MECIT Library

MECIT has its brand new library building which was inaugurated in Spring 2010. The library is well equipped with a strong collection of 22,000 titles comprising of text books, reference books, general books on various topics, periodicals, audio visual materials and scientific journals. 

The new two floored state of art building comprises of two reading areas with an area of 2000 sq meters each with a seating capacity of 300. The ground floor is equipped with a large reading room with a capacity of 150 users and facilities like periodicals and circulations section and reference sections.

In addition to the reading room, the first floor has modern facilities like an Audio visual section, book stacks, faculty research section, reading carrels and country specific section.

Library Facilities

Audio visual section
One of the most attractive facilities at MECIT library is its audiovisual section. The section has a seating capacity of 30 and with equipments of state-of-the art technology. The section acquires and holds large collection of audiovisual tapes, DVDs, CDs, Audio cassettes related with various academic subjects. These items can be used in the section and may be borrowed for 2 weeks.

Conference/Discussion Rooms
Two discussion rooms are provided in the ground floor of the library with a capacity of 10 users each. these rooms can be used by students in case of requirement and students are required to reserve the room as per the library policies.

Internet Facility

10 terminals of computers with internet connections have been provided on the first floor of the library. Students can use these terminals to surf internet for their educational and project related activities.

Photocopying Facility

Photocopiers are provided in the library one each on both floors. Students can use this facility for making any photocopy of library items. A prepaid card is required to use this facility which is available in MECIT book shop

Library Services

Library Circulation Services

The Circulation Services desk is located on the ground floor of the library near entrance. All library issuable items can be borrowed from here as per guidelines and entitlement of a member as given in library policies. A book can be borrowed, renewed or reserved at this desk.

Online Catalogue Search:
Library catalogue search service is being offered through the college intranet site, CIS. The catalogue lists everything in the MECIT Library, showing all the details of the item that the user is searching for, like the author name, ISBN number, location of the item in the library, number of available copies etc. The catalogue search also gives the user an option to reserve the book of his choice.

Awareness Service:
Library is offering a weekly awareness service in which all users at MECIT are informed by emails about the newly received periodicals during the previous week.

New arrivals display:
All newly arrived items are displayed near the entry point of the library.