Library and knowledge center

Welcome to Smt.S.R.Patel Engineering College Library and Knowledge Center.Dabhi,Unjha. Mission of a Library is to provide current resources and quality service to support the information needs of the library community. In pursuit of this mission, the library provides a range of information sources, covering the engineering and other literature requirements.
A variety of services is available and a cadre of professional staff is always ready to assist you for completing projects, assignments and research. One of our goals is to fully computerize all services and we are currently working on this. Please remember that it is your library and knowledge center, so use it, care it and participate in its development.
We hope this website will serve you well as an introduction to your library experience and information needs. If you have suggestions or comments, we always welcome your input. I will be available at max4lib26@yahoo.in. The library staff is available to you, always ready to assist for finding the information and resources required by you.

Library and knowledge Center Services
Library Automation:-Library is fully computerized with using SOUL2.0 software. All in house activities like circulation, cataloguing, serial control, OPAC etc. are being done with the use of software. Barcode reader and software helps to make entire house keeping activities very fast and accurate.
Reference:-There are various books that are the sources of information about different subjects. They include Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Guides, books, Handbooks etc.
Circulation:-Remote Login, Status Check, OPAC Access, Reminder to user requests, Inter Library Loan, Direct Borrowing facility etc.
OPAC:-Online Public Access Catalogue is an online database of reading materials available in library. User can search a library catalogue principally to locate books and other reading materials which are physically located at library.
Inter Library Loan:-Inter Library Loan Facility is provided to the students and facility with the use of DELNET.
Current Awareness Service:-We have made special notice board for this service. Here we display the good academic, scientific articles from news paper. Also display such non technical value added article. When a new article comes; old cutting is being filed subject wise in reference department for ready reference.
Question Papers:-Branch wise and semester wise question paper files are available physically as well on college FTP for the reference purpose of students.
Reading Facilities:-Reading area consists with air-condition and light. At a time more than 120 students can read in comfortable reading area.
Web OPAC:-In which students can search the entire library holdings at their own home, own place. Students and staff can see their current status of transaction. Each student and staff has got their own username and password for access the Web OPAC. http://192.168.6.7/libraryopac
New Arrival Display:-New arrived books are displayed on regular intervals.
Reprography:-Xerox facility is available near to library at the rate of no profits no loss.
Press media and Publicity Section:-We manage the file of all the technical, cultural, sports, events, functions and other programs organized by the College. We have each and every photographs, press notes and press-cuttings of all the function organized in our college in physical form as well digital. (I.e. from 04/01/2016 to till date)
Classification System:-We are using DDC 23rd edition for classification. All the collection is classified as per DDC. We have also put the display of classification details (i.e. class number, subject heading, raw wise and column wise) at the every cupboard of stack area for ready reference of the students.
Non Technical (Value Added) Books:-We believe the education with human values, so we have large number of value added non technical books in English, Guajarati and Hindi language.
Orientation Program:-We do orientation program on the first day of new admitted student of the college.
Visit to Library:-We invite all the students and their parents to visit the library (seeing is believing). At the time of visit, we explain all the students about library functionality and facility group wise
Central announcement we make central announcement regarding such useful information of library whenever it is required.
Notice board:-We displayed all the library rules, facilities and student related notice on our notice board and update it regularly.
Suggestion Box:-We have put the suggestion box in library. All library users can put their valuable suggestion at any time.
Library Committee with student core committee:-We have made departmental library committee member for the library related issue student can ask any time to their respective library committee members regarding any type of library issues
Student problems solution Service:-Student can ask regarding their problem to librarian (Direct to Librarian Dr.Mahesh Solanki) at any time personally, on phone or through mail (max4lib26@yahoo.in). Our motto is �Service with smile & solution�.
Special Meeting:-We keep special meeting i.e. Student management meeting. The aim of this meeting is to interact the student directly with the management. Student has to give their suggestions or problems if any. Good suggestions are always welcome and we also try to solve their problem. The aim of this meeting is the development as a whole.