Library

About

Currently, Pragjyotishpur University is home to two functional Libraries. One is University Central Library and another one is School of Pharmacy Library.

Library Location

University Central Library is situated in the second floor of Amrit Bhawan and the Pharmacy Library is situated in the first floor of School of Pharmacy Building.

Library Timing

8.50 AM to 4.30 PM (From October to February)
8.50 AM to 5.00 PM (From March to September)
Sundays and other university holidays are closed

Vision

To develop the young community into competent individuals capable of contributing to socio economic Growth.

Mission

The Pragjyotishpur university library serves as a knowledge center for academics. The preservation of document for future generation and dissemination of right resources to the right user in the right time is the mission of the Library.

Library Resources

Presently, Pragjyotishpur University Library is a store house of about reading materials including Textbooks, reference books and special collections including Biographies, Indian knowledge System, Competitive Examinations and entrepreneurship development .

No. of books

1124 (Till 6th Feb, 2025)

  • In Central library: 804
  • In Pharmacy Library: 320

No of Periodicals

12(Till 6th Feb, 2025)

  • Magazine: 8
  • Journal: 3
  • Newspaper: 3

Services offered by the library

  • Circulation service
  • Internet facility to users
  • Reference service
  • Current awareness service
  • Reader’s advisory service
  • User Orientation
  • News paper clipping service

Digital Infrastructure available in the library

  • There are two computers in pharmacy library with internet connection.
  • 24/7 free wi-fi facility to users
  • 24/7 CCTV surveillance

Library Rules

  • Library will remain open from 8.50 AM to 4.30 PM on all days except Sunday and University Holidays
  • Personal belongings of users other than notebooks should kept on property counter
  • All users should register their name and details on attendance register after entry in the library
  • Students can borrow maximum 3 books at a time, faculty members can borrow 5 books at a time and non teaching staff can borrow 3 books at a time
  • Books are issued for 15 days
  • In no case student can keep book for 15 days from the date of issue. A fine of 2 Rs. Per day will be charged for every delayed date
  • No reference books and rare books are issued
  • Silence should be maintained strictly

Resource Links

  • E - partners: National digital Library
    https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/
  • e-PG Pathshala: An initiative by the Government of India to provide high-quality, curriculum-based, interactive e-content for post-graduate students.
    https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in
  • Google Scholar: A freely accessible search engine that indexes scholarly articles across various disciplines.
    https://scholar.google.com
  • DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals): A directory providing access to thousands of peer-reviewed open access journals.
    https://www.doaj.org
  • ArXiv: A repository for preprints in physics, mathematics, computer science, and related fields.
    https://arxiv.org
  • OpenDOAR: A global directory of academic open access repositories
    https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/opendoar/
  • ScienceOpen: A research and publishing network offering open access to scholarly articles in all areas of science
    https://www.scienceopen.com
  • Google Books: A service from Google that searches the full text of books and provides free access to millions of books
    https://books.google.com
  • Wiley Open Access: A collection of peer-reviewed open access journals in various academic disciplines.
    https://www.wileyopenaccess.com