Library

The college has excellent library facilities to support studies and research. The Library building, which is a large structure with a single central pillar, provides large unobstructed reading and referencing spaces. The first floor houses the Rukmini Damodaran Auditorium. The GRDCS Library is well stocked, well staffed and above all is constantly updated by additions. To meet the needs of teachers to keep abreast the developments and for research referencing, over 133 printed periodicals are subscribed to in the different fields of study and Online database (EBSCO) is available in the field of Management.

The Library has developed a well balanced collection over the years in the areas of Computer Science, Management Science, Commerce and Business, Psychology, Bio Sciences, Communication and Languages along with a considerable number of general books. This well balanced collection of books, journals, magazines, back volumes of periodicals, projects / theses and non – conventional materials like Compact Discs (CDs) are supplemented by services like the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC). Besides, it has the supporting facility of Reprography. The Library is well equipped with sufficient books, periodicals and e-resources The Library has computerized indexing and search functions. The Library functions on the open access basis, and works for extended hours on working days and is open on Sundays also.

The Library is well equipped with sufficient books, periodicals and e-resources. The Library has computerized indexing and search functions. The Library functions on the open access basis, and works for extended hours on working days and is open on Sundays also.

In order to keep in tune with the times and also to improve efficiency and speed in its services, the library is fully automated with the implementation of Edumanage, an Integrated Library Management System. Thus, the routine library activities like Circulation Transactions, Serial Control, Technical processing etc. are automated.

Working Hours

Main Library

All working days from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm.
Holidays (including Sunday) except public holiday from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Management, Commerce and Computer Science Libraries

All working days from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm. (Sunday Holiday)

Authorized Users

The library is primarily meant for the Students and Faculty of the GRDCS only. For availing the membership privileges, every staff member shall register as a member of library by filling up an application form which is available in the library but student membership is created by the office while registering the admission of students, each student get a unique Roll Number and his/her ID card for library use.

The library allows visitors including students, faculty and research scholars of other Institutions and research centers on prior permission from the GRDCS Principal. The prescribed form for the purpose is available at the library.

Library Books details

Total Number of Books : 48938
Total Number of Titles : 23400
Total Number of Reference Books : 2595
Total Number of Periodicals : 133
Total Number of Back Volumes : 5271
Total Number of Non-Book Materials : 3394
Total Project : 2231

E- Resources details

National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST) 1,99,500+-e-Books https://nlist.inflibnet.ac.in/veresources.php

National Digital Library of India (NDLI) –Provide all types of Resources such as Books, Audio books, lectures, Video Lecture, Notes etc. https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/

E-Journal (Full text)

American Institute of Physics : 18 titles
Annual Reviews : 33 titles
Indian Journals : 180+ titles
Institute of Physics : 46 titles
JSTOR : 2500+titles
Oxford University Press : 262 titles
Royal Society of Chemistry : 29 titles
EBSCO : Omni file Full text Mega 3000+titles
Cambridge University Press : 224 titles

E-Books

Cambridge Books Online : 1800 titles
E-Library : 18500+titles
EBSCO Host- Net Library : 936 titles
Hindustan Book Agency : 65 titles
Institute of South East Asian, Studies ISEAS Books : 382+titles
Oxford Scholarship : 1402 titles
Springer E-Books : 2300 titles
Sage Publication E-Book : 1000 titles
Taylor Francis E-Book : 1800 titles
Myilibrary-Mcgraw Hill : 1124 titles

* IEEE online journals available our college