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Services/Facilities

The following services are available to the faculty members, staff, research students, project students, and emeritus/visiting scientist.

1. Research Support Services 

i.) Institutional Research Output: Compiling, and preserving various types of institutional research output. This covers analysis of research papers published by institutions, Impact Statistics, cited research area, publication trend, calculating author's productivity, journal preferences, impact factor analysis, altimetric scores, subject growth trend analysis and any other services when asked for.

ii.) Article Publication Charge (APCs)  : Formulating guidelines and reviewing the comprehensive APC for the institute, from time to time. Negotating with publishers for a suitable price covering subscription costs so as to enable Gold Open Access for published papers. Helping students and scientists with understanding ‘Article Publication Charges (APC)’ from different publishers and ways to get a waiver. Processing their requests for APCs by taking various approvals and getting the same processed to facilitate publication of articles.

iii.) Helping users with types of Copyright issues of Publishers, especially those pertaining to the Creative Commons. 

iv.) Intellectual Property Right (IPR) : Ensuring that the IPR of abstract approval for scientists; is following the proper workflow, the approvals taken, and the scientists informed of the decision of the competent authority.

v.) Compiling resources to be posted on library website on topics like “Publication Ethics”, “Research Metrics and Measuring Research Impact”, “Predatory Publishing”, etc. Helping students on such topics. 

vi.) Abstract Display Service (ADS) : The abstracts of the manuscripts for publications/presentations from the scientific/technical staff of institute are displayed in the Library notice board. This information is also sent to the Regional centers & Observatories of the institute through official email on a daily basis. Abstracts Display Form (Click here)

2. Reference and Information Services

Library offers individualized service to assist students, faculty, researchers and staff in locating the required information, or information sources available in the library or elsewhere.  Library staff at the circulation desk are available to help readers to,

  • Discover the rich collection of reading materials.
  • Identify and use electronic and print reference tools.
  • Locate information in the library and elsewhere.

3. Web OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue)

The Library offers computerized Catalogue Search Services through the Web OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue). The feature of Web OPAC is : 

  • Search facility: By specifying Author, Title, subject, year of publication or any other field.
  • Status of the book: Whether the book is on shelf or issued.
  • Number of copies available in library.
  • Due date for the borrowed books.

4. Circulation Services (Issue, Return, Renewal)

The staff members of the Institute, visiting scientists and project student can avail this facility. The authorized users can borrow books and bound volumes of the journals for a prescribed time period. The outsiders with necessary permissions can browse through the library collection.

5. Inter-Library Loan (ILL)

The resources not available in the library are procured from other libraries and provided to the users. This arrangement is known as Inter library loan (ILL) facility.

6. QR Code (Click here)

Library uses QR Codes on end stacks to lead users to the Resource. Scan the QR code from your mobile through QR code scanner and click the link. After scanning the user will be redirected to the Resource.

7. Display of New Arrivals (Click here) 

New Arrivals (Books, Ph.D. Thesis, Reprint, Print Journals, and Magazines)

8. Reprography & Binding Services

The preference is given to get photocopies from the library documents.

9. Digitization of  Ph.D. Thesis (Click here) and Project reports (Click here

Digitization of scientific publications like Ph.D.Thesis and project reports

10. Online Access to e-resources

Library provides access to a huge range of electronic resources (e-resources) to support learning, academics, and research for students, staff and researchers.

11. Library Orientation Programs

Library regularly organises user orientation/Information Literacy Programs at the IIG Library.