Library Sections

The following Sections help the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar Central Library to run properly

 

Acquisition Section

This section is mainly responsible for acquisition of books. The books are accessioned in the section and transferred to the Technical Processing Section for cataloguing, classification, and indexing & database entry.

Technical Section

This section is mainly responsible for processing of procured books and playing a role of bridge between Acquisition and Circulation Section. The section classifies the documents, catalogues them and finally sends these books for display in New Arrivals Display Area for a week. After one week, the displayed books are shelved and new books processed last week, are displayed again in Display Area. This continues every week.

Circulation Section

This section is mainly responsible for circulation of documents in the library to the users. It plays a role of bridge between users and books. The following tasks are performed by this section:

1. Membership Registration
2. Issue/Return
3. Reserve/Renewal
4. Issue No-dues Certificate
5. Overdue Fine Collection
6. Book Reservation
7. Alert Services such as overdue, collect notice etc.

 Periodical Section

This section is mainly responsible for procurement of print journals and e-resources (abstract & full text). E-Resource includes the Full Text Databases and Abstract/Citation Databases.

The following tasks are taken care by this section:

1. Print Journals Subscription
2. E-Resources subscription and its management (Full Text & Abstract Databases)
3. E-Books Subscription & its management
4. Bound Volume Management
5. Library Website: Design & Development
6. Reference Service & Research Support Programme

E-Library Section

We have 60 functional computers at present with Wi-Fi facility in Our E-Library.

  Digital Resource Section

  This section is mainly responsible for functioning and managing of the following:

1. Management of Institutional Repository
2. Research support service through turnitini and grammerly
3. Service provide to access e-resources

Reference Section

This section is mainly responsible for providing the information related to library activities, resources, services and new initiative taken @ AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. The section provides the following services:

1. Ready reference service on requested query : on the spot and through email as well
2. Information on Research Related Queries
3. Information about library services
4. Information about library resources