Library
SVCE has a 1,338-square-metre (14,400 sq ft) computerized library spanning three floors with over 21,000 titles covering major fields of science and engineering, a conference room, a study space and a seating capacity of over 200. The ground floor is air-conditioned, with conferencing, multimedia, internet, reprography facilities, a CD-ROM collection and a book bank for deserving students.
The college subscribes to most major technical journals including those by the IEEE, ACM and ASME. Over 59,000 volumes and 200 CDs are available and around 400 print and online journals are subscribed.
Apart from the central library, all departments maintain their own libraries. SVCE is an institutional member of The British Council Library, IIT Madras, American Council Library, DELNET and MALIBNET. The library uses multimedia computers with internet connectivity, CBT, CDs, e-books and e-journals to promote e-learning.
A library committee headed by the Principal, composed of all the heads of departments and student representatives, meet every semester to discuss the functioning of the library.
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