Bodhisattva Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Library is the heart of academic and research activities of the Gautam Buddha University. It has been catering to the needs of faculty members, research scholars, and students on campus effectively. It has huge volumes of books and e-journals which cover the disciplines of management, computer science, information technology, biotechnology, Humanities, and other related areas. The library is located on the outer circle of the schools as the background of Tathagat’s statue. The library is well equipped with modern facilities, spacious stack halls, 2000-seating capacity reading hall, reference sections, catalogue area, multiple loaning counters, and is managed by a highly dedicated team of professionals. The mission of Bodhisattva Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Library is to “provide high quality services in support of the teaching and research objectives of the University communities”. The plans to remain open round the clock.

The Bodhisattva Dr. B. R.Ambedkar Library liaises with academic staff and researchers to identify the information needs of library users, procures material and provides services to make required information available, provides a conducive environment to study and research, and facilitates users with advice, assistance and skills training in using documents and information sources.

1. Hindi- English online Dictionary
    अंग्रेज़ी हिन्दी शब्दकोश
    URL: http://www.shabdkosh.com

2. Bodhisatva Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Library online Catalogue
    URL: http://172.25.5.12:8080/jopacv06/
    (Online Bodhisattva Dr. B. R.Ambedkar Library catalogue)

3. Library Books Recommendation Sheet
    (For book recommendation in the library)

4. Library Floor Planning

5. E-Books (List of Tata McGraw-Hill e-books) (List of e-books is attached for ready reference)
    URL :  http://lib.myilibrary.com/ (IP sensitive)
    (Language and Literature, Science, Social Sciences, Technology)

6. Total Collection:

7. List of Print Journals/Magazines 2011

       Bodhisattva Dr. B. R.Ambedkar Library Membership Forms:

1. Library Membership form for Faculty

2. Library Membership form for Staff

3. Library Membership form for Research Scholar

Library Opening hours:

Library Charges for Various Services:

• Photocopy         50 paisa per page
• Printing             Rs. 1.00 per page

The Bodhisattva Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Library is a member of Indian National Digital Library in Engineering, Sciences and Technology (INDEST) and has subscribed to many e-journals and sources such as Emerald, EBSCO (Business Source Complete), PROWESS, EIS (Economic Intelligence Service) to name a few. The following electronic resources are used at a high frequency by the faculty members, researcher scholars, and students on campus.

1. IEEE (Electronic Library)
URL :  http://ieeexplore.ieee.org
(For Electronic and Computer Science)

2. ACM Digital Library
URL :  http://portal.acm.org (IP sensitive)
(For Electronic and Computer Science)

3. Springer Journals
URL :  http://springerlink.metapress.com (IP sensitive)
(For Management, Computer Science, Electronics and Social Science)

4. Emerald Journals
URL :  www.emeraldinsight.com (IP sensitive)
(For Management)

5. EBSCO (Business Source Complete)
URL :   http://search.ebscohost.com (IP Sensitive)
(For Management, Computer Science, Electronics and Social Science)

6. ECCH (European Case Clearing House) Online Cases for Management
URL :  http://www.ecch.com

7. DELNET (Developing Library Network)
URL :  http://delnet.nic.in/
(For inter library loan facility only)

8. Oxford University Press
URL :  www.oxfordjournals.org/ (IP sensitive)
(For Biotechnology, Computer Science, Electronics and Social Science, Management)

9. Nature
URL :  www.nature.com/ (IP sensitive)
(For Biotechnology)

10. JSTOR
URL :  www.jstor.org// (IP sensitive)
(For Biotechnology, Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Sciences, Social Sciences, and Management)

11. Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) off-line Database
a) Prowess
b) EIS(Economical Intelligence Service)

12. ABI/INFORM Complete (Proquest)
URL :  http://search.proquest.com
(For Management, Computer Science, Electronics and Social Science)

13. ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineering)
URL :  www.asce.org/
(For Engineering, Applied Sciences)

14. Science Direct (Elsevier)
URL :  www.sciencedirect.com/
(For Biotechnology, Management, Economics, Computer Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Engineering, Applied Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)

Contact Asstt. Librarian for user name and password

• Access to Abstracts and full text of Publications through (INDEST, INFONET consortium)
• Access to E-Resources (E-Books, Lecture Notes)
• Book Loan
• CAS (Current Awareness Service)
• Document Delivery
• Document Scanning
• E-delivery service for articles & chapters
• Find exam papers
• Inter-Library Loan
• Locker Facility Service (Researcher/Faculty Members)
• New Arrival Display Service
• Newspaper Clippings
• Photocopy & Printing
• Referral Service
• Retrospective Literature Search
• Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI)
• Student Disability Advice Services
• Technical Consultancy
• Tracing Reading Material Service

• Close Circuit TV on all floors.
• Collaboration and form partnerships with other leading National and International Universities.
• Continue to develop our special collections and improve access
• Creation of a complete and comprehensive website
• Creation of Databases
• Develop a audio visual section for non-textual content–images (audio and video)
• Develop and implement a digital preservation strategy
• Development of Book Bank facilities
• Development of institutional Repository.
• Development of text books and reference section.
• Digitization of institute project reports, books, technical reports, annual reports, faculty publications, conference
   proceedings etc.
• Encourage the fullest use of reading material and technology
• Identification of open source materials and posting on Bodhisattva Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Library website.
• Implementation of a user-friendly search and discovery tool for library reading materials.
• Implementation of ISO-9001: 2000 requirements in Bodhisattva Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Library.
• Increase the teaching use of digital resources
• Information Literacy program for the user.
• Procurement of e-books and e-journals.

For more information contact:

Mr. Mange Ram Assistant Librarian Bodhisattva Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Library +91-120-2346262 m.ram@gbu.ac.in Curriculum Vitae