Society of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar’s Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering
Society of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar’s
Society of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar’s
Society of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar’s
Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering
An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to University of Mumbai | NAAC "A" Grade Accredited
Fr. Agnel Ashram, Bandstand, Bandra (W), Mumbai: 400050
Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering
| An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to University of Mumbai | NAAC "A" Grade Accredited |
Library
Where hardware and software unite to engineer the future of smart technology.
Autonomous Curriculum
Overview
Committee Members:
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Dr. Hemant Khanolkar |
| Convenor / Secretary | Mrs. G. Jothilakshmi - Librarian |
| Member | Prof. Binsy Joseph |
| Prof. Supriya Kamoji | |
| Prof. Sarika Daware | |
| Mr. Amit Kumar Sonawane |
Library Hours:
Non Exam Period
Monday – Friday 8:15 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM
Exam Period
Monday – Friday 8:15 AM to 7:00 PM
Saturday 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM
Infrastructure:
| Carpet Area of Library | 400 m2 |
|---|---|
| Reading Space of library | 167 m2 |
| Online Facility | Attached Internet Center with 35 Desktop Systems |
Available Services and Facilities:
| Home Lending of Books | Open Access of Books |
|---|---|
| Reference and information system | Book bank scheme |
| Reservation of Books | Display of New Arrival of Books |
| Current Awareness system(CAS) | Selective dissemination of Information(SDI) |
| Reprographic Facility | Online Public Access Catalogue(Web OPAC) |
| Internet Facility | E-Journals, Ebooks |
| Bound Volume Periodicals | Display of Current content of Journals |
| Availability of Syllabus and question papers | Multimedia center |
| Newspaper clippings | CD’s of Technical topics |
| Wi-fi facility | CCTV Facility |
| National Digital library | Newspapers |
User Orientation:
First-year students are given orientation, regarding the Library rules, services and facilities when they come for the First Year.
Students are taken to Library batch-wise on separate days and students are taken on Library Tour, informing them about various sections, services, and rules to be followed in Library. Students are made to visit the Internet center and are informed about the cyber rules to be followed in the Internet center.
Book Exhibition:
A book exhibition is conducted every year since 2008. Students and Staff Members visit the exhibition every year, and the lucky draw is conducted among the visitors and books are distributed as Prizes.
General Rules and Regulations
- An identity card is compulsory for getting access to the library.
- Silence to be maintained. No group discussions allowed inside the library.
- Enter your Name and Sign in the Register kept at the Entrance.
- Textbooks, printed materials and issued material are not allowed inside the library.
- Use of cell phone, not allowed.
- No library material can be allowed to take outside the library
- Photocopying of books can be done by producing coupons, which are to be Collected from Office.
- Documents taken out of the shelves must be left on the table. Books should not be Re shelved.
- CIRCULATION ISSUE SYSTEMS: Books will be issued showing on ID cards. Students are instructed to check the books while borrowing and they will be responsible for the damage of books while returing.
- Two books are issued for B.E students for one week and for M.E students, 4 books are issued. Students can renew the book once.
- OVERDUE CHARGES: Materials borrowed should be returned on or before the due date mentioned in the due date slip, if returned late overdue fine will be collected.
- BOOK LOST: If the book is lost, the borrower should replace the new book or pay double cost of the book.
- LOSS OF ID CARD: Loss of ID card should be reported to Librarian immediately. The duplicate ID card may be issued by paying Rs.140/-
- The Librarian may recall any book at any time.
- Anyone who violates the rules and regulations may be debarred from using the Library.
Printed Journals
National Journals
National Magazines
International Journals
Services
Book Bank Facility
Book Bank facility is available for all Students starting from III sem to VIII sem. Two or more books are distributed for students every semester.Books are issued for one semester and book bank books should be returned after the completion of the semester. No money is collected for the above service.
Number of Books available in Book Bank: 6183
Inter Library Loan
Inter-Library Loan / Resource Sharing
It has been proposed that any student from ACCMI Institutes may approach the library of any other institute in their vicinity(As per the list of colleges mentioned below) for his/ her book requirement. If the desired book is available in any of the libraries mentioned below, the student can borrow it for reference only and make notes if required. The student, however, will not be permitted to carry the book outside the library.
Resource Sharing Facility maximize the intended utilization of all the libraries and also every student will benefit by way of access to a variety of resources and that too within his/her reach.
Resource Sharing does not merely mean mutual sharing of information sources among libraries and it will mean utilizing information resources of one library for generating services of another library.
- DELNET (Developing Library Network)
Library databases are shared among Libraries under ILL. Document delivery services are one of the popular services of DELNET. The main objective of Resource sharing among member libraries by collecting, storing, and disseminating information and by offering network services to users; to undertake scientific research in the area of Information science and technology.
- Membership with IIT, Central Library, Powai.
Our institution has a membership with IIT Central Library, Powai. Students and Staff Members can visit IIT Central Library, Powai and use the resources available in the Library.
- ACCMI- (Association of Catholic Christian Minority Institution)
Students can avail of the Library facility of any of our Minority Institutions. Libraries such as XIE Mahim, St.John Palghar, DBIT Kurla, SFIT Borivali, Fr.Agnel Vashi by using your Identity card.
The interlibrary loan facility may be availed if a particular title is not available in the parent library and the book can be issued for study/reference purpose.
Rules:
- Students availing the above facilities are responsible for any damage to the book
- Prior permission letter from the Librarian/ HOD for access.
- The valid College ID card of the student during the visit to the library.
- Access only on working Saturday (1st, 3rd, 5th)
- One notebook for making notes allowed inside the library.
STUDENTS CAN VISIT THE FOLLOWING COLLEGE LIBRARIES FOR RESOURCE SHARING / Inter Library Loan
- ST.FRANCIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – BORIVALI (w)
- XAVIER INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING – MAHIM
- DON BOSCO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – KURLA
- FATHER C.RODRIGUES INST. OF TECHNOLOGY – VASHI
- ST.JOHN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING – PALGHAR
Library Membership
National Digital Library of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) under its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) has initiated the National Digital Library of India (NDL India) pilot project to develop a framework of virtual repository of learning resources with a single-window search facility. Filtered and federated searching is employed to facilitate focused searching so that learners can find out the right resource with least effort and in minimum time. NDL India is designed to hold content of any language and provides interface support for leading Indian languages. It is being arranged to provide support for all academic levels including researchers and life-long learners, all disciplines, all popular form of access devices and differently-abled learners. It is being developed to help students to prepare for entrance and competitive examination, to enable people to learn and prepare from best practices from all over the world and to facilitate researchers to perform inter-linked exploration from multiple sources. The pilot project is devising a framework that is being scaled up with respect to content volume and diversity to serve all levels and disciplines of learners. It is being developed at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
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National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning) is a joint initiative of the IITs and IISc. Through this initiative, they offer online courses and certification in various topics.
The main objective of the NPTEL is to enhance the quality of Engineering and science education in the Country by developing content for UG/PG using video and web-based courses.
The Main Features of NPTEL:
- The course enrollment and learning are free, while the exam comes for a Nominal Fee.
- The courses are offered by the IITs, IMSc Faculties.
- At the end of the course, the Exam is conducted and students get a certificate.
Fr.Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering has been approved as an NPTEL Local Chapter.
Top Scorers of NPTEL Exams
| Sr No | Name | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr/19 | |||
| 1 | Shilpa Jitendra Patil | Faculty | 96% (Elite & Gold) |
| 2 | Ketaki Narendra Joshi | Faculty | 91% (Elite & Gold) |
| 3 | Supriya Kamoji | Faculty | 86% (Elite) |
| Oct/18 | |||
| 1 | Janisa John colaco | Faculty | 92% (Elite & Gold) |
| 2 | Akanksha Patro | Student | 89% (Elite) |
| 3 | Shilpa J.Patil | Faculty | 88% (Elite) |
| 4 | Veerabhadrarao Miriyal | Faculty | 88% (Elite) |
| Apr/18 | |||
| 1 | Sunil Dilip Chaudhari | Faculty | 92% Elite+Gold |
| 2 | Sahil Vasan | Student | 91% Elite+Gold |
| 3 | Pradeep Singh | Faculty | 90% Elite+Gold |
| 4 | Veerabhadrarao Miriyala | Faculty | 85% Elite Topper Of The Course |
| Oct/17 | |||
| 1 | Sunil Dilip chaudhari | Faculty | 93% Elite+Gold |
| 2 | Sunil Dilip Chaudhari | Faculty | 79% Elite |
| 3 | Veerabhadrarao Miriyala | Faculty | 78% Elite |
| Sep/17 | |||
| 1 | Jaydeep Mansukhbhai Ranoliya | Student | 84% Elite |
| 2 | Mr.Chinmay Todankar | Student | 80% Elite |
| 3 | Dhananjay kumar Ojha | Student | 78% Elite |
Developing Library Network
The library has a membership with DELNET (Developing Library Network) from 2009 onwards. The main objective of the Delnet is to promote Resource sharing among the member libraries by collecting, storing, and disseminating information and by offering networking services to users. The Resources available in Delnet are Union catalog and databases, CD ROM Databases, Union list of Video and sound recordings, Thesis and Dissertations, and ILL(Interlibrary Loan) and Document Delivery services.
Books received from DELNET through Inter Library Loan
- Active passive Filter design/Laurence Huelsman (2011)
- Managing Health care information system/Wager (2012)
- Student guide to VHDL/Ashedn (2013)
- Tires, Suspension, handling/Dixon (2013)
- Stochastic differential games/Kandelhod (2014)
- Cooperative stochastics differential game/David w.Yeung (2014)
- Methods in social research/W.T.Goode (2014)
- System Verilog and verification/Spear (2015)
- Usability engineering/Jacob Nielson (2015)
- System simulation and modeling (2015)
- Maintenance replacement and reliability/Andrew K.s.Jardine (2015)
- Enterprise Resource Planning/Jaiswal (2016)
- RFID implementation (2017)
- Design of magnetic components for switched-mode power converter (2017)
Books Received from DELNET from FR.CRCE.
- Renewable energy sources and conservation technology/N.K.Bansal.
- Programming wireless devices with Java 2/Rogger Riggs
- Image processing /M.petrou
- Fundamentals of tool design/Hoffman, Edward.
- Metal forming: fundamentals and applications
- Chemistry of engineering materials
- Semiconductor pulse circuits with experiment/BB.Mitchell
- Metal Forming: Fundamentals and applications.
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Indian Institute of Technology
Membership with IIT, Central Library, Powai.
Our institution has membership with IIT Central Library, Powai. Students and Staff Members can visit IIT Central Library,Powai and use the resources available in the Library.
Digital Library
Central Library has a compilation of books, journals, web-based resources, audio/video materials, etc with the latest software for efficient functioning. It has a Digital library with 15 dedicated computers on which students can access journals, NPTEL video, e-books. The Library is using commercial software Web OPAC for automation of Library Services.