Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University College of Engineering, Katra

A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet.
Samuel Niger (1883-1956)
They are the books, the arts, the academes, That show, contain and nourish all the world.
- William Shakespeare, Love s Labour s Lost
SMVD University Library is a specialized technical library. Library is the knowledge centre of any University which has rich resources mainly in Social Sciences, Humanities, Sciences and Engineering. The Central Library started with 2000 Books on 19th August 2004. Within a short span of time the library has acquired more than 39000 books & more than 2100 CD ROM collections.
The Central Library building is built over an area of 36000 square yards.
Various sections of the Central Library are Acquisition Section, Technical Section, Circulation Section, Reference Section, Periodical Section Book Bank Section, Computer Section, Reading Section, Photocopy Section and Education@UK Centre.
To enrich the Library collection with the quality books Library organises Book Fair & Book exhibition participated by renowned publishers and vendors from all over India.
In 2009, British Council established its Education@UK Centre, the second of its kind in India at the University level in the Central Library of our University. This centre will facilitate providing information about courses offered, scholarships, and exchange programs in the U.K.
The Central Library collection encompases Management, Economics, Engineering, Architecture, Sciences, Philosophy, Culture, Religion, English, Dogri & Hindi Literature.
Reading Room, Internet Access, Photocopying, and Air conditioned Reference Section.
Hardware (equipments) and Software:
Computers:
Library had 15 computers and recently Library procured 60 new computers utilizing UGC Fund.
Library Management Software:
At present the Library catalogue is supported by the Library Management Software called LIBSYS (LSPremia) and is available on the university server.
Online UPS:
For power backup to all such computers FOUR Nos. Online UPS have been procured. This will help minimizing data loss and unwanted record freezing / jamming due to unwarranted unsystematic shutdown of a system caused by power failure/load-shedding.
Photocopier/Photocopy Machine:
At present, library has THREE latest Canon photocopy machines in the library. All these are already placed at different utility locations in the library. One old system is used as back-up arrangement in case of any failure.

Apart from the above Central Library is equipped with FAX Machine, Computer Printer and a Scanner.