Since the libraries render intrinsic and effective role in boosting the R&D particularly educational activities in a research and educational institute, hence, all such activities here at NIBGE are sustained by NBGE library also designated as National Library of Biological Sciences. A team of diligent library workers is engaged in extending the knowledge assiduously implementing the latest information technology. The library is disseminating current awareness services robustly regarding the new arrivals in the library. One of the most effectual services is to provide retrospective searching facility from multi disciplinary databases, gratis, to all the knowledge seekers in the field of Biological Sciences/Life Sciences without any discrimination countrywide. Though the library was set out in 1995 yet it consists of 6000 latest, costly and classical books very relevant to the field of Biotechnology and other disciplines of biological and life sciences and 2368 bound volumes.
A new Computer Aided Library Management System (CALMS) software has been prepared and installed locally by the Library, which is being used successfully in library through which Library services/activities i.e. Issue/Receipt, Reminders, Data entry and Stock taking etc. are being carried out using barcodes more proficiently. Besides this, wireless Wide Area Network (WAN) has been established to boost its vigorous services to its end-users throughout the country in the discipline of Biological/Life Sciences particularly the vast cum multi dimensional field of Biotechnology. So the library resources would be accessible thanks to pervasive internet as well as intranets. Library is fully automated using CALMS, WINISIS and INMAGIC software.
Library has established five workstations, fully equipped with computers all hooked up with internet through WAN. The Library has also two exclusive cabins for Ph. D. student to provide full support to their educational and research activities. Moreover, a computer lobby consisting of 27 workstations has been facilitating the students, with the cooperation of NIBGE IT Centre. The library has been provided licenses to many digital resources (i.e. Springer link, Science Direct, Nature, Science etc.) and electronic access is being provided via its web site. Through this HEC Digital Library Program full text access to thousand of journal has been given. More over thousands of eBooks can be accessed through digital resources such as EBRARY and Taylor and Francis eBooks. By this the library will be emerged as a dynamic digital library. Thus the users would have a range of services at their disposal, all of which aim to put information within easy reach. Certainly the library would be a focal point for the biologist, especially for the biotechnologists of the whole country.
NIBGE LibraryHolding:
Numbers of Books: 6000
Numbers of Journals: 2368 Serial Publications: 23 | |