Acquisition Section

       Acquisition Section is responsible for procurement of all the recommended print or e-resources for the use of study and research. The section deals with the collection development in the library.

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Aims and Objectives
1. Collection enrichment by procuring different books and materials those help users in learning, research, and leisure reading.
2. Alignment with User Needs: Make sure the books and materials we choose match what users in the library want and need.
3. Quality Assurance: Make sure the books and materials we choose are accurate, useful, and trustworthy.
4. Budget Optimization: Spend money wisely to get good books and materials without going over budget.

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Policies and Procedure: Acquisition process involves several steps to ensure that the library acquires materials that meet its users’ needs while managing resources efficiently.

1. Budgeting:
The section will propose the budget through library budget. The section uses the budget ‘UG/PG Books’. 

• Book Aquisition Process:

  • Acquisition section will call bi-monthly book requisition through online application form, also it accepts requisition as and when required by faculty or student. Books can be recommended by faculties, students, eminent persons those visit to library or by observing the requirement, the library staff can process the aquisition. Books other than syllabus, users can recommend or library staff can initiate the acquisition of books by observing various sources like publisher catalogue, reviews in the newspapers etc.

  • The Section incharge will check for the availability of books to avoid the ducplication.

  • The quotations will be called for the finilised list of books from at least three vendors.

  • Comparative statement will be prepared and placed to the approval before the authority.

  • After the approval and sanction of the amount, purchase orders will rised and sent to the recommended vendor to supply of the books.

  • Once the books received from the vendor, the technical process will be done in the technical section.

  • The invoice is, processed for the payment to the accounts section through the sanctioning authority (HoI).

 

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Statistical Inforamtion As on 31.03.2025

TOTAL COLLECTIONS
Sl. No	Course	No. of Volumes	No. of Titles
1	BE+M.Tech	87821	19831
2	MBA	8561	4077
3	MCA	10252	2369
4	Architecture	3908	3122
5	Govt. Book Bank	3021	2613
6	Others(DB)	1051	716
	Total	114614	32728

Course – Wise
Last 4 Years added Book Titles, Volumes and Spent Amount

FY 2023 – 2024 Sl. No. Course Titles Volumes Expenditure 1 BE+M.Tech 456 111 6,73,166.00 2 Arch 93 144 1,87,403.00 3 MCA 9 133 88,973.72 4 MBA 19 89 66,100.00   Total 577 477 10,15,642.72

FY 2022-23  Sl. No Course Titles Volumes Expenditure 1 BE+M.Tech 43 111 1,06,359.00 2 Arch 149 137 4,51,270.00 3 MBA 8 17 26,237.00 4 MCA 0 0 0   Total 200 265 5,83,866.00

FY 2021-22 Sl. No Course Titles Volumes Expenditure 1 BE+M.Tech 27 159 1,37,647.00 2 Arch 120 124 3,82,688.00 3 MBA 11 64 30,685.50 4 MCA 0 0 0   Total 158 347 5,51,020.50

 

FY 2024 – 2025
Sl. No	Course	Titles	Volumes	Expenditure
1	BE+M.Tech	135	390	5,07,650.00
2	Arch	136	168	5,35,871.00
3	MCA	4	4	7,186.00
4	MBA	28	135	98,599.00
	Total	303	697	11,49,306.00

Department – Wise Details
Last Year (2024-2025) added Books Titles, Volumes and Expenditure
 

Sl No	Coursewise	Titles	Volumes	Expenditure
1	CSE	13	60	136786.00
2	ISE	5	49	54190.00
3	ECE	3	56	42680.00
4	E&E	10	31	120578.00
5	CV	1	1	7036.00
6	ME	3	12	16722.00
7	Sci & Hum	7	56	54001.00
8	Aero	1	1	896.00
9	Gen	92	124	74761.00
10	Arch	136	168	535871.00
11	MCA	4	4	7186.00
12	MBA	28	135	98599.00
	Total	303	697	1149306.00