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Resources

Resources
The Library has its own single gateway to access all Library resources and services from one point. Most of these resources are online and can be accessed on and off-campus through the Online Public Access Catalog.
Book Section

This contains over 10,000 printed books, in all subject areas offered by the university, out of which over 2000 books are in the field of mathematics, engineering and technology, as well as the reference collection.

 

Periodicals

The Library has subscribed to more than 40 printed peer-reviewed journals/magazines, which users can use to access current news updates, scholarly research articles, and other forms of periodicals. A majority of these subscriptions are also available electronically.

 

E-Resources

The library is subscribed to over 45 academic databases and digital resources, which are listed on the library website individually or in collections.

  • The majority of these resources are databases for academic publications, giving full-text access to over 85,000 Journals and Conference Proceedings.
  • Some databases are dedicated to e-books and reference materials, providing close to 450,000 titles for online reading and article/chapter download.
  • 10 of the databases are for citations and abstracts with an abundance of aggregated records covering a variety of research fields.
  • The library’s digital resources also include three video databases with over 80,000 video titles and a number of databases best described as research tools offering a mixed variety of teaching and research utilities.


Soft Skills

Through 51app’s partnership with Softskills, the university offers students, faculty, and staff an exclusive access to over 7,000 soft skills world-class video courses. This platform allows students to create their own learning plans and set their self-development goals. The platform can be accessed through the following link by using the university credentials.

 

Online Public Access Catalog

Patrons can search for 51app Library resources such as books, journals and other resources through the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) on the 51app OPAC allows patrons to check availability status of library resources, including books and journals and provides them with personal library accounts where they can view the items they have checked out and the overdue items.

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