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Access to the premises
Access details to Arrupe Library and Information Centre are prominently displayed
outside the facility. Provision has been made for prominent display of the library floor
plan, adequate signage, fire alarm, access for differently-abled users, mode of access
to the collection, statistics board, map to locate all the facilities and services, rules and
regulations, and a guide to using INFLIBNET both at the entrance and within the
library. The Gate Register records the number of users per day. The users of the
library are well guided by signboards displayed inside the library. The bookshelves
have subject classification displayed on them to help easy access. The library uses an
assistive technology from Freedom Scientific (JAWS for Windows, Focus 14, 40 &
80 Blue) for visually challenged students and those with learning disabilities. Library
staff are seated across the facility to assist students. The library also has a prominent
New Arrivals display shelf at the entrance.

4.2.3. Give details on the library holdings:

A detailed list depicting the holdings of the library is presented in Table 4.8 below.

Table 4.8: Details of Library Holdings
ITEM UG PG

Total No of Books (as on 79484 9872
23/08/2016)
a) Print 79381 9046
b) Back Volumes 103 734
c) Non-Print (Microfiche/AV): 300 86
Educational Microfiche
/CD/DVDs/Cassettes
c) Electronic (E-Books, E- E-Books & E-Journals E-Books & E-Journals
Journals): from NLIST Database from NLIST Database
& Galileo Digital & Galileo Digital
Learning Database. Learning Database
d) Special Collection: Textbooks
20000 --
(e.g. Textbooks, Reference Reference Books
Books, standards, patents) 12000 1244
Book Bank Books
1500 --
Student Dissertations
140 280
e) Question Bank Spiral-bound copies of end-semester question-
papers are available in both the libraries. Scanned
copies of question-papers are mailed to the
students on request.

A two-day book-fair with a focus on academic books was organized where 23 reputed
book publishers, distributors and sellers participated. Many departments placed orders

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