What We Offer

The Central Library has the following service units.

Reference Service

Separate section is available in the first floor of library with the collection of 3500 reference copies

Online Reservation

Online reservation can be done through web OPAC for a book which is already lent out. Reserved books will be kept separately on the circulation counter for one day for each reserved member.

Institutional Repository

Faculty publications (Institutional repository) and other publications of the university are available online through the library OPAC.



Reprographic & Printing Service

Photocopy facility is made available inside the library

Information deployment and notification(Current Awareness service)

Newly procured books are displayed at the entrance of the library and also the list is hosted on to the library website. E-mail alerts are also sent.

Internet Access

Digital library with 16 computers with internet at 10mbps is established for the benefit of users in the library.



News Paper Clippings

News covered about the institute activities and news related to institute are Clipped.

Plagiarism Checking

Have access to Turnitin, a plagiarism detection tool.

Document Delivery Services

Central library arranges photocopies of articles from journals, conference proceedings that are not available in its collection from different sources (DELNET). This service is offered within the purview of copyright laws. To make a request please email to librarian@pestrust.edu.in. Requests for journal articles generally take one to three days to fullfill, but may take up to two weeks. Books may take three weeks to arrive.

Bibliography compilation

Bibliographic compilation of Journal articles.

In-house/remote access to e-resources

All the subscribed resources are accessible in house via LAN and remote access is provided through Knimbus.

Assistance in searching database

User will be assisted in searching database in digital library by library staff.





Book bank

Book bank facility for all students under which students can borrow 3-4 books for a whole semester and for SC/ST students 2 extra books under SC/ST book bank scheme.

Circulation service

Issue and return of books on loan for a period of 14 days

Online public Access catalogue(WEB OPAC)

Provides an expanded, integrated service point of the library. This service focuses on helping researchers locate specific journals, books, search databases and capture search results at their point of need, as a complement to the in¬depth research assistance available from the Reference Desk.

Renewals

All books loan from the circulation desk can be renewed on condition that there is no one requesting for the same items. All loans subject to recall in accordance with library regulation. Borrowers are responsible for returning their loans on or before the specified due dates.



User Orientation/Library Awareness

Orientation is conducted once in every semester compulsorily and as and when demand placed by users.As part of our user awareness program, the library regularly organizes orientation / Training programs on library resources and services. Members can meet the Librarian for discussions, if any at any time.

Library Timings

Library is functional on all week days and remains open for 12 hours a day.

Timings

Monday to Friday

8.00 AM to 8.00 PM
Saturday: 8.00 AM to 5.00 PM
Sunday: 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM

More Services

Ask a Librarian

Speak to a librarian or make an appointment for in-depth help. Call the Library’s Reference Desk

Interlibrary Loan (aka Document Delivery)

When you can't find what you need in PES library, simply fill out theInterlibrary Loan online request form.

Retrieving Materials

Requests for journal articles generally take one to three days to fill, but may take up to two weeks. Books may take three weeks to arrive.

E Books

Fully downloadable pdf versions of book chapters and entire books from Springer. Tens of thousands of chapters and thousands of ebooks in Computer Science and related fields.

Email Now

A librarian will answer you within 24 hours during weekdays.

Institutional Membership

IISc - Bengaluru, IIM - Bengaluru, NLSIU - Bengaluru, ISEC - Bengaluru, DELNET - New Delhi, INFLIBNET - Ahmadabad