• Monday to Friday and Even Saturdays:- 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
• Circulation:- 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• The library is closed on Sundays and holidays declared by the institute.

• Lending:

Stack books will be issued to the students for defined days. Books so lent shall be returned on due date. The same book can be reissued for another 15 days if it is not in demand. [Lending books are spine labeled with white colour for identification]

• Reference: 

Reference books will also be issued to the users for defined days. Books so lent shall be returned on due date. The same book can be reissued if it is not in demand. [Reference books are spine labeled with red colour for identification]

• Book Bank:

The Books from the Book Bank are issued for the whole semester and every semester. Apart the General Book Bank, there is a separate SC/ST Book Bank books supplied by the Social Welfare Department. From the Book Bank students can borrow a set of books at a time. Late return of books from Book Bank entitles a fine. Any defaulter in this context will not be issued any books further unless he/she clears the old dues.

1. General Book Bank: Four books will be issued to all the students for a period of one semester. [Book Bank books are not spine labeled]
2. SC/ST Book Bank: Two books will be issued to the students from Schedule Caste & Tribes for a period of 150 days.

• Digital Library:

LIC provides the internet connected computer systems to access the E-Databases, E- Journals, E-Books, other subscribed e- resources and internet browsing for students and staff community.

1. Institutional Repository: MITM established the ‘Institutional Repository’ which has e-books, Question Papers and MITM policy documents accessible through the LAN anywhere in the campus.
2. E-Resource Subscription Access: MITM is member of VTU Consortium, through the consortium library provides the access to subscribed E-Content (e-journals/e-books/Etc.) and Technology Platforms (Plagiarism / Grammar / Remote Access Tools/Etc.)
3. MOOC courses lecture videos such as SWAYAM
4. NPTEL online academic content along with MOOC materials
5. Open Courseware materials such MIT open courseware and VTU E-Learning materials

• Periodical:

1. E-Journals: Library provides the thousands of E – journals access related to science, engineering and management disciplines subscribed under the membership of VTU Consortium.
2. Print-Journals: Library currently subscribed the print journals related to various disciplines to staff and students for teaching and research oriented programs.
3. Magazines/Newspapers: Library provides the subjective & general magazines and daily news papers.

• OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue):

OPAC (library catalogue) allows the users to search the library holding such as books and other materials. It will help principally to locate books and other material available in the library. The library catalogue is searched by author, title, and keyword.

• QUESTION PAPER:

The library facilitates to access the previous year’s exam question paper in electronic format available in our institute website as well as in the MITM Institutional Repository for reference purpose to the patrons.

• ID card:

Library provides the instant ID card printing service to the college community. It serves as college Identity Card and Library Borrower Card.

B. For technical presentation, project and research work.

• REPROGRAPHIC SERVICES

Reprographic service facilities are exclusively meant for registered users of LIC and only for library study materials.

Reprographic facilities:

1. Photocopy
2. Print
3. Document Scan

Code of Conduct

The MITM Library endeavors to provide a friendly space and environment for information and knowledge exchange. The Library Code of Conduct is established to ensure that this environment is maintained.

 Users: Code of Conduct applies to all areas of the MITM Library, including Stack Area, Reference & Periodical Section, Study Spaces, General Reading Room and Digital Library. Library users must nurture the following guidelines below.

• Personal belongings including bag and personal text books will not be allowed inside the stack and reference area except loose sheets and notebook.
• Reading materials including notebooks, personal textbooks will be allowed inside the general reading room only.
• Bags, cases, folders etc. must be left in the property counter.
• Users are advised not to leave their valuable items such as wallet, laptops debit/credit card etc., at the property counter. Library is not responsible for any loss of individual’s aforesaid properties.
• Users are required to enter their USN/Member ID and sign the register provided at the entrance.
• Wearing of coats, jackets, sweaters, caps, hats are not allowed inside the stack and reference area. The Library staff reserve the right to inspect any person who appears suspicious.
• Students’ Institute Identity Card is necessary for access to the library and information centre.
• The users shall maintain silence within the library premises. Conversations, gossip are strictly forbidden. No reader is allowed to sleep in the premises.
• Use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited.
• Library authority upholds the right to recall any issued book even before the due date.
• Anyone caught marking, defacing or mutilating books or any other library material is accountable to replace the same.
• The membership of the library is not transferable.
• Users are not allowed to reshelf books or journals after removing them from the shelf. Leave them on the table or on the nearby trolley.
• Eatables are not allowed inside the Library.
• If the mentioned codes of conduct/rules are not honored the user, then The Library has the right to expel a user from the premise.

Abiding by the standards of the library code of conduct will help us maintain our mission to provide the best in information services.

Borrowing Privileges and Conditions

** After the due date Rs.1/-per day per book fine will be charged

• Borrowers are to produce their ID card when borrowing resource materials.
• ID cards are not transferable. Use of ID card is restricted to user to whom the card is issued.
• Members must satisfy themselves about physical conditions of the library material being issued. They shall be held responsible for any damage/mutilation noticed at the time of return.

• Loss of Books

When an item is lost or damaged, the borrower will be charged for the item as follows.

• The member has to procure a new edition copy of the same with processing fee of Rs.50/- per book and overdue fines if any. or
• A sum of three times the estimated cost of an item will be charged for loss of book / item.

ISSUE OF NO DUE CERTIFICATE

Library No-Due certificate will be issued to the users after the return of borrowed library resource materials.