Campus Facilities
Library
MIAS’s library is equipped with a robust collection of e-resources, ensuring that students have access to the most current and academically rigorous journals and materials relevant to their field of study. Subscriptions to esteemed e-resources such as the National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST), Journal Gateway (J-Gate), and Developing Library Network (DELNET) enhance the learning experience by providing students with comprehensive access to scholarly content.
Breakout Space
MIAS’s library is equipped with a robust collection of e-resources, ensuring that students have access to the most current and academically rigorous journals and materials relevant to their field of study. Subscriptions to esteemed e-resources such as the National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST), Journal Gateway (J-Gate), and Developing Library Network (DELNET) enhance the learning experience by providing students with comprehensive access to scholarly content.
Basket Ball Court
MIAS’s library is equipped with a robust collection of e-resources, ensuring that students have access to the most current and academically rigorous journals and materials relevant to their field of study. Subscriptions to esteemed e-resources such as the National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST), Journal Gateway (J-Gate), and Developing Library Network (DELNET) enhance the learning experience by providing students with comprehensive access to scholarly content.
Cafeteria
MIAS’s library is equipped with a robust collection of e-resources, ensuring that students have access to the most current and academically rigorous journals and materials relevant to their field of study. Subscriptions to esteemed e-resources such as the National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST), Journal Gateway (J-Gate), and Developing Library Network (DELNET) enhance the learning experience by providing students with comprehensive access to scholarly content.
Play Ground
MIAS’s library is equipped with a robust collection of e-resources, ensuring that students have access to the most current and academically rigorous journals and materials relevant to their field of study. Subscriptions to esteemed e-resources such as the National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST), Journal Gateway (J-Gate), and Developing Library Network (DELNET) enhance the learning experience by providing students with comprehensive access to scholarly content.
Events Quadrangle
MIAS’s library is equipped with a robust collection of e-resources, ensuring that students have access to the most current and academically rigorous journals and materials relevant to their field of study. Subscriptions to esteemed e-resources such as the National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST), Journal Gateway (J-Gate), and Developing Library Network (DELNET) enhance the learning experience by providing students with comprehensive access to scholarly content.
The library at Montfort Institute of Advanced Studies (MIAS) has been a cornerstone of academic support since the institution’s inception in 1995. Serving as an integral resource for teaching, learning, and research, the library offers a wealth of knowledge and modern services to the academic community.
The library is partially automated using the BOOK WORM software (formerly known as NIRMAL software) to streamline its housekeeping operations.
MIAS’s library is equipped with a robust collection of e-resources, ensuring that students have access to the most current and academically rigorous journals and materials relevant to their field of study. Subscriptions to esteemed e-resources such as the National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST), Journal Gateway (J-Gate), and Developing Library Network (DELNET) enhance the learning experience by providing students with comprehensive access to scholarly content.
GENERAL RULES
WE REQUEST YOU TO
- Bring your ID card when you visit Library and Scan your ID cards while coming into and going out of the library
- The use of another’s Identity card is prohibited/ ID cards are non-transferable.
- Personal belongings must be left on the property counter. The Library is not responsible for any item left at the Library.
- Respect and follow Library Rules and Policies
- Maintain silence in the Library Premises
- Help keep the Library neat and clean
- Take care of Library materials
SOME DON’TS
- Do not take out library materials without getting issued
- Do not use mobiles on Library premises OR Cell phones are to be set in the “OFF” or “VIBRATOR” or “SILENT” mode prior to entering the Library.
- Do not bring Music & other gadgets
- Do not bring any eatables & drinks
- Do not use Library computers/ Network for non-academic purposes
- Do not mark, write, scribble, underline in Library reading materials
- Avoid doing anything that disturbs other users
- Refreshment of any kind shall not be taken anywhere on the library premises.
CIRCULATION RULES
BORROWING PRIVILEGES
- Students
- Post Graduate – 3 Books/14 Days
- Under Graduate -2 books/14 Days
- Diploma – 3 Books/14 Days
- Faculties – 5 Books/14 Days
- Part time faculties – 3 books/ 14 days
RULES
- Borrow/ Return books every day
- ID card is mandatory for all library transactions
- All items must be checked out and returned to the circulation desk.
- While leaving the library user should ensure that they carry only those books that are duly issued on their names
RENEWALS
- Renewals are allowed 2 times on the exact due date & when there are no claims or demands by others.
OVERDUE CHARGES
- Borrowed books should return on or before due date, otherwise, two rupees (Rs.2/-) per day per book will be collected from the user as an overdue charge.
- Please login to OPAC for your due date of returning the book and fine details.
LOST / DAMAGED BOOK(S) POLICY
- In case any book is lost or damaged by the member, the member shall replace the book or shall pay the cost of replacement.
- If a lost/ damaged book has overdue fines on the date of reporting to the librarian, the member has to pay the overdue charges.
Sl. No | Particulars | No. of copies/volumes |
1. | Total Number of Books (including reference books) (PG) | 8582 |
2. | Total Number of Books (including reference books) (UG) | 318 |
3. | SC/ST Book Bank books (PG) | 132 |
4. | SC/ST Book Bank books (UG) | 07 |
5. | E-Resources: · DELNET · N-LIST · J-GATE | 3 |
6. | Persons with disability Books and CD’s | Books – 19 |
CD’s -15 | ||
7. | Dissertations
| 183 |
8. | Bound volumes of Journals | 276 |
9.
| Journals ( PG) Magazines | 10 08 |
10 | Journals ( UG) Magazines | 03 01 |
11. | Audio cassettes, CDs and DVDs | 411 |
Total library collections | 9968 | |
INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
- National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content [N-LIST]:
The Project entitled “National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST)”, being jointly executed by the e-ShodhSindhu Consortium, INFLIBNET Centre and the INDEST-AICTE Consortium.
N-LIST: https://nlist.inflibnet.ac.in/.
- Developing Library Network [DELNET]: DELNET was started at the India International Centre Library in January 1988 and was registered as a society in 1992. It was initially supported by the National Information System for Science and Technology (NISSAT), Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India.
DELNET: http://164.100.247.26/
- Journal Gateway [J- GATE]:
J Gate Launched in 2001 by Informatics India Limited, J-Gate is an electronic gateway to global e-journal literature. J-Gate provides seamless access to millions of journal articles. The J-Gate platform is fronted by a simple, intuitive, and easy-to-use interface, and also gives users complete control over search filters. By allowing users to access content from a wide variety of publishers on a single platform, J-Gate exponentially increases journal usage.
J- GATE: https://jgateplus.com/search/index/
BRITISH COUNCIL LIBRARY: https://www.britishcouncil.in/library
PEARSON E-LIBRARY: https://elibrary.in.pearson.com/
OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES
LINKS TO OPEN ACCESS BOOKS
- National Digital Library of India [NDLI] https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/
- Pdf drive https://www.pdfdrive.com/
- Google Books https://books.google.co.in/
- Directory of Open Access Books [DOAB] https://www.doabooks.org/doab
- Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/
- Free Tech books https://www.freetechbooks.com/
- Intech Books https://www.intechopen.com/
- Open Textbook Library https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
- Free E-Books https://www.free-ebooks.net/
- Z-Library https://z-lib.org/
LINKS TO OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS
- Taylor and Francis https://www.tandfonline.com/openaccess
- Elsevier https://www.elsevier.com/open-access/open-access-journals
- Wiley https://authorservices.wiley.com/open-research/open-access/index.html
- Springer https://www.springeropen.com/
- Science open https://www.scienceopen.com/
- Science direct https://www.sciencedirect.com/browse/journals-and-books
- Jstor https://about.jstor.org/oa-and-free/
- (Oal)open access library https://www.oalib.com/
- Oxford academic https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access
- Lund university libraries https://www.lub.lu.se/en/services-support/publishing-registering/open-access
- Karger https://www.karger.com/OpenAccess
- Omics open access https://www.omicsonline.org/
- Bmc https://www.biomedcentral.com/
- Mdpi https://www.mdpi.com/about/journals
- Cogentoa https://www.cogentoa.com/
- Open access https://www.omicsonline.org/
- Erudit https://www.erudit.org/en/
- Highwire https://www.highwirepress.com/
- Directory of Open Access Journals [DOAJ] https://doaj.org/
LINKS TO OPEN ACCESS THESES AND DISSERTATIONS
- Mahatma Gandhi University: Online Theses library http://www.mgutheses.org/
- Shodhganga [ inflibnet ]https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/
LINKS TO OPEN ACCESS ENCYCLOPEDIA
- Free Encyclopaedia https://www.encyclopedia.com/
- RP Photonics Encyclopaedia
https://www.rp-photonics.com/encyclopedia.html
LINKS TO OPEN ACCESS FREE DICTIONARIES
- Cambridge Dictionary https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
- Free dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/
- Macmillan Dictionary https://www.macmillandictionary.com/
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary
- https://www.merriam-webster.com/
- Collins Dictionary https://www.collinsdictionary.com/
- Shabdkosh https://www.shabdkosh.com/
DIRECTORIES OF OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORIES
- Open doar https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/opendoar
- Computerized circulation-issue, return, renewal of documents, etc.
- Open Access System
- Reference Service
- Referral Service.
- Inter Library Loan (ILL)
- Current Awareness Service (CAS)
- Newspaper Clipping Service
- Library Orientation/ Information Literacy
- New Arrivals display
- Book Bank Facility for SC/ ST
- Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)
- Institutional Repository (Digital Repository)
- Internet facility
- Question Bank facility (Print + Online)
- Reprographic facility
- CCTV Surveillance
- Remote Access for e-resources
An e-Library or Digital Library (both terms often used interchangeably) is a collection of digital objects. These Digital Objects could be classified as text, visuals, video, audio, etc.
E-library/ digital library feature is an integral part of the software. This feature is used to build the digital/e-library. The e-library collection consist of a compilation of copies of faculty and institution publications, open access full text journals, open access e-books, photos, educational videos, previous question papers and dissertations etc., and users can also download, for the same. To access this information, they must enter their Library ID Number in the ‘Your Library ID ‘ field.
Library is providing Web OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) Service to library user to get information about library collection which they require.
Library user can search books, thesis and periodicals by searching keyword of title, author, publisher, ISBN/ISSN No., subject and accession number etc. at anywhere of world through internet connection and get information about searched collection like status of books(available or issued) no. of copies and location and other bibliographical details.
By using Web OPAC Patrons (Member Status) tab, users can see what books they have borrowed and their due dates, etc. In order to access this information, they should enter their Library ID Number in the ‘Enter Member ID ‘ field. Users can also reserve books through Web OPAC.
LIBRARY TIMINGS:
Monday to Saturday 8.30 AM – 5.30 PM (Except Sunday, second Saturday, and government holidays)