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National Seminar On Challenges in Library Management System (CLMS 2012) February  24 - 25, 2012

ABOUT THE LIBRARY

The IACS library, has grown out of the research needs of the Association from its very beginning (1876). So it is the oldest library of its kind and occupies a unique position among the academia of the Eastern India. A measure of its social impact may be gained by noting that it caters to the needs of more than 3000 external users, while the staff and scholars of the Association would total to nearly 350. Yearly budget for the Library is more than five Crore. An air-conditioned new building house the library with all amenities to the users.

MEMBERSHIP

The library is for the use of the staff members of the Association and of the Members of the Association and the Members of the
Indian Physical Society.
There is a provision for a temporary membership of the Library on payment of Rs.250/- for one year.

IACS Library Membership Details

OPENING HOURS

Library is open from 9:30 A.M. to 7 P.M. (on weekdays) and from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. (on Saturday).

Its primary objective is to support and help in promoting research by catering to the needs of its scientific community. In light of this, it has four clear objectives :

• To select, acquire, organize and utilize the materials for the purpose of information dissemination relevant to the aims and objectives of the Association.

• To provide services to scholars and staff and also members of the Association for the effective utilization of library resources.

• Carry out research in areas of need and interest in the library with a view to improving resources and services of the library.

• Any user, anywhere, will have immediate access to the library resources, in the desired format, at an affordable cost.
  

It has vast collection of very old scientific journals of immense historical and archival values -- a collection that has no parallel in any other library of a research Institute.  Its present collection is as follows (as on 31.03.2011)

• Books, Standards and Reports (in usable condition) : 20,000 (approx.)

• Journals and Serials (Current titles) : 1305 (approx.)

• Journals and Serials (Back Volumes) : 50,000 (approx.) (in usable condition)

• Other Materials (like CD-ROM, Micro-fiche, Microfilm) : 1,000 (approx.)

The library has a special responsibility to keep its clientele up-to-date and intellectually stimulated by providing pertinent literature, not only in areas of immediate concern, but also in areas of emerging and developing importance within the scope of the library; and by contributing to the preservation; transmission, and accessibility of new knowledge.

It extends one of the most liberal usage facilities in the region -- all potential users have direct access to the shelves of the books and journals and offers extensive reprographic services to users from all over India. Keeping in view, the basic services are :

i) Reading facilities for all members and non-members on permission
ii) Borrowing facility (for staff and our students)
iii) Bibliographic and reference services
iv) Reprographic or document supply service to all including outstation users
v) Resource sharing programme between Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and our Association
v) Documents supply via Email
vi) Internet facility for the library members.
vii) Online database search service.

For any suggestion regarding this page please send Email (library [at] iacs.res.in) or
call librarian (+91 33 2473 4971 - ext. 650)
or
Mr. Satyabrata Roy, (Email: nacidc [at] iacs.res.in Phone: +91 33 2473 4971 - ext. 656) Assistant Librarian I.

LIBRARY USAGE POLICY