Library and Information Centre
Library and Information Centre, NIE is one of the best engineering college libraries among engineering college in the state. It started its function with a vision to serve the students and faculty with information needed for them. It mainly holds books related to engineering and allied subjects. The National Institute of Engineering established its library in the year 1946. The library collection is more than lakh volumes. The library has rich collection of Abstracts, Dictionaries, Yearbooks, Textbooks, , Encyclopedias and other General books including Kannada novels. The library is also subscribing for more than 54 Technical Journals, 30 general magazines and has full text online database like IEEE, ASCE,ASME, Taylor & Francis, Springer, Institution of Civil Engineers, Emerald, Knimbus, J-GATE (Engineering and Technology), Sententia- An Assistive Tool for Formal Writing (NetAnalytiks), e-Books: Springer, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis / CRC, McGraw Hill, Packt and N-List e-resources (INFLIBNET).
Library & Information Centre provides uncompromising information and intellectual requirements to its students and faculty with a user-friendly approach. It offers a fully integrated and dynamic environment for conducting academic study. Multiple copies of text books ensure that resources are easily available in Reference Section and Stock Section. Besides, it provides Lending of books and journal back volumes, photocopying, CD/DVD and Internet services, etc
Library has adopted open access system, and maintains OPAC. The library is using Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) for classification of documents and AACR-II modified for catalogue system for catering to the needs of the students, faculty and research scholars.
Digital Library with multimedia facility (20 Systems) accesses the e-Journals, e-books, NPTEL videos and other education materials. Library is fully computerized using LIBSOFT Web based Library Software. Students and staffs can access the library resources by sitting at home visiting the link
http://library.nie.ac.in/opac In all NIE Library & Information Centre has all modern facilities required for a college library.