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Services
The Library offers the following
services to its patrons :
Book Alert Service
This is a monthly listing of the new
books, monographs and pamphlets added in the library.
Periodical Alert Service
This is fortnightly listing of the new periodicals received in the
library during the fortnight.
Inter Library Loan Services
It is established
with several local Libraries
for the benefit of the users to procure documents which are not
available ion our Library.
Reprographic Services
The library has three machines to meet the demands of the readers viz. two Modi Xerox 1025. and
One Modi Xerox-5834 models.
CD-ROM Printout Services
The computerized
printout of demanded pages are available to the readers against payment basis.
Bibliographies on Demand
- The staff of the Library compiles bibliographies as
and when demanded by the readers.
Computerized Thesis Search
About 4477 thesis received so far in the library can be retrieved
through computer search. Information about thesis giving author, department, guide's name,
co-guides and other bibliographical have been fed to the computer.
Book Bank
The Book Bank serves the MBBS, B.Sc. (Hons.)
Human Biology
students and Interns. The total membership of the Book Bank is 190. The Bank has 3000
books which are issued on long term basis to the students.
Microforms Section
- The Library is equipped with two micro-film readers and
one micro-film/microfiche reader-cum-printer. The Library has
1627 microfiches and 56
microfilms in its collection.
Audio-Visual Section
- The Audio-visual section is equipped with four color TVs
and four Video Cassette Recorders. It has more than 312 video
cassettes on bio-medical subjects. This section has 4 audio cassettes playback decks and
108 audio cassettes
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Facilities:
CD-BASED
Service 
The Library has two CD-ROM drives
i.e., Hitachi and Sony. It has different databases on CD-ROM i.e. MEDLINE, POPLINE,
ONCODISC, and LISA. Different encyclopaedias and dictionaries have also been acquired on
CD-ROM.
CD-NET
Workstation
A CD-NET workstation became
operational in the library in January 1993. Eight users at a time can search in the
different databases loaded in a CD-NET towers. The library is amongst the few pioneers in
the country to install such a facility. Printing facility is also available.
ALPHA
Computer System
The library has installed a
ALPHA 433au Digital Personal Workstation with 128 MB RAM, a line printer, laser printer and 16
terminals. The library has automated its house keeping and technical activities by using LIBSYS software package. All the records from 1984 to 1997 are searchable through
computer.
Multimedia
The library has acquired a multimedia set.
Few multimedia titles have also been purchased.
E-Mail
The library is actively participating in
DELNET. An E-Mail modem has been provided by DELNET for communicating with
libraries. Besides this library also has E-Mail connection provided by the
Institute total 18 nodes are available.
Continuing Education
Inorder to train professionals in applying
latest techniques of information technologies in the Libraries, the Library organises at
national level training courses at regular intervals.
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