.no

Title

1

User Manual Tata- Mc-Graw Hill

2

User Manual Pearson Publication

3

User Manual Multi-publisher Books



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