Avanthi College

CENTRAL LIBRARY

“WITHOUT LIBRARIES WHAT HAVE WE? WE HAVE NO PAST AND NO FUTURE.” – Ray Bradbury

The Avanthi Library is uniquely designed and stands as the pride of the institution. It aims to develop a comprehensive collection of documents that support researchers, faculty, and students.

The library caters to all engineering and management disciplines, serving both B.Tech and Diploma students with an extensive collection of books and reference materials.

More than 24,000 volumes and 4,000 titles are available, along with national & international journals, magazines, and newspapers.

The digital library provides access to online resources with dedicated computer systems and internet facilities, enabling students to explore a wide range of academic content.

Library Timings: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Extended Timings: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Automation

Seating Capacity150

Titles3952

Volumes24756

Journals84

SoftwareNewGenLib v3.1.3

Digital Library

Systems13

E-JournalsJGATE, DELNET (IPE)

Articles4634 + 1000

E-Books7588

SoftwareNewGenLib v3.1.3

Department Wise Library Information

S.No	Branch	Titles	Volumes	Print Journals (N & I)	E-Journals	E-Books
1	Computer Science Engineering	679	4784	N(39) I.N (6)	160	7588
2	Electronics & Communication Engineering	806	5498	6	41	-
3	Electrical & Electronics Engineering	235	1201	3	51	-
4	Civil Engineering	251	1497	6	115	-
5	Mechanical Engineering	652	4738	3	40	-
6	Basic Science & Humanities	514	4556	0	467	-
7	MBA & MCA	365	1917	0	240	-
8	General	450	565	0	-	-
TOTAL		3952	24756	57	2198	-

Library Details (2025–26)

Name of the Institution	ASRA COLLEGE
Librarian Name	G. Ramadevi
Qualification	MLISc
Mobile Number	9493411973
Supporting Staff	2
Assistant Librarian	S. Madhavi
Qualification	BLISc
Mobile Number	9493063303
Total Number of Titles	3,933
Total Number of Volumes	24,707
Total Number of Journals	87
Total Number of E-Journals	2,198
Total Number of E-Books	3,025
Seating Capacity	150
Number of Systems	13
Library Software	New Generation Library (NGL)
Department wise books
Email ID	[email protected]

Circulation Policy

Library Membership Membership is automatically conferred to all the faculty members, research scholars or a student on his / her joining the College and remains valid for his full tenure.

All students are eligible to check out materials for home use, or for use in the library. To borrow books from the library you have to activate your membership in the library circulation counter.

Loan Periods / Account Limits

Category	Number of Books	Period of Time
B.Tech Students	4	15 Days
PG Students	5	20 Days
Teaching Staff	6	6 Months
Technical Staff	3	3 Months
Administrative Staff	2	20 Days

Book Issue Process

You should take the book you wish to borrow to the Issue Desk. The book will be issued to you and the date it is due for return will be stamped on the date slip inside. Enter the details of the book in the register kept in the counter.

Renewal

Most library books, unless reserved for another patron, may be renewed for 2 additional loan periods.
For renewal a user has to bring books to the Circulation Counter and renew the borrowed books in his/her library account.
The library has the right to recall a book if the same is required by another user.

Borrowed Got Lost

If a user loses a borrowed library book, then he/she has to make an application immediately to the in–charge of Circulation Section to get relief from paying the delay fine from the date of application (max. time allowed is 15 days) and to take the following actions whichever is permissible as per library rules: