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Central Library

Central Library of National Institute of Health is a specialized bio-medical Library which was established in 1967 for the promotion of health literature services amongst doctors, scientists, researchers & students. It offers an excellent study & research environment and access to a wide range of resources, facilities and services to improve, update, assess & evaluate the health system.

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Department

Department Functions

  • ● Subscription of digital resources under HEC Digital Library.
    1. i. ProQuest Dissertation & Theses
      ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day and offering full text for graduate works added since 1997, along with selected full text for works written prior to 1997. It contains a significant amount of new international dissertations and theses both in citations and in full text.
    2. ii. ASTM
      The ASTM Standards & Engineering Digital Library is a vast collection of industry-leading standards and technical engineering information. It covers a broad range of engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science and solar engineering.
    3. iii. SPRINGERLINK
      One of the world's leading information services for Science, Technical and Medical journals. SpringerLink provides access to 503 full-text Springer-Verlag Journals and 738 full-text journals formerly published by Kluwer Academic Publishing.
    4. iv. TAYLOR & FRANCIS Journals
      Taylor & Francis has grown rapidly over the last two decades to become a leading international academic publisher. More than 1000 journal titles in a full range of disciplines.
    5. v. WILEY-BLACKWELL JOURNALS
      Since the Blackwell-Synergy merger with Wiley-Interscience, all the journals available to HEC consortium are now available through Wiley-Interscience. Online database containing over 1,234 journals in science, technology, medicine, humanities and social sciences.
    6. vi. WOLTERS KLUWER OVID SP
      Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) started in 1792 and has a long history as a leading international publisher with a singular focus and strength in medicine, nursing and health. It provides professional information resources for physicians, nurses, specialized clinicians and students. It publishes over 275 journals, newsletters and loose-leaf products, including many of the industry’s most respected titles. It is the publishing partner to more than 60 pre-eminent medical societies and offers high quality content and expert capabilities in editorial innovation.
  • ● Acquisition of Books and Periodicals
    The library contains 11003 books, 774 references, 996 WHO technical reports, 1050 ebooks and 55570 periodicals.
  • ● Technical processing of the books and periodicals:
    1. i. Classification
    2. ii. Cataloguing
    3. iii. Shelf Arrangements
  • ● Provision of Library Services:
    1. i. Reference Service
    2. ii. Circulation Service
    3. iii. Recommendation of Library Material
    4. iv. Searching Assistance
    5. v. Photocopying/ Printing Service
    6. vi. Current Awareness Service
    7. vii. Document delivery Service
  • ● Provision of Desktop systems with wi-fi internet.
  • ● Provision of Library Membership.
Department

Department Role

  • ● Serve the scientific information needs of the Institute.
  • ● Disseminate updated and significant information in the concerned field.
  • ● Provide the latest collection in print & electronic form.
  • ● Provide support to the researchers to produce quality research.
  • ● Provide support for personnel development within the scope of the changing technological environment.
Contact Information
Tel: 051-9255120 Official Email: centrallibrarynih@gmail.com