The BCREC Library System – A brief history

The founders of the Dr B. C. Roy Engineering College were visionaries par excellence. Since the inception of the College in the year 2000, they realized the need for a well organized library system to support the reading and learning needs of its key stake-holders, viz., the vibrant student community as well as the burgeoning faculty. The College Library began its modest journey in the very same year of foundation of the College in a room on the ground floor of the College Main Building. But very soon the management realized that the library needs a separate and spacious accommodation to cater to the library and information needs of its users. Accordingly, a three-storey building with 1300 sq. m. of floor space was constructed in close vicinity of the Main Building. The building was christened after the name of the noted astrophysicist Dr Meghnad Saha (1893-1956) and inaugurated by Shri V. Shyamsundar, the then MD, Durgapur Steel Plant on the 10th April 2007 as the Dr Meghnad Saha Central Library of the College.

            Currently, the library and information services are available from the following locations in the College campus:

1. Central Library – The Central Library of the Institute occupies a very important place in the campus. It supports study, teaching-learning process and research activities. It provides a learning space for the students (UG & PG), faculty, and staff members.

Objectives:

• To acquire, organize, and update library collection to support teaching- learning process.
• To encourage students to read beyond the requirements of the curriculum.
• To promote students’ success through the development of critical thinking and independent learning.
• To propagate research skills and advance teaching and learning by supporting instruction.

1. Departmental Libraries: Libraries attached to teaching departments serve to meet the requirements for quick reference to books by the faculty members and the students.

  LIBRARY COLLECTION AT A GLANCE

Break-Up of Holdings of Books by Different Constituent Libraries                            

Central Library, OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue):https://bcrec-opac.kohacloud.in

Subscription to Current Journals, Magazines & Newspapers

Online Databases Link:

• DELNET (Developing Library Network) :https://discovery1.delnet.in/  http://164.100.247.26

• IEEE -ASPP: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org

• Science Direct: https://www.sciencedirect.com

• Springer Link: https://link.springer.com

• Sage Publication:  https://journals.sagepub.com