ST. FRANCIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (W), MUMBAI LEARNING AND INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTRE
ABOUT OUR LIRC Known as the Learning & Information Resource Centre (LIRC) and is located on the second floor. Aids the teaching, learning and research-related activities of the institute using the best information resources and innovative services. Offers rich collections in tangible and digital formats across the broad spectrum of disciplines represented at SFIT. These collections are not only used by members of the campus, but they are also accessible to all the ACCMI Institutes under the Resource Sharing facility. ACCMI: Association of Christian Catholic Minority Institutions
OBJECTIVE OF LIRC The objective of our LIRC is to cater to the needs and interests of its academic community by providing recorded information and thought in its original form.
LIRC SPACE AND AMBIENCE SECTION Carpet Area of the Library Reading Space (inclusive) AREA 482.39 sq.m. 250 sq.m. SECTION SEATING CAPACITY General Reading Section 74 Reference and Periodicals Reading Section 62 Digital Library 10 Student s Reading Room 112 TOTAL 260
TIMINGS Academic Timings Monday through Friday: 8.00 am to 6.00 pm Working Saturdays: 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Vacation Timings Monday through Friday: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Working Saturdays: 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Digital Library Monday through Friday: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Working Saturdays: 9.00 am to 4.00 pm
SECTIONS OF LIRC SN SECTIONS 1 Circulation (Issue / Re-issue / Return) 2 New Arrivals Display Books and Periodicals 3 WebOPAC 4 Book Stack Area 5 B.E. Project Reports / M.E. Dissertations 6 Newspaper Reading Section 7 Question Paper Bank 8 Digital Library 9 Reference Section 10 Periodicals Section 11 Book Bank Section 12 Technical Processing 13 Reading Room
LIBRARY SERVICES EXTRA LIBRARY BOOKS FOR TOPPERS Institute Repository on DSpace MOBILE APP BOOK OVERDUE BOOK BANK BOOKS DISPLAY BOOKS EXHIBITION
E - Services and Facilities Entire collection (books, project reports, periodicals, CDs) and library cards are barcoded Availability of online catalog WebOPAC SFIT s first ever In-house developed Mobile App - Book Overdue available on Google PlayStore Foot-falls are captured electronically
E - Services and Facilities Online Reservation facility Online Renewal facility during Preparatory Leave and exams Online Book Recommendation Library Feedback is captured online Online Availability of Model Solutions of Class Tests for Reference Blog at www.sfitlibrary.blogspot.in Institutional Repository using Dspace QR Code Service
Open to SFIT Students Staff Alumni ACCMI members MEMBERSHIP ACCMI Members: SFIT Borivali, XIE - Mahim, FCRIT - Vashi, FRCRCE Bandra, DBIT - Kurla and St. John College of Engineering - Palghar
SFIT LIRC IS A MEMBER OF DELNET (Developing Library Network) National Digital Library IIT Library, Bombay Students may also access libraries of ACCMI members for reference ACCMI Members: SFIT Borivali, XIE - Mahim, FCRIT - Vashi, FRCRCE Bandra, DBIT - Kurla and St. John College of Engineering - Palghar
BORROWING FACILITIES TYPE OF MEMBER NO. OF ITEMS PERIOD Faculty (for UG) Faculty (for PG) 10 15 One Semester Non-teaching staff 5 One Semester Students (UG) Students (PG) 6 6 7 days 7 days Students Active Users 1 extra book 7 days Students Toppers 1 st topper = 3 extra books 2 nd topper = 2 extra books 3 rd topper = 1 extra book 7 days Students GPA > 8.6 1 extra book 7 days Students (UG) 2 Book Bank books One Semester Alumni 2 Books 15 days
BORROWING FACILITIES Students may renew the books thrice online, if there is no other claim on the same book During Preparatory Leave and examination period, books are issued for 14 days Staff pursuing higher studies may borrow five extra books
RESOURCES: BOOKS, PROJECT REPORTS, CDs More than 26000 books (including textbooks and reference) About 1500 books are Reference Books which include books for projects, dictionaries, encyclopedia and data manuals Separate section for Books for Competitive Exams Special Section for Books on Entrepreneurship B.E. Project Reports, M.E. Dissertations (Students and Faculty) and Ph.D. Theses (Faculty) available Select Conference Proceedings also available for Reference
JOURNALS LIRC subscribes to National Journals and International Journals Back Issues of Journals are kept behind each displayed issue Current Journals and magazines are displayed on the New Arrivals rack Bound Volumes of select journals are available for reference and research Journals and magazines may be borrowed for a week Access to e-journals (IEEE) only within the Institute.
DIGITAL LIBRARY INFRASTRUCTURE 10 PCs with Internet connectivity Head-phones available for audio CDs and NPTEL Video lectures 2 PCs for WebOPAC
DIGITAL LIBRARY FACILITIES Access to e-journals Access to CDs (received along with books and magazines) and VCDs Access to NPTEL Video lectures Availability of Institutional Repository (Faculty publication abstracts, SFIT advertisements) on DSpace Access to soft copies of past question papers
Few Technical Magazines
NEWSPAPERS 12 leading newspapers available Back Issues are kept in the library Past 2 months issues are kept in the Archival Room
AUDIO VIDEO MATERIALS L. Ron Hubbard Collection NPTEL Video Courses CDs on Communication and Presentation Skills
E Packages : IEEE ASPP and IEEE POP
SOME DO S Wearing of valid ID cards is a must Keep your bags in the Baggage Area Please enter your PID / Employee ID in the terminal provided at the entrance Use the Online Catalog to check availability of books Return / Issue / Re-Issue books at the designated counters Co-operate with the security person to check the books carried by you outside the library
SOME DON TS Keep your mobile phones on silent mode while in the LIRC Do not play Music on mobiles or any other gadgets No group discussions in the library Do not bring any eatables in the library and the reading room Use LIRC computers/ Network only for academic purposes Do not mark, write, scribble, underline on LIRC reading materials Do not leave Reading Materials unattended in the library
OUR TEAM Librarian Ms. Chinmayee N. Bhange Asst. Librarian Ms. Sucheta M. Prabhudesai Asst. Librarian Sister Bhavya Library Attendant Shri. Anant Yadav Library Attendant Shri. Raheem Sayyad Security
Visit the LIRC at: www.sfitengg.org/library Blog: www.sfitlibrary.blogspot.in For any queries, contact us at: sfitlibrary@sfitengg.org sfitlibrary@gmail.com