LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTRE

1. ABOUT LIRC
   

   NU LIRC works as a gateway to an ocean of information and knowledge. It is fully computerised and well-managed. It has a good collection of text and reference books, e-journals and journals. Giving priority to users’ preferences, LIRC subscribes more electronic documents than print.

   1. Main Objectives of LIRC
      • To support NU in achieving its set goals;
      • To build a state-of-the-art Library to nurture holistic education;
      • To provide knowledge resources to meet the research requirements of the NU academic community;
      • To provide a conducive environment for learning, teaching, research and consultancy.
   2. Library at a Glance

      S.N.	PARTICULARS	DETAILS
      1.	E-Resources
      	CMIE – Prowess	JGate - Social & Management Science
      	MathSciNet	JGate – Engineering & Technology
      	EBSCO - Business Source Elite	Science Direct ( Print + Online)
      	ACM Digital Library	CapitalinePlus
      	IEEE - ASPP + POP	ICRA Reports
      	Jstor
      2.	Infrastructure	Digital Library, Wi-Fi, CD-DVDs, reading space for 152 users
      3.	Library Standards	a. Computerised & Bar Coding b. Classified According DDC c. Open Access System and Stack Index System
      4.	Information Access	a.  Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)      http://nu-libsys:8080/jspopac/html/SearchForm b.  Online OPAC and Library pagehttp://library.niituniversity.in/  c.  KDC – CAS,CCJ, AIS
      5.	Networking/ Membership	a. INFLIBNET b. DELNET   c. NATIONAL DIGITAL LIBRARY (NDL)
      6.	Timings	Mon to Fri: 09:30 AM to 08:00 PM and 08:45 PM to 00:00 Midnight Saturday: 09:30 AM to 07:00 PM; Sunday : 09:30 AM to 05:30 PM Circulation: 10:00 AM to 07:00 PM (Mon–Sat), 10:00 AM to 05:30 PM (Sun) Extended hours during Examinations:- Saturdays - 09:30 AM to 10:00 PM Sundays - 09:30 AM to 08:00 PM (Lunch Time 01:00 PM to 01:45 PM) The LIRC remains closed on all University holidays.

2. LEARNING RESOURCES
   1. Books
      LIRC is well stocked with books which support learning, teaching, research and general needs across varied disciplines. It also facilitates the purchase of textbooks for students on the basis of received requests.
   2. E-Books
      The LIRC has subscribed McGraw-Hill – Access Engineering package which provides access of more than 742 e-books on Biomedical, Business Skills, Communications Engineering, Electrical & Electronics, Environmental Sustainability, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Chemistry, Microbiology, Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science to its users.
   3. Journals/ E-Journals
      LIRC provides access of 15793 National and International journals / e-journals to its users. The collection covers Computer Science, Engineering, Electronics, Bio-technology, Business and Management, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Education Technology, GIS and other related subjects. These e-journals can be browsed through University Moodle (Nucleus) also.
   4. NPTEL Videos
      The LIRC has also subscribed video lectures of the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). Users can access these videos in the LIRC.
   5. Reference Collection
      It has a good collection of reference books, dictionaries and handbooks. The collection also comprises educational and recreational videos besides light reading resources i.e. magazines & daily newspapers.
   6. National Digital Library
      LIRC has access of National Digital Library. LIRC users can access the contributed contents (text, audio, video, image, animation, simulation, presentation and application) of the followings:- UGC - Sodhganga (Ph.D Thesis), IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIM Ahmedabad NCERT and NPTEL (IIT Madras)
3. SERVICES AND FACILITIES
   
   1. Circulation
      The LIRC provides lending services to its user. Lending timings are:

      Lending Timings

      • Monday to Saturday: 10:00 AM to 07:00 PM
      • Sunday: 10:00 AM to 05:30 PM
      • Reference Book: 11:00 PM to 11:50 PM

      Lending Privileges

      • Under graduate Student: 02 books for 7 days.
      • Post Graduate Students: 02 books for 7 days.
      • Research Scholar: 05 books for 15 days.
      • Other Staff: 2 books at a time for 15 days.
      • Faculty: 5 books for 30 days
   2. Reprographic Facilities
      

      It also facilitates reprographic facilities such as printing, colour printing, photocopy, spiral binding and scanning of documents at nominal charges.

4. LIBRARY STANDARDS
   
   1. Computerised
      

      The LIRC is fully automated and uses bar code technology for circulation. It uses 'LibSys' and Koha software for Library management. The Library catalogue can be browsed through OPAC within the NU campus and it can be accessed in the LIRC through the OPAC terminal which has MicroTouch screen.

   2. Classified and Stack Index System
      

      The LIRC is classified according to DDC and books are arranged properly which helps its users to locate relevant books without wasting much time. Every stack in the Library has an index. Index and OPAC together help users in locating book(s) on shelves.

5. INFORMATION SERVICES
   
   1. Knowledge Dissemination Cell (KDC)
      

      LIRC has established a Knowledge Dissemination Cell which disseminates information through current awareness service, current content service, alert information services and newspaper clipping among academic fraternity of NU. It also provides reference and bibliographic services to users on demand. Knowledge Dissemination Cell (KDC) provides three types of services:-

      • Alert Information Service
      • Current Awareness Service
      • Current Contents Service
6. NETWORKING
   
   1. DELNET & INFLIBNET
      

      The Library is an Associate Member of INFLIBNET. It has got membership of DELNET which provides Inter Library Loan Service i.e. books and articles on exchange and loan basis. Association with DELNET has widened the range of information resources. The library uses Inter Library Facility to fulfil the requirements of the NU academic community.

7. ASK YOUR LIBRARIAN
   

   Ask LIRC related information at Library@niituniversity.in

8. LIBRARY TEAM
   

   Mr. Vinay Kainthola, Asstt. Librarian (Library In-charge) Mob. No. 9829366828 Vinay.Kainthola@niituniversity.in	Mr. Shail Deen, Senior Professional Assistant  Mob. No. 8233481017 Shail.Deen@niituniversity.in
   Mr. Vipin Kumar, Professional Assistant Mob. No. 9214069813 Vipin.Kumar@niituniversity.in	Mr. Chunchun Mukhiya, Library Assistant Mob. No. 9785078593 Chunchun.Mukhiya@niituniversity.in