Central Library

The Central Library at Silicon West was set up in 2009. With over 21,500 volumes of books, it is at the forefront of ensuring access to the world’s educational, teaching and research resources to its student and faculty community. It is a rich repository and access point for books, journals, magazines, newspapers, digital and online resources. The careful curation makes it easy to find the most relevant and useful resource for diverse subject areas.

21864

Volumes of books

3948

Titles

9

Journals

22

Periodicals subscription

Library Team

Dr. Tyagraj Thakur
Faculty-In-Charge (FIC)

Haripriya Mishra
Assistant Librarian

Krushna Mohan Sahu
Library Attendant

Infrastructure & Facilities

The Central Library spread over an area of 5550 sq.ft. provides the ideal space for individual and collaborative study. With a seating capacity of 60, the library promotes a productive environment for learning and research. The reading room with separate cubicles supports focused study.

More than 2,000 titles are available in the library for the fortnightly issue. Book Bank plays a vital role in Silicon West library as it is rich with prescribed textbooks as per the BPUT syllabus. Students can get these books issued for the whole semester at a nominal rental fee.

The library has more than 2,000 publications consisting of dictionaries, manuals, yearbooks, question banks, journals, magazines, and newspapers in the reference section. These can be used only within the library premises. A few copies of textbooks are also set aside in the reference section.

Silicon West Library subscribes to 12 National and International Journals, covering Science & Technology, Basic Science & Humanities, Health, and Social Science. There are 10 general and 12 technical magazines and eight popular multilingual news dailies available.

The reprography facility provides photocopying, printing, and scanning convenience.

Rules & Regulations

The library remains open on all weekdays. Students can borrow books for different durations depending on their need. The details are as follows.

Library User Type of Book Issue Number of books Duration

Faculty

Regular

10

One semester

Other Staff Members

Regular

5

One semester

Students

Fortnight

3

14 days

Students

Book Bank

5

One semester

Students

Night

1

One night

Students

Scholars Club

2

14 days

Students

Reference

3

One day

Students

CDs/DVDs

2

One day

Library User & Type of Book Issue

Contact Us

Assistant Librarian

Ms. Haripriya Mishra

haripriya.mishra@silicon.ac.in

Faculty-in-Charge

Dr. Tyagraj Thakur

Senior Professor

tyagraj@silicon.ac.in

91-9853867441

Find your Library

Ground Floor,

T Section, Silicon West campus.