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The library of the Institute is one of the most equipped libraries in north India in terms of resources, services, and infrastructural facilities. It offers a pleasant environment for learning and research work. The Institute offers one of the most richly equipped libraries at both the institute campus and at the Hostel to all students and faculty members. The learning resources cater to all its postgraduate programs and doctoral program on Information Technology and Management.

Presently the library has a collection of over 47000 books, a subscription of over 5000 national and international journals in print & online formats, and over one million e-books. In its quest for excellence, the library has also subscribed to cases from premier publications such as B Smart, Proquest and HBR Case Collection. The students have 24*7 access to resources from online databases such as Scopus, ScienceDirect, Proquest, Sage e-journals, Cesim Management Simulation, B Smart, Delnet, McGraw Hill e-book, Turnitin Anti Plagiarism Software & Open Resources EMERALD, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Springer, Journal Storage (JSTOR), Cambridge Core, National Digital Library (NDL), Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB), Taylor & Francis e-books. The summary of the Library resources are as follows:

Access to premium digital resources and databases for research and learning

In the Institute, most library operations and services are automated. An online public access catalog (Web OPAC) is available for users. Twenty-four dedicated nodes with monitors, one laser printer, and one scanner & other peripherals are available to facilitate using the library materials. All the machines in the library are connected in a LAN environment. The library has been using an integrated library automation package, KOHA software, to work in integrated, multi-user, and network settings. The KOHA is state-of-the-art software for holistic management of libraries that provides various modules, i.e., Acquisition, Cataloguing, Circulation, Member Facilities, Article Indexing & Abstracting, Reservation of Books, WEB OPAC, Report Generation, etc. The indexing part of KOHA software is robust. Besides this, a computerized exit module is also available.

The Institute regularly updates and enhances the number of volumes and titles of references and textbooks in the library. These resources are substantially empowering the students and faculty members in teaching-learning and research. This body of knowledge (read Library) is completely accessible to all its students and faculty members. The new arrivals in books and magazines are timely intimated through mail to all students, faculty, and staff members.

The Library is designed to provide a place for student-faculty members to gain knowledge and develop domain-specific skill sets. However, to fully benefit from these print and e-resources, students must adhere to the Terms and Conditions stated below:

The students are supposed to adhere to the following rules for using the library facilities:

The Institute library has a rich collection of print, electronic and online resources. These include books, periodicals, newspapers, photo albums, standards, dissertations, theses, bound volumes, institute publications, project reports, etc. The library also provides extensive access to E-resources.