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BMS School of Architecture as an independent college started its Library with 600 Volumes in 2010. Within a span of 5 years, BMSSA Library has grown with more than 5405 Volumes and also National and International Periodicals. Various services and facilities have been initiated for the benefit of students and faculty members.

The primary objective of the library is to support the educational and research programs of the institute and to provide all the information available in the academic to meet the needs of the students, teachers and research scholars by using advanced technology and to create a welcoming and comfortable physical environment.

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The VTU Consortium, established in 2014-15 to provide a unified platform for accessing high-quality academic and research resources across Karnataka’s engineering colleges. Initially formed to negotiate and subscribe to costly e-journals and databases on behalf of all affiliated institutions, the consortium enabled equitable access to knowledge regardless of an individual college’s size or funding. Over time, it evolved into a centralized digital resource hub, offering collections from noted e-resources publishers and supporting undergraduate education, postgraduate studies, and advanced research across all disciplines of engineering and technology.

As the demands of technical education and research intensified, the VTU Consortium expanded its services from resource sharing to capacity-building initiatives. It began organizing workshops, user-awareness programs, and training sessions for students, faculty, and librarians to enhance effective use of e-resources and to improve research quality. By integrating digital libraries, plagiarism-detection tools, and collaborative platforms, the consortium has positioned itself as an engine of research and innovation within the VTU ecosystem. Today, it continues to strengthen scholarly output, foster innovation, and ensure that every institution under VTU benefits from world-class academic content and knowledge services.