University Library
The Library plays an important role in supporting the academic program of the university. It is an integral part of the educational process in the University Campus. It is established immediately after the establishment of the University in 1989. High quality technical education calls for its well stocked and staff library with efficient and effective information retrieval system within the reach of all concern. The Library helps the teachers, students, researcher to explore updated and latest information related to their field of interest. It also helps them to get information through different media that can be useful for them for writing their research paper, dissertation thesis etc. The existing library occupies an area of 21000 square feet on the ground floor of the main university building. The library is having open access. It has rich collection of 1,03,384 books. The Library collection includes Textbooks, Reference books, Handbooks, Encyclopedias, Back volume of periodicals. Collected works of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and other important personalities are also available in library, Light reading magazine, Novels and Story books in Hindi, Marathi, English literature etc are also available. Apart from the books, Library subscribe Indian and foreign journals/Periodicals and Newspaper. The entire library book collection is classified according to the DDC. (Dewey decimal classification). The library is partially computerized with the help of LIBMAN (Library Software).The circulation transaction, Barcode generation, No dues certificates, Reminder etc. work will carried out with the help of this software. The library has Open Access. i.e. Readers are free to move into the stack for browsing and selecting any desired items. Recently library has been started digital library service. Users can use it anywhere and anytime through the Digital Library platform and the mLibrary mobile application.
Vision:
Following are the vision statements of the library :
- To serve as a knowledge hub for the university in particular and for society in general
- To inculcate reading habits among the students, supporting staff, and teaching community
- To develop, organize, provide access to and preserve materials to meet the needs of present and future generations of students and scholars
- The library aims to become a model library
- The library intends to incorporate the latest technologies and adopt a user-friendly approach towards students, supporting staff, faculty, as well as external readers
- The library intends to offer comprehensive services related to the dissemination of knowledge
Mission:
- To develop a comprehensive collection of books and journals useful for students, supporting staff and faculty of the university and affiliated colleges and provide an efficient dissemination of knowledge
- To provide Right Information to the Right Users at the Right Time and in the Right Format and to bring People and Information together
- The mission is to provide users with the information they need to achieve their highest academic potential and help them acquire research skills necessary for lifelong learning
Library Committee:
As per Section 78 (2) of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University Act No. (Maharashtra Act No. XXIX of 2014), the following Library Committee has been constituted with effect from June 30, 2022, for a period of three years to administer, organize, develop, and maintain the library:
1. Hon. Vice-Chancellor Chairman
2. Three Heads of the University Department nominated by Hon. Vice Chancellor
1. Dr. Sangita Metkar, Head, Petrochemical Engineering Member
2. Dr. S.R. Sutar, Head, Information Technology Member
3. Dr. Neeraj Agrawal, Head, Mechanical Engineering Member
3. Dr. A. W. Kiwelekar, Registrar Member
4. Two Teachers nominated by Executive Council
1. Dr. S.G. Dahotre, Head, Physics Member
2. Dr. P.B. Lokhande, Head, Chemistry Member
5. Shri. Ajay R. Palkar, I/C Librarian Member Secretary
The Library Committee is also a major decision-making body of the University Library. The library functions under its guidance and supervision.
Library Staff Details:
Staff details of the library is as follows :
Sr. No | Name | Designation | Email ID | Contact No. | Type of Appointment (Regular/ Contract) |
01 | Mr. Ajay Raghunath Palkar | I/C Librarian | 9028647912 | Regular | |
02 | Mr. Mangesh Sundar Ghosalkar | Assistant Librarian | 9421169155 | Regular | |
03 | Mr. Tukaram Gangaram Hambir | Junior Clark | 8793530114 | Regular | |
04 | Mr. Machindra Ramchandra Naik | Junior Clark | – | 8087489108 | Regular |
05 | Mr. Mangesh Tukaram Pawar | Library Assistant | 7385326586 | Contract | |
06 | Miss. Vijyashri Sujit Metha | Library Assistant | 7768949649 | Contract | |
07 | Mr. Munishwar Janardhan Patil | Library Assistant | 8097873190 | Contract | |
08 | Miss. Prajakta Prashant Dhepe | Library Assistant | 8149800407 | Contract | |
09 | Mr. Bandhu Tukaram Malore | Library Trainee | – | 8087922188 | Contract |
10 | Miss. Tejasvini Keshav Batavle | Library Trainee | – | 9765608405 | Contract |
11 | Mr. Kashiram Maruti Manjre | Library Attendant | – | 9764071068 | Contract |
12 | Miss. Sima Shiwaji Karkare | Library Attendant | – | 7796137463 | Contract |
The following information depicts the library opening hours. The unique feature of our Library is it being kept open during vacations and functions as usual during examinations.
Library Working Hours:
- Monday through Saturday : 08.30 AM – 7.00 PM
Circulation Hours:
- Monday through Saturday : 10.00AM – 5.30 PM
- Self Reissue, Renew (24X7) any time through OPAC (http://172.16.5.238/libman/)
Vacation:
- No Vacation
Library Holidays:
The library remains open on all days of the year except on the following Holidays
- Sunday
- 2nd & 4th Saturday
- All Government Holiday
Year-wise budgets allocated to the University Library are as follows:
Budget Head | Year wise Sanctioned Budget in Rupee | |||||
2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |
E-Books & Journals | 40,00,000 | 40,00,000 | 18,00,000 | 25,00,000 | 1,00,00,000 | 1,70,00,000 |
Machinery & Equipment | – | – | 5,00,000 | 5,00,000 | 6,00,000 | 6,00,000 |
Book Bank | – | 5,00,000 | 6,00,000 | 6,00,000 | 10,00,000 | 10,00,000 |
Furniture and fixtures | – | – | 15,00,000 | 15,00,000 | 15,00,000 | 9,00,000 |
Operating costs | 1,00,000 | 1,00,000 | 3,00,000 | 5,00,000 | 5,00,000 | 4,00,000 |
Office Expenses | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 50,000 |
Total | 41,10,000 | 46,10,000 | 47,20,000 | 56,20,000 | 1,36,20,000 | 1,99,50,000 |
Department and Budget-wise Expenditure Distribution of Library:
(1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023)
SR. NO. | Department | Amount in Rs. | ||||||
Budget Code : P.1.6 | P.3.43 | P.1.7 | P.2.7 | P.1.10 | ||||
Library Books | Print Journals | E Journals | Book Bank | Machinery & Equipment | Furniture & Fixtures | Operating costs | ||
1 | Computer | 2,63,923.00 | – | 64,94,500.00 | – | 5,94,130.00 | 4,34,188.00 | 1,15,483.00 |
2 | IT | 1,23,465.00 | 37,850.00 | – | ||||
3 | Electrical | 1,57,407.00 | 38,960.00 | – | ||||
4 | EXTC | 1,60,735.00 | 45,690.00 | – | ||||
5 | Mechanical | 90,250.00 | – | 96,742.00 | ||||
6 | Civil | – | – | 90,968.00 | ||||
7 | Chemical | 1,14,667.00 | – | 17,015.00 | ||||
8 | Petrochemical | 3,591.00 | – | 91,695.00 | ||||
9 | Chemistry | 2,53,776.00 | – | 41,100.00 | ||||
10 | Physics | 30,230.00 | – | 32,163.00 | ||||
11 | English | 26,359.00 | – | – | ||||
12 | Math’s | – | – | – | ||||
13 | Library | 22,977.00 | – | – | ||||
14 | Other | – | – | – | ||||
Total | 12,47,380.00 | 1,22,500.00 | 6494,500.00 | 469,683.00 | 5,94,130.00 | 4,34,188.00 | 1,15,483.00 | |
G.Total | 78,64,380.00 | 469,683.00 | 5,94,130.00 | 4,34,188.00 | 1,15,483.00 | |||
Department-wise Distribution of Library Books:
(1st April 2017 to 31st March 2023)
Department | No of Books Added | |||||
2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |
Computer | 52 | 30 | 664 | – | – | 223 |
IT | 28 | 16 | 146 | – | – | 172 |
Electrical | 145 | 73 | 187 | – | – | 188 |
EXTC | 92 | 59 | 491 | – | – | 240 |
Mechanical | 95 | 99 | 467 | – | – | 88 |
Civil | 255 | 78 | 365 | – | – | 0 |
Chemical | 39 | 61 | 261 | – | – | 125 |
Petrochemical | 3 | 32 | 2 | – | – | 22 |
Chemistry | 0 | 0 | 35 | – | – | 36 |
Physics | 0 | 0 | 42 | – | – | 28 |
English | 0 | 0 | 73 | – | – | 67 |
Maths | 0 | 0 | 42 | – | – | 0 |
Library | 1 | 0 | 59 | – | – | 103 |
Gift | 0 | 20 | 27 | – | – | 241 |
Replace Book | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
Total | 710 | 468 | 2861 | – | – | 1534 |
Financial Expenditures of Library as of April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2023:
1. Expenditure on Purchasing Library Books (Print Books):
Years | Acc. No. | Total No of Books Added | Amount Spent |
2017-18 | 38880-39589 | 710 | 5,04,607.00 |
2018-19 | 39590-40057 | 468 | 6,26,567.00 |
2019-20 | 40058-42918 | 2861 | 13,61,676.00 |
2020-21 | 42918 | – | – |
2021-22 | 42918 | – | – |
2022-23 | 42919-44452 | 1534 | 12,47,380.00 |
2. Expenditure on Purchasing Book-Bank Books (Print Books):
Years | Acc. No. | Total No of Books Added | Amount Spent |
2017-18 | 46312-46418 | 107 | 38,635.00 |
2018-19 | 46419-46423 | 5 | Gifted books |
2019-20 | 46424-46968 | 545 | 2,93,988.00 |
2020-21 | 46969-47048 | 80 | 47,952.00 |
2021-22 | 47048 | – | – |
2022-23 | 47049-48012 | 964 | 4,69,683.00 |
3. Expenditure on Print Journals (Periodicals) Subscriptions:
Years | No of Journals | National | International | Amount Spent |
2017-18 | 81 | 70 | 11 | 3,31,498.00 |
2018-19 | 54 | 54 | – | 64,003.00 |
2019-20 | 142 | 118 | 24 | 10,63,882.00 |
2020-21 | – | – | – | – |
2021-22 | 91 | 83 | 8 | 4,41,953.00 |
2022-23 | 59 | 59 | – | 1,22,500.00 |
4. Expenditure on E-Books Subscriptions:
Years | Publication | No of Titles | Amount Spent | Link |
2017-18 | – | – | – | – |
2018-19 | Pearson PHI McGrawhill Total E-Books | 86 111 69 266 | 5,25,971.00 2,70,302.00 6,04,096.00 14,00,369.00 | http://digital-library.pearson-intl.com/, www.videeya.com, https://mcgrawhilleducation.pdn.ipublishcentral.com |
2019-20 | Springer | 4931 | 4856775.00 | http://link.springer.com |
2020-21 | – | – | – | – |
2021-22 | – | – | – | – |
2022-23 | Knimbus Digital Library | 140000+ | Provided by Knimbus for free | https://dbatulibrary.knimbus.com |
5. Expenditure on E-Journals and E-Databases Subscriptions:
Years | E-resources | Amount Spent | Validity | Link |
2017-18 | 1. American Chemical Society | E-Shodh Sindhu : Centrally Funded | 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018 | https//ess..inflibnet.ac.in |
2. Taylor & Francis (1076 titles) | ||||
3.Springer Link 1700 Collection + Nature Journal | ||||
4. ISID (Database) | ||||
5. NDL (Database) : South Asian Archive | ||||
6. Electronics Thesis & Dissertations | Shodhganga | https://Shodhganga.Inflibnet.ac.in | ||
2018-19 | 1. American Chemical Society | E-Shodh Sindhu : Centrally Funded | 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019 | https//ess..inflibnet.ac.in |
2. Taylor & Francis (1076 titles) | ||||
3.Springer Link 1700 Collection + Nature Journal | ||||
4. ISID (Database) | ||||
5. NDL (Database) : South Asian Archive | ||||
6. Electronics Thesis & Dissertations | Shodhganga | https://Shodhganga.Inflibnet.ac.in | ||
7. ASME (31 Titles) | 396,739.00 | 1st Jan. 2019 to 31st Dec. 2019 | https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org | |
2019-20 | 1. American Chemical Society | E-Shodh Sindhu : Centrally Funded | 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020 | https//ess..inflibnet.ac.in |
2. Taylor & Francis (1076 titles) | ||||
3.Springer Link 1700 Collection + Nature Journal | ||||
4. ISID (Database) | ||||
5. NDL (Database) : South Asian Archive | ||||
6. Electronics Thesis & Dissertations | Shodhganga | https://Shodhganga.Inflibnet.ac.in | ||
7. Science Direct (644 Titles) | 5,084,646.00 | Nov. 2019 to Nov. 2020 | www.sciencedirect.com | |
2020-21 | 1. American Chemical Society | E-Shodh Sindhu : Centrally Funded | 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021 | https//ess..inflibnet.ac.in |
2. Taylor & Francis (1076 titles) | ||||
3.Springer Link 1700 Collection + Nature Journal | ||||
4. ISID (Database) | ||||
5. NDL (Database) : South Asian Archive | ||||
6. Electronics Thesis & Dissertations | Shodhganga | https://Shodhganga.Inflibnet.ac.in | ||
2021-22 | 1. American Chemical Society | E-Shodh Sindhu : Centrally Funded | 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022 | https//ess..inflibnet.ac.in |
2. Taylor & Francis (1076 titles) | ||||
3.Springer Link 1700 Collection + Nature Journal | ||||
4. ISID (Database) | ||||
5. NDL (Database) : South Asian Archive | ||||
6. Electronics Thesis & Dissertations | Shodhganga | https://Shodhganga.Inflibnet.ac.in | ||
2022-23 | 1. Taylor & Francis (1076 titles) | E-Shodh Sindhu : Centrally Funded | 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023 | https://dbatulibrary.knimbus.com |
2.Springer Link 1700 Collection + Nature Journal | ||||
3. ISID (Database) | ||||
4. NDL (Database) : South Asian Archive | ||||
5. Electronics Thesis & Dissertations | Shodhganga | |||
6. Web of Science (20 Year Backfiles) | 17,70,000.00 | 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 | ||
7. Elsevier Science Direct : Engineering and Computer science | 47,24,500.00 | 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 | ||
8. Elsevier Science Direct : Chemical Engineering | 1st April 2023 to 30st Sept 2023 | |||
9. Web of Science (20 Year Backfiles) | 17,70,000.00 | 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 |
Library Services:
The DBATU Library acts as a knowledge hub for the university. Students and faculty’s information needs are fulfilled through the library. The University Library provides various services for both the teaching and student communities to help them in their academic endeavours. The succeeding section of this report discussed various library services that are being provided for the students and teaching community at the DBATU.
1. Circulation Service for Students and Faculty:
The circulation service is one of the most important services that any library should provide in order to satisfy the information needs of its users. In an academic library environment, circulation service is one of the key functions. That too, in a university library, largely students depend on the library for borrowing books. DBATU is a state technical university. It is in a rural area. This makes the circulation service even more important from the users perspective since many of them come from agricultural and underprivileged sections of society. The Library issued 8407 books during the reporting year. On average, every month, 700 lending transactions (issue/return) would be made through the library. Library is partially automated with the help of LIBMAN software developed by Masters Computer. All the issue and return transactions of the Library and Book bank are completely computerized. We are at the DBATU library, following the functions.
- Lending library books to the students and teaching staff
- Returns and reservations of library books
- No-dues and clearance certificates are given to the students and staff
- Safeguarding library books from mutilation and damage
- Assisting students and the teaching community at the circulation desk
2. Lending Service at the DBATU Library:
The lending service is given only to faculty, research scholars, staff, and students who are registered in the university library. Registered users can borrow the following number of books, and later they can renew library books. If the due date expires per book per day, one rupee will be charged to borrowers. The overdue amount will be collected online through SBI Collect. The University Library does not accept cash payments.
The lending service details at the DBATU Library is as follows:
Sr. No. | User Type | Active Users | Library Books Issue | Book-Bank Issue | Overdue Charges | OPAC & Digital Library | ||
No. of Books | Duration | No. of Books | Duration | |||||
01 | Teaching Staff | 50 | 15 | 180 Days | 05 | One Semester | Per book Per day, One Rupee | 24 X 7 |
02 | Non Teaching Staff | 74 | 03 | 30 Days | 03 | |||
03 | Adoc Teaching Staff | 64 | 05 | 60 Days | 02 | |||
03 | PhD. Students | 51 | 07 | 15 Days | – | |||
04 | M.Tech. Students | 48 | 07 | 15 Days | 12 | |||
05 | B.Tech. Students | 2382 | 05 | 15 Days | 12 | |||
06 | Diploma Students | 808 | – | – | 12 | |||
Total active users | 3477 | |||||||
The following table indicates the number of issued, renewed, and returned books from the library in the last six years:
Year | Total Issue | Total Renewal | Total Return | Total Transaction |
2017-18 | 8874 | 22523 | 8829 | 40226 |
2018-19 | 5826 | 14668 | 6387 | 26881 |
2019-20 | 4524 | 9858 | 4870 | 19252 |
2020-21 | 239 | 122 | 698 | 1059 |
2021-22 | 406 | 180 | 702 | 1288 |
2022-23 | 2169 | 3992 | 2246 | 8407 |
Usage Report of an Offline Library:
Sr. No. | Year (1st January To 31st December) | Total Number of Students / Faculties Visited in the Library |
01 | 2017 | 8598 |
02 | 2018 | 23254 |
03 | 2019 | 12949 |
04 | 2020 | 3080 |
05 | 2021 | 18 |
06 | 2022 | 37482 |
3. Reference Service for Students and Faculty:
The Library has maintained a separate reference section. The books in these sections are to be consulted in the library. However, keeping in view the necessity of the teaching faculty, these books may be allowed to be issued for a short period of time. Important encyclopedias, handbooks, data books, dictionaries, and other costly documents are available in this section. Special reading facilities (Cubical) for research students and teachers are provided in the library. The library has procured educational video cassettes prepared by IITs and other agencies for self-learning. The viewing facility is available in the library. Around 27 course materials in various disciplines are available for reference. The library has a seating capacity of 300 users at a time. The University Library provides internet facilities to all its users for searching online journals and other documents. Separate WI-FI facilities in the library have been provided for the readers. The total number of books available in the reference section is 6883.
Reference Section of the Library
4. Book Bank Facilities:
Book Bank Facility is one of the important facilities for students. DBATU Library provides two types of book bank facilities to the students.
4.1.Book Bank for All Students
4.2. Book Bank for SC/ST category students
4.1. Book bank for All Students (General Book Bank):
The Book Bank consists of prescribed textbooks for undergraduate courses. Textbooks recommended by the concerned faculty members for different courses are kept in the book bank section. The University Library has a strong book bank collection that caters to the needs of all undergraduate students. Books from the book bank will be issued at the beginning of each semester. Students have to return the books at the end of the semester. The borrowers have to pay 15% of the total cost of the books as rental charges per semester, which are not refundable. The total number of books available in the book bank section is 48012; 964 books worth Rs. 469683/- have been added during the reporting year. During the year, students avail themselves of the facility and borrow books from this collection. The library issued 3358 books to students during the reporting year through the book bank scheme.
4.2. Book bank for SC/ST Students:
The library also runs a book bank (SC/ST Collection) scheme sponsored by the government of Maharashtra for economically weaker sections of society and reserve category students. Selected books will be made available to students belonging to the SC/ST community. Books will be issued at the beginning of each semester and collected after the completion of examinations. This facility is provided to SC and ST students free of charge. The total number of books available in the SC/ST book bank section is 7108.
The following table depicts the yearly summary report of issue return of book bank books:
Year | Total Issue | Total Return | Total Transaction |
2017-18 | 10685 | 10627 | 21312 |
2018-19 | 8243 | 8216 | 16459 |
2019-20 | 5070 | 4923 | 9993 |
2020-21 | 184 | 167 | 351 |
2021-22 | 971 | 907 | 1873 |
2022-23 | 3358 | 2705 | 6064 |
5. Photocopying and Printing Facilities:
The library offers photocopying and printing services to all its readers at a reasonable charge. This facility is provided through outsourcing. Around 300 readers use the facility every day. The revenue of Rs. 15000/- is generated through rent during the reporting year.
6. Internet Facilities:
The University Library provides internet facilities to all its users free of charge, with an internet band width of 4 mbps for searching online journals and other documents. Separate WI-FI facilities in the library have been provided for the readers.
7. Digital Library Facilities:
A digital library is a collection of digital objects, such as books, magazines, audio recordings, video recordings, and other documents that are accessible electronically.
The University Library has been offering digital library services with the help of the mLibrary mobile application and the digital library platform developed by Knimbus since March 2023. This can be operated anywhere and anytime by clicking on http://dbatulibrary.knimbus.com. The mLibrary mobile application is also available on the Play Store. E-Books, Databases, E-Journals, Video Lectures, E-Courses, M.Tech / PhD Theses, Faculty Publications, Old Question papers, and Syllabuses are made available on this platform in full text format. As per the record, 3897 visitors visited and 4737 cumulative page views, searches, and downloads occurred from 1st March to 31st March 2023.
The digital library service has been made available free of charge to affiliated colleges through DBATU regional centres.
Sr No. | E-resources | Qty |
01 | E-Books | 145000+ |
02 | E-Journals | 17893 |
03 | E-Databases | 3 |
04 | Faculty Publications | 56 |
05 | M.Tech Theses | 358 |
06 | Ph.D Theses | 95 |
07 | Previous years question papers | 1000+ |
08 | Video lectures (NPTEL, SWAYAM, NDLI AND OTHERS) | 193619 |
09 | Syllabus | DBATU All |
8. Reading Room Facility:
The library occupies 22,000 square feet on the ground floor of the main university building. In the library, all sections have been made separately. A separate reading section is available for users. The library has a seating capacity of 300 users at a time. For the study, 100 individual carrels have been provided.
9. Library Orientation Program:
User orientation is an important and regular activity of the library to educate the user about the various resources and services of the library. An orientation programme is organized every year for new students at the beginning of the academic year.
10. Resource Sharing:
The University Library maintains good relationships with a number of other libraries, including IITs, VJTI Mumbai, ICT Mumbai, COEP Pune, NCL Pune, Mumbai University, Pune University, etc. DBATU students have been taking advantage of this facility.
11. E-resources Facility to Affiliated Colleges:
The DBATU Library has subscribed to the Web of Science Database and Elsevier Science Direct: Engineering, Computer Science, and Chemical Engineering subject collections. With the above resources, DBATU faculty publications, M.Tech. and PhD. theses, previous year’s question papers, and syllabus have been made available free of charge to affiliated colleges through the DBATU digital library platform.
12. Infrastructural Facility with Regard to Library:
Year | Qty | Equipment | Amount | ||
1996 | 40 | Cupboard (Double Door) | 4,79,360.00 | ||
2007 | 300 | IC- 01 Steel Chair | 4,49,988.00 | ||
2007 | 20 | Computer Trolly | 71,500.00 | ||
2007 | 9 | Book Case | 1,22,330.00 | ||
2008 | 75 | Study Table | 9,51,986.00 | ||
20 | Journal Rack | ||||
50 | Reading Modale | ||||
02 | Book Rack | ||||
05 | Book Trolly | ||||
2009 | 15 | Computer | 3,33,500.00 | ||
2010 | 01 | Server | 96,900.00 | ||
2011 | 1 | Library Counter | 1,37,229.00 | ||
2011 | 15 | Book Case | 1,32,000.00 | ||
2011 | 25 | Book Stacks | 5,27,250.00 | ||
2012 | 3 | Waiting lounge two seaters sofa with centre table | 22,500.00 | ||
2012 | 1 | Executive Table | 20,230.00 | ||
2012 | 5 | Office Table | 38,376.00 | ||
2012 | 04 | Pigeon Hales for Baggage 4 | 37,940.00 | ||
2012 | 5 | Notice Board | 22,500.00 | ||
2012 | 2 | Reception Check Point | 25,000.00 | ||
2013 | 20 | Computer : Desktop PC All in one Lenovo M73z | 827,920.00 | ||
2015 | 02 | Richo Printer : SP210SU | 1,37,472.00 | ||
01 | Richo Printer : MP2014 | ||||
01 | Richo Printer : MP2001L | ||||
2016 | 02 | Server Machine | 1,49,174.00 | ||
2016 | 10 | Desktop PC All in one HP 400G1 with windows 8 OS | 3,88,500.00 | ||
2021 | 02 | Platform Trolly (Book Trolly) | 16,284.00 | ||
2022 | 20 | UPS Batteries | 1,38,188.00 | ||
2022 | 05 | WiFi Access Point | 1,37,500.00 | ||
2022 | 25 | Book Stacks | 4,56,630.00 | ||
2022 | 01 (Unlimited User) | Digital Library Platform (Remote Access Tools) | 2,96,000.00 | ||
13. Books Weeding Out Policy:
The Library doesn’t have any types of books weed out policy. We sort out the books that are damaged, old, unused text collections, etc. Appoint the concerns department’s teachers to verify these books, and the weeding out process will be done by the library committee and university management.
Best Practices:
1. Open Access System:
The University Library provides an open access system for students. Students, faculty members, and external readers can access the library openly. There is no limit for access.
2. Library Computerization (Automation):
Library automation is the use of data processing machines (computers) to carry out traditional library activities such as acquisitions, cataloguing, circulation, serial control, and other library related activities.
Regarding computerization of library services, the University Library has been partially automated with the help of LIBMAN software developed by Masters Computer since June 2011. All the work related to circulation, acquisitions, cataloguing, stock verification of books, and new member registration has been computerized. Most of the books are barcoded, and automation is partially done. All the issue and return transactions of the library and book bank are completely computerized.
With the help of Lib-man software , the following operations are carried out :
- Acquisition and Cataloguing
- Bar-coding of Books
- Circulation
- Report Generation
- OPAC
- Stock Verification
- Library Notice uploading
- News paper entry
LIBMAN Software Interface of the University Library
3. Web OPAC:
The University Library has its own OPAC. This can be operated within the campus premises by clicking on http://dbatulibrary/webopac or http://172.16.5.238/webopac. Besides listing all the books available in the library, it allows facilities like new arrivals, reissue/renewal of books, reservations, overdue calculations, the status of particular books, particular students, and new member registration. It is searchable by author, title, accession number, and several other fields.
OPAC Interface of the University Library
4. Book Exhibitions:
Libraries play an important role in cultivating reading habits through various means. One of the easiest and best ways is to organize book exhibitions. A book exhibition attracts students in large numbers and allows them to skim books of their choice. This kind of space encourages them to be selective in their choices and encourages book reading. The benefits of organizing book exhibitions at the library are many. Students and faculty can purchase books at a discount; there will be books of their choice; they will get the opportunity to see a good number of various kinds of books; they will have gatherings with friends; and many more things.
The University Library organized the following book exhibition in the library with various book vendors and publishers:
Date of exhibition | Book Vendors Participated in the Exhibition | Publisher Participated in the Exhibition | Discount given | |
19th January 2023 to 21st January 2023 | Nexuskart Publishers and Distribututors Pvt. Ltd. (Thane) | McGrawhill Pearson Cengage Oxford Wiley Apress S.chand Charotar Dhanpatrai Khanna Gk publication | John Wiley Elsevier Scitus Intech Taylor & Francis Koros Press Auris Publication RSC Publication Springer Vishakarma | Foreign Books (Academic) : 38.26%, Indian Books (Academic) : 31.60%, Short Discount Books : 17% Literature Publication : 15% |
Neha Book (Mumbai) | ||||
5. Resource Generation:
The photocopying centre in the library is operated on the basis of outsourcing. The library is charging monthly rent for the same. Similarly, the library is charging 15% of the cost of the books for book bank issues to generate the fund.
6. New Arrival Books:
The University Library displays new arrivals as and when new books are procured for the library. There is a separate display rack in the library to display new arrivals. With them, users can check online through OPAC. Library users are allowed to browse these books and borrow them.
7. Suggestion Box:
The Library has put in place a suggestion box to receive feedback and suggestions from both faculty and students. The librarian used to interact with students regarding library services and other information requirements. Whenever students recommended any facility for the library, we took immediate measures to procure it. Now we have a formal suggestion box to receive student and faculty feedback.
8. CCTV:
The Library has an open-access facility. For the safety of the library collection, equipment, and other important materials, the entire library is covered with CCTV cameras. In the library, a total of 16 CCTV cameras are installed.
Library Events:
1. 18-Hour Study Program
2. Granth Dindi Celebrations with Book Exhibition
3. Reading Inspiration Day (Vachan Prerna Din) with Book Exhibition
1. 18-Hour Study Programme:
On the occasion of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, an 18-hour study (reading) activity is organized every year in the university library as a tribute to him. University have been celebrating this event since 2002. On that day, the library is open from 6 am to 12 pm.
Celebrated Years and Dates
Sr. No. | Year | Date |
01 | 2017 | 11/04/2017 |
02 | 2018 | 19/04/2018 |
03 | 2019 | 11/04/2019 |
04 | 2020 | Covid |
05 | 2021 | |
06 | 2022 | 11/04/2022 |
08 | 2023 | 12/04/2023 |
12th April 2023
2. Granth Dindi Celebrations:
The library has been celebrating Granth Dindi on the occasion of Marathi language conservation since 2022. Granth Dindi starts from the University Library and takes a circumambulation of the statue of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on the campus. After that, Granth Dindi returns to the library. On the day library organized book exhibition.
Sr No | Date | Event | Inauguration Person |
01 | 25/01/2022 | Granth Dindi with Book exhibition | Honb’le Vice-Chancellor Prof. Karbhari Kale |
02 | 19/01/2023 | Granth Dindi with Book exhibition | Honb’le Vice-Chancellor Prof. Karbhari Kale |
2.1 Granth Dindi (25/01/2022):
2.2 Granth Dindi Celebrations with Book Exhibition (19th January 2023):
3. Reading Inspiration Day (Vachan Prerna Din):
On October 15, 2022, with the aim of preserving the memory of former President Late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, his birthday was celebrated as Reading Inspiration Day in the University Library.
Reading Inspiration Day with Book Exhibition:
Future Plan:
The library has charted out some of its future courses of action in order to extend more facilities and services to its users. The initiative, facilities, and services proposed are given below:
- To make efforts to increase students’ interest in reading and research
- To enrich the collection of the library
- To enrich the digital resources in the digital library
- To provide lecture videos of DBATU faculty to students through the digital library
- To make an RFID technology library
- To make an air conditioning library
Total Library Resources Available for Reading/References (Library Collections): (As on 31st March 2023)
1. Print Books and Periodicals:
- TOTAL NUMBER OF PRINT BOOKS : 103384
LIBRARY BOOKS : 44452
BOOK-BANK BOOKS : 48012
BOOK-BANK IOPE : 3812
SC/ST COLLECTION : 6457
ST COLLECTION : 651
- TOTAL NUMBER OF TITLE : 22904
- TOTAL NUMBER OF REFERENCE BOOKS : 6883
- CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS : 1017
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS : –
- INDIAN JOURNALS : 59
- NEWS PAPERS : 17
- BOUND VOLUME : 3237
2. E-Resources:
The library subscribed to various types of e-resources. Users can use it anywhere and anytime through the Digital Library platform and the mLibrary mobile application (Web Site : https://dbatulibrary.knimbus.com, Mobile Application: mLibrary).
The e-resources available in the library are as follows:
2.1 E-Books:
Total Number of E-Books: 145000+
SR. NO. | PUBLISHER | NO OF TITLES | Amount in Rs. |
01 | SPRINGER | 4931 | 48,56,775.00 |
02 | PEARSON | 86 | 5,25,971.00 |
03 | MCGRAW HILL | 69 | 6,04,096.00 |
04 | PHI Learning | 111 | 2,70,302.00 |
05 | KNIMBUS DIGITAL LIBRARY | 140000+ | Provided by Knimbus |
2.2 E-Journals:
Total Number of E-Journals: 4 E-Resources (17893 Journals)
SR. NO. | E-RESOURCES | DURATION | Amount in Rs. |
01 | Taylor and Francis (1076 titles) | E-Shodh Sindhu : Centrally Funded | Centrally Funded |
02 | Springer Link – 1700 Collection + Nature Journal – 46 (1746) | E-Shodh Sindhu : Centrally Funded | Centrally Funded |
03 | Elsevier Science Direct: Engineering and Computer science | 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 | 47,24,500.00 |
04 | Elsevier Science Direct: Chemical Engineering | 1st April 2023 to 31st September 2024 | |
05 | Knimbus Digital Library (14783) | 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2027 | Provided by Knimbus |
2.3 E-Databases:
Total Number of E-Databases: 3
SR. NO. | E-RESOURCES | DURATION | Amount in Rs. |
01 | Web of Science (20 Year Backfiles) | 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 | Rs. 17,70,000/- |
02 | Ph.D. Theses | Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET | Free |
03 | Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID) Database | E-Shodh Sindhu : Centrally Funded | Centrally Funded |
2.4 Multimedia Resources:
- E- AUDIO & VIDEO CASSETS : 481
- VIDEO DVD’S : 27 Title
- Educational Videos : 1,93619
(NPTEL, SWAYAM, NDLI AND OTHERS)
2.5 Other E-Resources:
- E-PHD THESIS : 94
- E-M.TECH DISSERTATION : 358
- E-QUESTION PAPERS : 1000+
- FACULTY PUBLICATION : 50+
- Syllabus : DBATU
2.6 Plagiarism Checker:
Urkund plagiarism detection—Ouriginal:
DBATU is a member of E-Shodh Sindhu. Based on the agreement signed with the INFLIBNET centre in Ahmedabad, DBATU received ‘Urkund plagiarism detection—Ouriginal’ through the Shodh Shuddhi consortia of INFLIBNET.
Journals and Magazines Subscriptions:
The library has subscribed to 59 educational print journals costing Rs. 1,22,500.00 to update the knowledge of students and teachers.
Sr. No. | Name of the Journals / Magazine | Publishers | Freq |
1 | IUP – Information Technology | IUP | 4 |
2 | Data Quest (By Courier) | Cyber Media | 12 |
3 | Voice & Data (By Courier) | Cyber Media | 12 |
4 | T3 Magazine | Nextgen | 12 |
5 | IT – Next | Ninedotnine | 12 |
6 | Journal Of Digital Signal Processing | i-manager | 4 |
7 | Inventi Impact : Telecom | Inventi | 4 |
8 | Inventi Impact : Microwave | Inventi | 4 |
9 | IUP – Soft Skills | IUP | 4 |
10 | Vikalp | Sage Pub | 4 |
11 | CIIT – Wireless Communication | CIIT | 12 |
12 | IEEMA Journal | IEEMA | 12 |
13 | Electrical India | Chary Pub | 12 |
14 | Lighting India | Chary Pub | 6 |
15 | Cooling India | Chary Pub | 12 |
16 | Indian Review Of Electric Power Application | Research India Publications | 2 |
17 | Journal In Electrical Engineering & Technology | AS Research & Learning Solution | 2 |
18 | Indian Journal Of Electrical Engg & Technology | Academic Research Journals | 2 |
19 | Indian Journal Of Electrical Engg Education | Academic Research Journals | 2 |
20 | International Journal Of Electrical Engineering | Research India Publications | 2 |
21 | Journal On Electrical Engineering | I-Manager Pub | 4 |
22 | Journal On Power Systems Engineering | I-Manager Pub | 4 |
23 | Asian Review Of Electrical Sciences (Ugc) | Research Pub, Coimbatore | 2 |
24 | Journal of Network Security Computer Networks | MAT Journals | 3 |
25 | Journal of Image Processing and Artificial Intelligence | MAT Journals | 3 |
26 | Journal of Data Mining and Management | MAT Journals | 3 |
27 | Journal of Information Technology and Sciences | MAT Journals | 3 |
28 | Journal of Computer Science Engineering and Software Testing | MAT Journals | 3 |
29 | Journal of VLSI Design and Signal Processing | MAT Journals | 3 |
30 | Journal of Web Development and Web Designing | MAT Journals | 3 |
31 | Journal of Android and IOS Applications and Testing | MAT Journals | 3 |
32 | Journal of Computer Based Parallel Programming | MAT Journals | 3 |
33 | Journal of Signal Processing | MAT Journals | 3 |
34 | Recent Trends in Artificial Intelligence & it’s applications | MAT Journals | 3 |
35 | Research & Review: Machine Learning and Cloud Computing | MAT Journals | 3 |
36 | Journal of Big Data Technology and Business Analytics | MAT Journals | 3 |
37 | Journal of Innovations in Data Science and Big Data Management | MAT Journals | 3 |
38 | Journal of IoT Security and Smart technologies | MAT Journals | 3 |
39 | Advancement of IoT in Block chain technology and its applications | MAT Journals | 3 |
40 | Journal of Cyber Security in Computer System | MAT Journals | 3 |
41 | Journal of Cyber Security, Privacy Issues and Challenges | MAT Journals | 3 |
42 | Journal Of Control & Instrumentation Engg. | MAT Journals | 3 |
43 | Journal Of Signal Processing | MAT Journals | 3 |
44 | Journal of Electronic Design Engineering | MAT Journals | 3 |
45 | Journal of Control System and Control Instrumentation | MAT Journals | 3 |
46 | Journal of Power Electronics and Devices | MAT Journals | 3 |
47 | Journal of Electronics and Communication Systems | MAT Journals | 3 |
48 | Journal of Embedded Systems and Processing | MAT Journals | 3 |
49 | Journal of Analog and Digital Devices | MAT Journals | 3 |
50 | Journal of Analog and Digital Communications Print + Online | MAT Journals | 3 |
51 | Journal of Communication Engineering and its Innovations | MAT Journals | 3 |
52 | Journal of Remote Sensing GIS& Technology Print + Online | MAT Journals | 3 |
53 | Journal of Telecommunication Study Print + Online | MAT Journals | 3 |
54 | Journal of Switching Hub Print + Online | MAT Journals | 3 |
55 | Journal of Optical Communication Electronics | MAT Journals | 3 |
56 | Journal of Advances in Electrical Devices | MAT Journals | 3 |
57 | Journal of Controller and Converters | MAT Journals | 3 |
58 | Journal of Electrical and Power System Engineering | MAT Journals | 3 |
59 | Journal of Digital Integrated Circuits in Electrical Devices | MAT Journals | 3 |
News Paper Subscriptions:
The newspaper is the primary means to have current information on society, politics, culture, literature, science, and many other issues that happen across the world. The University Library subscribes to national, state, and local newspapers in good numbers. The following table provides a list of newspapers subscribed to the library.
Sr. No. | News Paper List | Language |
1 | Economic Times | English |
2 | Indian Express | English |
3 | Lokmat | Marathi |
4 | Loksatta | Marathi |
5 | Maharashtra Times | Marathi |
6 | Navbharat Times NBT | Hindi |
7 | Prahar | Marathi |
8 | Pudhari | Marathi |
9 | Raigad Times | Marathi |
10 | Sagar | Marathi |
11 | Sakal (Mumbai) | Marathi |
12 | Samana | Marathi |
13 | Samrat | Marathi |
14 | The Economic Wealth (Weekly) | English |
15 | The Inquilab (Urdu paper) | Urdu |
16 | Times of India | English |
17 | The Financial Express | English |
Expenditure on News Papers subscriptions:
Years | No of News papers | Amount spent |
2017-18 | 23 | 62585.00 |
2018-19 | 19 | 64300.00 |
2019-20 | 20 | 58194.00 |
2020-21 | 22 | 4515.00 |
2021-22 | 05 | 8686.00 |
2022-23 | 17 | 40295.00 |
2.6 Plagiarism Checker:
Urkund plagiarism detection—Ouriginal:
DBATU is a member of E-Shodh Sindhu. Based on the agreement signed with the INFLIBNET centre in Ahmedabad, DBATU received ‘Urkund plagiarism detection—Ouriginal’ through the Shodh Shuddhi consortia of INFLIBNET.