Central Library:
The Central Library at the Ramapuram Campus was established in 2004, when the faculty of Engineering & technology started here. The library has an excellent collection of books covering science, engineering and humanities.
The fully air-conditioned Central Library is situated in the Ground floor of Main Block with the area about 8000 sq ft. and the PG & Architecture Library located in the Ground floor of the PG block. Designed to accommodate 275 users at a time, the library has various sections such as
Circulation Section
Reference Section
Book Acquisition Section
Periodicals Section
CD Section
Technical Section
Audio Visual Section
Internet Section
Desktop publishing
The entire collection of books have been divided under their respective subject headings, and classified according to Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) scheme. The Library also subscribes to numerous print & online periodicals.
Library Services:
All Library operations at the Ramapuram campus are computerized and barcode technology has been implemented. Among the many services rendered to users are
Lending Service
Reference Service
Book Reservation
Photocopying
Desktop Publishing
Newspaper Clippings
Audio visual (Ekalavya (UGC) IITM, IGNOU & Anna EDUSAT Programme)
Video Viewing
Internet Browsing
OPAC
Inter Library Loan
E-Access (E-Journals, E-books, Question bank & Projects)
WIFI Services & CCTV
Resources:
The Library has an impressive collection of Standard & University prescribed text and
reference books. Based on student needs & faculty recommendation, multiple copies of text books are bought and made available. Reference collections like Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, handbooks and conference proceedings are also available.
| Books | Total no. of Volumes | 53339 |
| Total no. of Titles | 18803 |
| Periodicals (Print) | International | 58 |
| National | 86 |
| Magazines | 41 |
| Total | 185 |
| Other Resources | Back Volumes | 3145 |
| Project Reports | 5042 |
| Encyclopedias | 10 |
| Handbooks | 75 |
| E-Resources | DELNET (Union Catalogue Of Books) | 42000000 |
| IEEE (ASPP & POP) | 7116817 |
| EBSCO (Business Source Elite | 1281 |
| K-Hub (Architecture) | 5319 |
| Tools | KNIMBUS – E Library Portal for Remote Access |
| TURNITIN – Plagiarism (Similarity & AI) Checking Tool |
| Digital Portal | 1. Library Web Portal – https://srmrmp.edu.in/infrastructure/library/ |
| 2. National Digital Library – https://ndl.iitkep.ac.in/ |
| 3. NPTEL Videos – https://www.nptelvideos.com |
| Library Software | KOHA & RFID |
Periodical Collections:
Nearly 185 periodicals are subscribed every year as print version and more than 8000+ online journals have been subscribed through DELNET, IEEE, K-Hub, EBSCO, etc…
Membership in Institutional Libraries & Library Networks
The SRM Ramapuram Library has membership with DELNET (Developing Library Network) for sharing of resources.
Digital Library:
The Library Internet section is connected to the leased line hub of the Ramapuram campus. Around 30 systems are available for online resources access and browsing purpose.
