CENTRAL LIBRARY
Spread across 46,000 square feet, the Central Library at the Ramaiah Medical College is a repository of books, bound volumes and periodicals, accessible to students, residents and staff.
The library is maintained well and regularly enriches its collection in order to allow users full access to current research tools and technologies. Besides, the library is an active member of “HELINET” consortium offering more than 712 indexed national and international journals. It has more than 62 computers with internet accessibility and facilities for scanning, printing and photocopying. In addition to that, a CD and Video based journal section with ‘Proquest’ system also made available to faculty, students and staff. The institution has over 21,807 books & 11,771 back volumes and ambience to meet the needs for academic enrichment.
TECHNICAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS
CATALOGUING – AACR II (ANGLO AMERICAN CATALOGUING RULES II)
CLASSIFICATION – NLM (NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE)
LIBRARY AUTOMATION – EASYLIB SOFTWARE
The Library will provide electronic access to various full text articles through RGUHS HELINET Consortium. The central library is well equipped with modern facilities and resources in the form of CD-ROM, online e-journals and e-books, audio video cassettes, books, back volumes of journals, thesis etc.
The library collection also includes a large section of expensive reference books and collection of books for SC/ST students.
The central library has involved various digitization activities, like digitizing the thesis and old question papers for the purpose of the students use.
The entire books and non-book materials are bar coded and in-house functions like Cataloguing & Acquisition, Periodicals, OPAC, EPAC reports, and other modules are automated using the EASYLIB automation software.
To know the resources available in our Library like Books, Journals, Thesis / Dissertation, CD Text books etc. –
click here to access the OPAC module of Easylib software
Know more about the timings and the rules and regulations of the Central Library – click here
Central Library Staff Details – click here
- Application form for library membership – click here
- E Databases list – click here
- E-Resource websites – click here
Over 21,807 books and 11,771 back volumes of journals from across 235 countries.
Active member of HELINET consortium offering more than 700 indexed national and international journals.