Books are arranged in descending alphabetical order for easy access to the users. The users through the Web Opac facility can easily access the location and status of the books.
New books are displayed on every Monday for a period of 1 week in an open rack in the library and can be borrowed after the expiry period.
Reference book collections
Reference books include encyclopedias, dictionaries, rare, costly and also some of print books, which have to be referred to only in the reading room, and must be taken
with permission.
The library subscribes to over 100 periodicals, which are bifurcated as journals and magazines and are arranged alphabetically in the Reading Room. No current periodical can be taken outside the library without permission.
Back Volumes of Periodicals
The back volumes of periodicals are kept at the backside of the stack room and can be issued outside the library.
Non-book collections
Annual reports of Companies are kept in boxes in the stack room behind the issue counter. There are also Project reports submitted by the Institute students.
Library subscribes to two databases namely CMIE and EBSCO, which can be accessed by the users through
the SIIB intranet. |
