GIET University, Gunupur (formerly known as Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology) was established by “Vidya Bharati Educational Trust,” Gunupur, Odisha, India in the year 1997. Since inception, the Trust promotes Technical Education in India with a motto of providing Quality Education in a highly disciplined and conducive environment with International Standards.
The GIETU central library’s vision is to have a multidisciplinary approach to learning, teaching, sharing, and researching various sectors. These all sectors combine to develop an education directed mindset in the students. The library strives to master curiosity and provide the repository of options for sharing, preserving, exploring, and analyzing the vast knowledge sources. The GIETU Central library also has provisions for scholarship and professional development with an assortment of disciplines complementary to engineering and technology like humanities, art and culture, and other social sciences.
The Central Library of GIETU fulfills the mission of holistic development in learning by creating an environment ideal enough for the smooth exchange of learning, teaching, research, and knowledge. This it does by promoting, providing, and making access to diverse resources to all staff, students, and alumni. It aims to incorporate diverse opinions and perspectives for the betterment, learning, research, and motivated efforts to seek knowledge. The library also regularly celebrates the production of knowledge by GIET University. Its regular collaboration and connection with other academic centers and libraries enrich its stand to renew their resources.