Campus Facilities

Library has a book collection of 2044 books. Due to global pandemic the physical form of library was not accessible to students & faculties so library committee has decided to subscribe for the database to bridge the gap between the library and the users. Institute had subscribed for the database called “K-Hub”. This database provides 1000+e- journals, 1000+ e-books, 100+ videos, Newsletter, Abstracts, and Articles etc related to architecture. Library uses KOHA library software for proper organization of the library material, Software is upgraded time to time. One terminal is reserved for students to search information of availability and issue of Books. Web based Library Software with Web OPAC, Email & SMS Alert etc. (Online Public Access Catalogue- OPAC) and Single Window Where Complete Information about the Users Along with Circulation Status, Fine Status, Contact Details, Reading & circulation History etc. Issue return process is fully automated and manual cards are kept as supporting documents for students and faculty.

Library Committee:

Sr. No	Name	Designation	Role in Committee
1	Ms. Pooja Misal	Director	Director
2	Ar. Poorva Keskar	Principal	Chair Person
3	Ar. Mayuresh Shirolkar	HOD - RDD	Committee Member
4	Ar. Manali Deshmukh	Academic Coordinator	Committee Member
5	Ar. Vaidehi Lavand	Asso. Professor	Committee Member
6	Aditi Wadwale-Joshi	Asst. Librarian	Committee Member

Library Working Hours:

Taking Library To Classrooms

Institute library has taken a small step for students which is called “Taking library to Classrooms”. Under this initiative committee have fixed magazine/Book stands in studios/classrooms for keeping old issues of magazines so that student’s can browse through them in their free time. This will inculcate the habit of reading books in students.

Library Event: Chai With An Author

Every year an event is organized by Institute library under which the committee invites an author from different fields of expertise for a free dialogue with the students over tea. This event is organized to get students interested in reading books pertaining to allied fields and Interdisciplinary Design fields other than architecture which is important for their holistic growth.

Chai And Breakfast With Your Librarian:

Under this activity BSOA library arrange a visit to local book suppliers shop. Interested faculty members could join librarian for selection of books for library along with CHAI and BREAKFAST. This session is organized once in every 4 months where 2 faculties along with librarian can join.

The SMEF’s Brick Group of Institute’s Computer Lab was established in the year 2013. The Computer lab is situated on the first floor of the college building. It has a seating capacity of 40 students with each having an individual Personal Computer.
The Computer Lab has high tech graphics computers with connected LAN internet and wireless network. The lab has centralized server antivirus console and all computers are covered with centralized UPS backup and standby Generator. A video projector with audio system is also installed for conducting software classes. Every year, the computer hardware and software is upgraded to the latest versions as per requirements. All the computers on the campus (including Administration Staff, Teaching Faculty, Computer lab) are connected with the Domain server. The campus also has Wi-Fi connectivity. The internet Connection has bandwidth 1:8 broadband upto 100 Mbps.
Hardware Systems in Campus :