At JNU, to support the educational and research programmes of the University by providing physical and online access to information, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Central Library was established in 1969. It is situated in Nine-storey tower building with a carpet area of about one lakh square foot.

Central Library has the objectives and aims to procure, organize, and disseminate information in different formats. In accordance with the objectives of the University, It supports and promotes the use of its rich and diverse collection among the users.

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Central Library is open 24×7 throughout the year, except three national holidays and Holi festival and services remain open from 9.00 a.m.to 8.00 p.m. throughout the year.

Some of the services provided by the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Central Library are as follows:

  • Information Desk: To provide information about Library and its collections and services.

  • Information Browsing Unit: Library provides a separate reading room for Faculty Members. Besides, reading facilities, computers with scanning facilities have also been made available in the Reading Room.

  • New Books Display: New Books purchased by the Library are displayed on every Monday. All these Books are kept for consultation at the Circulation Counter.

Is there any Digital Library Services provided by this Library ?

    Ronitkhanna Yes, there is a Digital Library Services.
    The library provides digital services for online resources accessible through IP authentication and remote
    access through single sign on facility. It also has a very interactive user oriented website for various library services, collection and information 24×7 anytime anywhere.

      Jebakhatun In order to meet the special needs of the visually Challenged students of the University, a separate unit named Helen Keller is located at the Ground Floor. Eighteen desktops, One Braille printer with multilingual support and 12 scanners are available for digital delivery of information. All the desktops are installed with screen reading (JAWS) software to facilitate visually challenged scholars in their studies. All the students have been provided digital voice recorders. Laptops are also issued to the visually challenged students of the University at M.Phil. and Ph.D. levels. Dedicated staff is available for scanning the hard copy documents and books for visually impaired students.

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