Pillai Institute of Management Studies & Research - [PIMSR]

PiMSR Knowledge Resource Centre (KRC) library is designed to support the information needs of professors, researchers, students, and the wider community. The library collection comprises print books, journals, e-books, e-journals, online databases, CD-ROMs, newspapers.

The library is fully automated, containing 22,138 plus collections, and has subscriptions to three online databases—ProQuest, J-Gate and EBSCO — that cover essential topics in management and beyond. The library follows open access system.

Due to the growing needs and preference of Library users, KRC focuses more on subscription to online resources than printed documents. In the last few years, e-resources of the PIMSR-KRC increased considerably in terms of number and subject coverage.

The Knowledge Resources Centre is kept open almost throughout the year including Sundays (Except Public Holidays)

Number of hours can be increased based on the student’s requirements.

Two (2) Books are issued for a period of 1 week to Student’s and Ten (10) Books are issued for six month for staff. A fine of Rs. 5 per day is collected from students for overdue books. Periodicals & Magazines are only for reference use. Multimedia facility is made available for accessing CD-ROMs.

Presently the Library is providing the following mentioned services to its users.

The PiMSR KRC has formed library committee to formulate policies and guidelines for the smooth functioning of Library activities. It also involves student representatives.