What We Offer

The Central Library has the following service units.

Reference Service

Reference material like dictionaries, yearbooks, encyclopaedias, hand books and manuals are available in the reference section. The library staff will help to find information which is available in-house.

Online Reservation

Online reservation can be done through web OPAC for a book which is already lent out. Reserved books will be kept separately on the circulation counter for 2 days for each reserved member.

Reprographic & Printing Service

Photocopying/Xerox facility (both color and B&W) is available for the users of the Library with a reasonable charges.



Current Awareness Service (CAS)

Email alerts are available for many of the electronic resources and bibliographic databases.

Plagiarism Software

Plagiarism Originality Online Check Software called Drillbit has been made available to check authenticity of publications, project reports & Thesis.

Off-Campus Access

Faculty and research scholars have facility of off-campus access to many databases and e-journals by using remote access server. To get username and password, please send your request to bitlibrary79@rediffmail.com

Information Desk

Provides an expanded, integrated service point of the library. This service focuses on helping researchers locate specific journals, books, search databases and capture search results at their point of need, as a complement to the in¬depth research assistance available from the Reference Desk.

Renewals

All books loan from the circulation desk can be renewed on condition that there is no one requesting for the same items. All loans subject to recall in accordance with library regulation. Borrowers are responsible for returning their loans on or before the specified due dates.



News Paper Clippings

The Press Cutting Service plays a vital role like Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI), Current Contents Service, Book Alert Service, etc.



Library Timings

Reference Section

Monday to Saturday

8.30AM to 8.30PM

1st & 3rd Saturday Holiday

Issue Section

Monday to Saturday

8.30AM to 4.30 PM

1st & 3rd Saturday Holiday

Periodical Section

Monday to Saturday

8.30AM to 8.30 PM

1st & 3rd Saturday Holiday


Digital Library

Monday to Saturday

8.30AM to 4.30 PM

1st & 3rd Saturday Holiday

Book Bank

Monday to Saturday

8.30AM to 4.30 PM

1st & 3rd Saturday Holiday

Reading Room

Monday to Saturday

8.30AM to 8.30 PM

1st & 3rd Saturday Holiday

More Services

Ask a Librarian

Speak to a librarian or make an appointment for in-depth help. Call the Library’s Reference Desk

Institutional Membership

IISc, NAL, CMTI & IIMB

Retrieving Materials

Requests for journal articles generally take one to three days to fill, but may take up to two weeks. Books may take three weeks to arrive.

E Books

Fully downloadable pdf versions of book chapters and entire books from Springer. Tens of thousands of chapters and thousands of ebooks in Computer Science and related fields.

Email Now

A librarian will answer you within 24 hours during weekdays.