Library Committee / Magazine Committee – Meenakshi College of Engineering – Affiliated to Anna University Approved by AICTE, New Delhi. An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Institution Accredited by COA.

About the Committee

The Library Committee plays a vital role in educational institutions, overseeing the library’s management and development. Comprising faculty members, library staff, and student representatives, the committee works to align the library’s resources with the academic and research needs of the institution. It ensures proper utilization of the library budget, keeps the collection up-to-date, and promotes the library’s services. The committee fosters collaboration between departments to enhance learning opportunities and provides feedback on library improvements. The committee is essential for ensuring the library maintains a high standard of quality and accessibility, supporting both teaching and research activities.

Vision

TO MAKE STUDENTS ENVISION AND EXCEL AT THE GLOBAL MARKET WITH ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND MORAL ETHICS AND GOOD ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.

Mission

TO ENDEAVOUR, NURTURE EXCELLENCE IN LEARNING, FOSTERING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS GLOBAL COMPETENCE.

TO IMBIBE, INSTALL INTEGRITY AND ESTEEM TO BLOSSOM WITH LATENT POTENTIAL.

TO INCULCATE THE HABIT OF LIFELONG LEARNING

Functions of the Committee

Convener circulates the new books for circulation to assess the quality and collects feedback before placement of order.
Library committee acts on advisory and recommendation committee to consider policy matters and takes policy decisions for procurement of books and journals and renders advice to purchase committee for library procurements.
Committee analyses the feedback forms and works on the suggestion given.
Considering the reviews of faculty members and students regarding books/journals selection, ordering process etc.
Bringing changes in the physical arrangement and functioning process of library.
Development and proper maintenance of adequate and up-to-date collection of books, journals, periodicals, etc.,
Solving day to day problems of the library
Maintenance of books/ journals theses in good condition & its back up.
Library stocks are maintained.
Maintenance of register and records pertaining to library.
Binding of books and proper arrangement of books as per easy access.

Roles & Responsibilities

Monitor the usage of internet facilities in the digital library and ensure sufficient bandwidth.
Develop procedures for recommending books for purchase.
Oversee the arrangement of racks and cleanliness of library spaces.
Periodically review subscriptions to journals and magazines.
Promote awareness and usage of online journal software for faculty and institutional publications.
Advocate for library and information literacy within the institution.
Ensure proper documentation services and maintain an up-to-date library collection.
Pursue modernization and enhancement of library and documentation services.
Gather feedback on library services from users.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

S.No.	Name of the faculty	Designation	Dept.	Position
1.	Ms. K.Ambika	Assistant Professor	English (S&H)	Coordinator
2.	Ms. S. Violet	Assistant Professor	AIML	Member
3.	Ms. M. Divya	Assistant Professor	AIDS	Member
4.	Dr. CH. Saradhadevi	Associate Professor	CSE	Member
5.	Dr. Srividhya	Associate Professor	EEE	Member
6.	Mrs. R. AnandhaPraba	Assistant Professor	ECE	Member
7.	Dr. G. Brindha	Assistant Professor	EIE	Member
8.	Dr. C. RameshKumar	Associate Professor	Mech	Member
9.	Ms. D. Rama Devi	Associate Professor	Civil	Member
10.	Ms. Y. AngenlineGnanaPrakasi	Assistant Professor	IT	Member
11.	Ms. S. R. Kalaiarasi	Assistant Professor	MBA	Member
12.	Mr. K. Ram Dev	Assistant Professor	MCA	Member
13.	Mrs. S.Padmavathi	Librarian	Library	Member
14.	Mrs. V.Vanishree	Librarian	Library	Member
15.	Ms.G.Lalitha Lochana	IV Year	CSE	Student Member
16.	Mr.V.Santhosh	IV Year	ECE	Student Member
17.	Mr.S.Harikrishnan	IV Year	EEE	Student Member
18.	Mr.M.Darshan Kumar	IV Year	MECH	Student Member
19.	Ms.Menaka	IV Year	CIVIL	Student Member
20.	Ms.M. Monisha	III Year	EIE	Student Member
21.	Ms.M.HemaMalathi	II Year	AIDS	Student Member
22.	Ms.S.Aishwarya	II Year	AIML	Student Member
23.	Ms.A.Aarthy	II Year	MBA	Student Member
24.	Ms.AkshayaDharshini	II Year	MCA	Student Member
25.	Mr.P.KSrinathBala	III Year	IT	Student Member