The aim of the central library of Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute is to serve the varied needs of its many readers efficiently. This library, a “Knowledge Resource Centre” is located in an independent building, in a three storeyed building. This library is well designed, central air conditioned, with fire alarm, fully equipped with furniture & with a pleasant atmosphere. The layout of and floor area of each floor is 1393 Sq.mts. College started functioning from 2002 onwards. Library is functioning from 8.00AM to 10.00PM from Monday to Saturday and 9.00AM to 3.00 PM on Sundays. Ground floor has 250 seats in one main reading hall, one room for faculties with 50 seats and another for PG students with 30 seats. In addition to these 330 seats, in the first floor 250 seats are available for the users to read their own books.
The library makes available to the undergraduates post graduates, super specialties, paramedical students with a wide collection of medical literature including books, journals, reference sources, pamphlets, electronic resources like e-books and e-journals of the library. Library has a membership with DELNET and thro’ this various services are obtained.
Library lnfrastrcture
- Central Library Resources
1. BOOKS
⮚ No of Titles - 9328
⮚ No of Volumes - 20411
⮚ No of Textbooks - 15822
⮚ No of Reference Books - 4589
2. JOURNALS
⮚ No of National Journals (Print) - 67
⮚ No of Foreign Journals (Print) - 53
3. ONLINE RESOURCES
(subscribed)
⮚ DELNET(Developing Library Network)
⮚ PROQUEST
⮚ No of E-Journals - 2821
⮚ No of E- Books - 439
4. OPEN ACCESS
Open Access Books
Project Gutenberg
INTECH - Open Access Books
Online Book Page
JSTOR Open Access
Open E-learning
NPTEL, SWAYAM, MIT OpenCourseWare, EdX, Vidya-Mitra
5. BACK VOLUMES
⮚ No of Journals’ back volumes - 3029
⮚ No of CDs and DVDs - 1067
⮚ No of Theses and Dissertations - 409
6. SERVICES
● Membership,
● Circulation
● OPAC
● Reference service
● Referral service
● Current awareness service
● e- Alerts
● Photocopying
● Inter Library Loan
● Research support service (Citation analysis, Plagiarism check)
● Exhibitions
● Digital Library
● Scanning
● CD-Burning
● Open access
● Document Delivery Service
● Subject gateways
● Remote Login
● Institutional Repository
● Ask the Librarian
● New arrivals
● Conferences, seminars, workshops
● Webinars