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📚 BMU Library

About

Vision and Mission

Working Hours

Team

E-Resources

OPAC & IRINS

Collections

At the BMU library, there are more resources than just books.; it is the lifeline of the academic community. It serves as a haven for knowledge, a center for intellectual inquiry, and an incubator for novel ideas. The entire university community congregates in its revered halls to engage with the huge repository of knowledge that fills its shelves, while students go out on discovery excursions, professors and faculty members find the resources to support their research, The Vision and the Mission of the BMU Library ensure the fulfillment of the objectives of the University. The vision and Mission Statement focus on the lifelong learning of the students and faculty members BMU library evolved into a dynamic environment that effortlessly combines the traditional and digital spheres of education in this era of digital transformation. The library is located in an air-conditioned building with well-furnished, spacious reading spaces that foster a tranquil environment and, as a result, encourage intellectual stimulation and study.

VISION

To become a Centre for fostering Inquiry, accelerating Innovation, and disseminating Impact

MISSION

Through its network of resources and services, the BMU library aims to:

Provide a dynamic and collaborative learning space

Empower individuals in pursuance of their academic and personal interests.

Engage professionals with the world of ideas and transform them into lifelong learners.

Library Timings

🕒 Monday-Friday 8:00am – 1:30am

🕒 Saturday-Sunday 9:00am – 1:30am

Circulation Timings

🕒 9:00 am – 8:00 pm

Library Holidays

The library will remain closed on the following days:

Republic Day.
Independence Day.
Gandhi Jayanti.

Library Team Members

Name	Designation	E-mail
Dr. Jayadev B. Kumbar	Deputy Librarian	jayadev.kumbar@bmu.edu.in
Dr. Deepa Sharma	Assistant Librarian	deepa.Sharma@bmu.edu.in
Mr. Vipin Vishwakarma	Assistant Librarian	vipin.kumar@bmu.edu.in
Ms. Kavita	Library Assistant	kavita@bmu.edu.in
Kartikey	Library Assistant	kartikey@bmu.edu.in
Jins John	Library Assistant	jins.john@bmu.edu.in
Shyam Singh	Library Assistant	shyam.singh@bmu.edu.in

ONLINE RESOURCES

Database/E-Resources	URL/Links
IEEE (ASPP)	http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/home.jsp
EBSCO	https://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp
Sage Online	http://journals.sagepub.com
Manupatra	https://www.manupatrafast.com/
Lexis Nexis India Online	https://advance.lexis.com/in?identityprofileid=5TTDF359373
AIR Online Institutional (4 connections)	http://www.airwebworld.com
Turnitin (Plagiarism checker software)	https://www.turnitin.com/login_page.asp?lang=en_us
DELNET (Developing Library Network)	http://www.delnet.in
Computer Society of India	http://csi-india.org/root.aspx
IUCEE Consortium	http://iucee.org/iucee/iucee-consortium/
National Digital Library of India	https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/
World eBook Library (WEL)	http://community.worldlibrary.in/?AffiliateKey=NDL-YF1761
South Asia Archive	http://www.southasiaarchive.com/
E-PATHSHALA	http://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/
SWAYAM PRABHA	https://www.swayamprabha.gov.in/
DIGITAL RESOURCE CENTER	http://drc.bml.edu.in:8080/jspui

An OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) is an online bibliography of a library collection that is available to the BMU Library Members. To access the service, BMU members can click in the link here: http://library.bmu.edu.in/

IRINS – is web-based Research Information Management (RIM) service available at the BMU Library at the following link.

https://bmu.irins.org

S. No	Items	Numbers
1	Total Books	24301
2	Number of Titles	8106
3	Thesis	10
4	Project Reports	474
5	CD/DVDs	881
6	Newspaper	8
8	Print Journals	55
9	E-Resources	15
10	E-Journals	12

BMU Library Collections

S. No	Items	Numbers
1	Total Books	24301
2	Number of Titles	8106
3	Thesis	10
4	Project Reports	474
5	CD/DVDs	881
6	Newspaper	8
8	Print Journals	55
9	E-Resources	15
10	E-Journals	12

Library Services

Book Lending services

BMU library follows an Open Access Policy, users are allowed to pick a book of their choice and get issued* at the circulation section against the borrower’s cards issued to the library users. (*reference books are not issued)

S.No.	Users	No of Books	Period (Days)	Renewals
1	Students	4	7	2
2	Faculty	7	180	2
3	Research Scholars	4	30	2
4	Staff	4	30	2

User Awareness

Information Alert Service

New books added to the library will be displayed every day on ‘New Arrivals shelves’ to make the users aware about new additions to the library. Further, the list of books added to the library every month will be emailed to all teaching faculty.

Bibliographic Service

Reference Service

Digital Library services

Digital Library

S.No	Title	Link
1	IEEE	http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/home.jsp
2	EBSCO	https://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp
3	Euromonitor	https://login.euromonitor.com
4	CMIE	https://www.cmie.com/
5	EMERALD.	https://www.emerald.com/insight/
6	EPWRF	https://www.epw.in
7	SAGEPUB	http://journals.sagepub.com/
8	LEXISNEXIS	https://advance.lexis.com/in?identityprofileid=5TTDF359373
9	Manupatra	www.manupatra.com
10	AIR-ONLINE	http://www.airwebworld.com
11	TAXMANN.	https://www.taxmann.com/research
12	JSTOR	https://www.jstor.org/
13	PRESSREADER	https://www.pressreader.com/catalog

Facilities

Research Support

https://www.turnitin.com

Resources

Various resources can be provided on request in Print or Electronic Version based on availability

IRINS

https://bmu.irins.org

Remote Access

BMU Library members can access the library resources remotely vis following link: https://bmu.knimbus.com

Library Rules

BML Munjal University Students, Faculty and Staff members are bonafide members of the library. All members of the library can access the library portal to Search the Books and other resources. With the help of login credentials, they can also check their library account for

Suggesting any title for procurement.
Reserve the Title that they want to read
Number of books they have issued.
Due Date of the books which are issued.
Fine amount to be paid.

The Circulation rules of the library are as follows:

Resources will be issued within the issue limits of the member as defined in the below table.
The member should get the resources issued at the Circulation Counter by producing the Identity Card.
Resources, at the time of return, may be reissued to the same member only once for 7 days provided, there is no reservation against that resource. However, Magazines/Journals, AV Resources (CDs, VCDs, Floppies & Video Cassettes), Course Materials, Annual Reports, Reports, and papers will not issued.
On Display issues of the magazines, journals, and newspapers will not be issued, however, back issues of a few journals and magazines may be issued.
The library also subscribes to eminent journals and databases both for reference and research. During working hours, students may refer to reference books and project reports in the reading hall.

The rules for the reservation of resources in the library are as follows:

Members can reserve both the available and unavailable resources by logging into the portal.
The availability of the reserved resource if returned by another member would be informed through an e-mail.
On availability, the reserved resource should be collected from the library within 24 Hrs of intimation, failing which the reservation will stand cancelled.

The return rules of the library are as follows:

Resources should be returned on or before the due date mentioned in the due date slip.
Late fee would be charged from all borrowers who retain the book(s) beyond the due date as mentioned in Library Fine Section.
The Librarian may recall any book(s), issued to any member, at any time to meet urgent demand. If the book is not returned to meet the urgent demand the member’s ID will be blocked on the third day.

The table below gives a summary of the lending rules for different resources that exist in the library.

Resources	Students (UG & PG)		Executive MBA		Staff/ Research scholar		Faculty		Reservation	Renewal
Resources	Qty.	Duration (Days)	Qty.	Duration (Days)	Qty.	Duration (Days)	Qty.	Duration (Days)	Reservation	Renewal
Books	4	7	4	15	4	30	7	180	Applicable	Applicable
Audio-Video Resources	2	3	2	3	2	3	2	3	Applicable	NA
Course Material	1	7	1	7	1	7	1	7	Applicable	NA
Project Reports	1	7	1	7	1	7	1	7	Applicable	NA
News Papers (Monthly Issues)	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	NA	NA

Library Fines

The members will have to pay the late fee and other fines imposed on them as per the following rules:

Late fee @ Rs10/day would be charged for each overdue resource,
Late Fee @ Rs20/day would be charged if the overdue resource is found reserved by another member.
In case of any damage/lost resource(s), the member should inform the damage/loss immediately to the library and replace the same resource(s) at his/her own cost within ten days.
If the members fail to replace the resource(s) within the stipulated time, their ID will be blocked, and Library will initiate the purchase and the member will be charged the actual cost of the resource(s) plus a 30% service charge and the amount will be collected with applicable late fine.

The general rules pertaining to the library are as follows:

Every student must possess his/her ID card while availing themselves of the library facilities.
Members/students shall leave their personal belongings such as bags, personal books, magazines, umbrellas, water bottles, etc. at the counter reserved for this purpose. Only laptops and notebooks are allowed in the Reading area of the library.
Eating, listening to music, loudly speaking, talking on mobile phones, etc. is strictly prohibited on the library premises. Members shall maintain silence in the library and should not disturb other readers.
The library follows an open-access book system. Books should not be shelved by the readers and should either be handed over to the library staff on duty or placed on the reading tables.
Member must assure, before leaving the circulation counter, that the books issued to him/her are in good condition or not, otherwise he/she will be held responsible for any damage if the book is found damaged in any manner at the time of return.
Members should not deface, mark, cut pages, mutilate, or damage the reading materials in any way. In case a member is found doing so, their Membership will be terminated.
While leaving the library, the members should ensure that they carry only those books that are duly issued in their names, otherwise disciplinary action will be taken against them.
Members are expected to wear formal dress while visiting the library.

Library Committee

S.No.	Name	Designation	Membership
1	Prof Shyam Menon	Vice Chancellor, BML Munjal University (BMU)	Chairperson
2	Prof Jaskiran Arora	Professor & Dean -Education Quality	Member
3	Prof Pritam Baruah	Professor & Dean – School of Law	Member
4	Prof Maneek Kumar	Professor & Dean – School of Engineering & Technology	Member
5	Prof Pratik Modi	Professor & Dean – School of Management	Member
6	Prof Arindam Banerjee	Professor & Dean – School of Liberal Studies	Member
7	Dr Anubhav Agrawal	Assistant Professor – School of Engineering & Technology	Member
8	Dr Suneet Soni	Registrar	Member
9	Col Mohit Bawa	Director Administration	Member
10	Dr. Sangeeta Dutta Gupta	Associate Professor, School of Management	Member
11	Dr Ruchi Garg	Associate Professor, School of Management	Member
12	Prof Ziya Uddin	Professor – School of Engineering & Technology &Dean Student Welfare	Member
13	Dr Soharab Hossain	Associate Professor, School of Engineering &Technology	Member
14	Prof. Nandita Choudhury	Professor Of Practice, School of Engineering &Technology	Member
15	Dr Akhilendra Pratap Singh	Assistant Professor, School of Law	Member
16	Dr Atul Mishra	Assistant Professor, School of Engineering &Technology	Member
17	Mr Abhirup Saha	Student MBA Registration No: 220A30 10004	Member
18	Ms Sieya Bhatia	Student, BA LLB (Hons.) Registration No: 210D4010002	Member
19	Ms Mishthi	Student, B. Tech Registration No: 220C2030254	Member
20	Dr Deepa Sharma	Assistant Librarian	Member
21	Mr Vipin Kumar	Assistant Librarian	Member
22	Dr Jayadev B Kumbar	Deputy Librarian	Member Secretary

FAQs

Who can be the member of the BML library?

All the students faculty members and staff are the member of the BMU library.

How can I get borrower’s cards?

Your ID Card is your borrower’s card

How many books can I Issue?

One book will be issued against one borrowers’ card; the maximum numbers of books issued to different users are as given below. (*reference books are not issued)

S.No.	Users	No of Books	Period (Days)	Renewals
1	Students	4	7	2
2	Faculty	7	180	2
3	Research Scholars	4	30	2
4	Staff	4	30	2

How do I Issue books?

Go to the book stacks, pick up the books you like to borrow, carry these books to the Circulation Counter. Present your BMU ID card at the counter, the library staff will issue them to you.

What to do if I lose the Identity card?

Get in touch with IT department, they will issue duplicate card against Payment

Can an outsider use the BMU Library?

Outsider cannot use the BMU library. However, with the prior approval the librarian can permit

What are the issue/return (of books) timings of the BMU Library?

The Circulation time for the books is as below

09:00 AM –to- 08:00 PM

What is “OPAC”?

OPAC stands for ‘Online Public Access Catalogue’. This is a database of all books, and reference books available in the library. It enables speedy search by author, title, subject, keyword, etc.

How do I know what e-books are available / accessible to BMU library users?

Go to library web page, Click on Resources then select E-Books document from the sub-menu. The document will list all the e-books available.

Can I bring my own books in the Library?

Yes you can bring your personal books for study inside the library

What shall I do if I do not get the book on the shelves?

First contact the library staff responsible for shelving of books in that area. If not satisfied, please contact Staff at Circulation Counter.

What is the maximum lending period for an issued book?

The maximum lending period for different users is as given below

PG Students – 7 days
Ph.D. and Staff member – 01 Month
Faculty Members – The due date is always stamped on the due date slip at the back pages of the book during issuance.

How do I renew books I have already issued?

Bring the books intended to renew back to the library and get them renewed at the Circulation Counter.

How many times a book can be renewed?

A book can be renewed 2 times.

Is there a fine for late return (Overdue) of books?

Yes, if the user fails to return the books within the prescribed period of time the user has to pay a penalty of Re.10/day per book.

How / where do I pay Library dues?

All the library dues (fine) can be paid to finance with your Maitri Account.

Can I Issue Journals overnight or for a short period?

No, Journals cannot be issued.

What types of documents are kept in the Reference Collection?

References collection mainly contains encyclopaedias, handbooks, dictionaries, directories, CD and some rare collection books.

Can I borrow the reference books?

Reference books are not issued for home issues, they are meant for referring and reading purposes within the reading room of the library.

How do I refer Dissertations/ theses?

All the theses are available online in full text through the “Shodhganga” repository of INFLIBNET.

Can I borrow a dissertation/thesis?

No. Theses and dissertations are not issued.

What am I required to do for the loss of book?

As far as possible, replace the same copy of lost book or its latest edition (where the earlier edition is not a rare book). If the book is not available for sale in the market 2 times of the cost of the book must be paid.

Can regular users recommend a book for purchase in the BMU library?

We always encourage your participation in our collection building. Yes, you can suggest for purchase of books for the BMU library by visiting the link.