Access table to add a new row

Question

I created a new module softcopy. and also created a new table with six fields of name softcopy_softcopy.

I am trying to access the table so that I can add a new row with some data which I have in controller.

So, I tried the below code in softcopy controller:

echo Mage::getResourceModel('catalog/product_collection')->getTable('softcopy/softcopy');

I got the following error in var/report:

a:5:{i:0;s:47:"Can't retrieve entity config: softcopy/softcopy";i:1;s:1469:"#0

How should I access my newly created table in my controller?

config.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <Efk_Softcopy>
            <version>1.0</version>
        </Efk_Softcopy>
    </modules>
    <frontend>
        <routers>            
            <Efk_Softcopy>
                <use>standard</use>
                <args>
                    <module>Efk_Softcopy</module>
                    <frontName>softcopy</frontName>
                </args>
            </Efk_Softcopy>
        </routers>
    </frontend>
    <global>
        <models>
            <softcopy>
                <class>Efk_Softcopy_Model</class>
            </softcopy>
        </models>
        <blocks>
            <softcopy>
                <class>Efk_Softcopy_Block</class>
            </softcopy>
        </blocks>
    </global>
</config>