The University Library is a Knowledge Centre which has rich resources mainly in Social Sciences, Humanities and Sciences. It is a nine-storey tower building and has a carpet area of about one lakh sq. ft. It is situated in the midst of the academic complex of the University and is the hub of all the academic activities of the University. Established in 1969, it incorporates the library of the prestigious Indian School of International Studies which was later merged with Jawaharlal Nehru University. The JNU Library is a depository of all Govt. publications and publications of some important International Organisations like WHO, European Union, United Nations and its allied agencies etc. The Library has recently established a CyberLibrary at the Ground Floor with 200 Computers for the students and research scholars to access the available online resources.

To meet the special needs of the visually challenged students of the University, a separate Unit named Helen Keller Unit has been established in the newly renovated Reading Hall at the Ground Floor. Twenty computers and scanners have been installed with screen reading and speech software to facilitate visually challenged scholars in their studies in this special Unit. The Library has subscribed twenty two international online databases covering about 10,000 full text journals. Besides that, access to 4,500 full text scholarly electronic journals from 25 publishers across the globe is available, under the UGC-INFONET E-journals Consortium. Computerized Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) can be accessed from all the Schools/Centres under University Wide Area Network.

Timings

The Library remains open from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. throughout the year. During the examination days the working hours of the Library are extended upto 12 midnight for 45 days in each semester.  However, the Reading Room and Textbook Section remains open upto 12 midnight throughout the year except on Sundays/ Holidays. The General Reading Hall is being kept open round the clock throughout the year. The Library remains closed on three National Holidays and Holi festival each year.

All students, faculty members and employees of the University are eligible for membership of the Library. The registered members are issued Borrower's Ticket corresponding to their entitlement. JNU Library issue bar-coded library identity cards for students. The entitlement, in terms of the number of books that can be borrowed by the members, are as follows:

Collection

The Library has a total collection of 5.45 lakhs, which includes books, serials, non-book materials etc. The faculty publications have been placed at the Ground Floor. The Library subscribes to 965 journals and also receives another 148 journals by way of gift and exchange. The collection is housed subject-wise on different floors under three major streams i.e. Social Sciences, Humanities and Sciences. List of Subscribed Print / Online journals is available at library web page at www.jnu.ac.in.

Library Layout

Basement: Social Sciences Books Collection; Bound Periodicals Collection; Periodicals Unit and Bindery.

Ground Floor: Membership Section; Circulation Counter; Periodicals Display and Reading Hall (Social Sciences & Humanities); Reference books; Readers Services; CyberLibrary; Helen Keller Unit (Visually Challenged Researcher/Scholars); Information Browsing Unit for Faculty Members; Research Scholars Reading Hall; Lockers for M. Phil/Ph. D Students and Catalogue Cabinets.

Mezzanine Floor: Librarian’s Chamber; Librarian’s Office; Documentation Unit; Social Science Processing and Book Acquisition Unit; Training Room; Library Administration; Text Books and Book Bank Collection; Committee Room; Retro conversion Unit and Automation Unit.

1st Floor: Govt. Documents; Census Publications; UN Documents; Documents of other International Agencies etc. ; Microfilms & Microfiches; Reading room for JNU Professors  Emeritus.

2nd & 3rd Floor: Science collection is housed on these floors. 2nd floor : display of new Periodicals titles; Theses & Dissertations ; Reference books and bound volumes of Periodicals (from 1985 onwards). 3rd floor houses books and bound volumes of Periodicals (1969-1984).

4th & 5th Floor: Humanities Collection is housed on these floors. European languages and Literature on 4th floor and Afro-Asian Language and Literature on 5th floor.

6th Floor: Archives on Contemporary History; Back volumes of Language journals.

7th Floor: Press Clippings; Bound volumes of Newspapers; Theses & Dissertations and the Arts & Rare Books Collection.

8th Floor: Russian language collection.

9th Floor: Census Data Centre (Proposed).
 
For your Information needs please contact following staff: -

Prof. Rajendra Dengle    Professor Incharge, Library    Tele 011+26742605, 26704551    Fax 011+26741603    Email librarian@mail.jnu.ac.in

Mr. H.M.K. Moodgal    Deputy Librarian    Science Unit, Exim Bank Library and Other Deptt Libraries.    Tele 011+26704549    Email hmkmoodgal@mail.jnu.ac.in

Mr. Mahesh Chand    Assistant Librarian    Automation Unit    Tele 011+26704545    Email mchand@mail.jnu.ac.in

Mrs. Shyamla Moorthy    Assistant Librarian    Humanities Unit    Tele 011+26704540    Email moorthy@mail.jnu.ac.in

Mrs. Neena Kapoor    Assistant Librarian    Reader Services & Cyber Library    Tele 011+26704542    Email neena_kapoor@yahoo.co.uk

Mr. R. Duraipandi    Assistant Librarian    History Centre    Tele 011+26704759    Email durai2@yahoo.com

Mrs. Lucy Chacko    Assistant Librarian    Russian language Unit    Tele 011+26704537    Email lucychacko@rediffmail.com

Mr. Raj Singh    Assistant Librarian    EXIM Library    Tele 011+26704698    Email rajsingh@mail.jnu.ac.in

Mrs Madhu Pathak   Assistant Librarian     Press Clipping Unit & Thesis/Dissertation Unit    Tele 011+26704541     Email madhu@mail.jnu.ac.in madhu_leo3@yahoo.com

Mr. Suresh Chandra Sharma   Assistant Librarian     Government Documents section    Tele 011+26704539     Email scsharma@mail.jnu.ac.in

EXIM Bank- JNU Economics Library: This library is a part of the JNU library system specializing in the discipline of Economics. It provides OPAC, Internet access and lending facilities. The library also provides xeroxing facilities.

-   Archives on Contemporary History of India.

-   Centre for Historical Studies Library.

-   Centre for Law and Governance Library.

-   Centre for Social Systems Library

-   School of Computer and System Sciences Library

-   Academic Staff College Library.

-   SIS Reading Hall

Besides, many Centres/Schools have their own libraries under the DSA Programme.

Library Services: -

1. Reference service is provided for each collection at the respective floor.

2. Membership and Issue-Return services are centralized at the Ground floor.

3. Textbooks on all disciplines are centralized and kept at the Textbook Section. Book Bank facility for MA students is also being provided from the Textbook Section.

4. Document Delivery Services and Inter-Library Loan facilities are available at the CyberLibrary Counter.

5. Articles from Social Science Periodicals are indexed at Documentation Unit and online search is available through OPAC.

6. Card Catalogues of different collections are available on respective floors

1. Cyber Library: 200 PCs have been installed for students and research scholars to access internet and online resources.

2. Information Browsing Unit: The unit has been established for the faculty members for online information browsing.

3. Helen Keller Unit: A special unit named Helen Keller Unit for the visually challenged students and researchers is located at the newly renovated Reading Hall.

4. Online journals and Databases: Library provides access to 10000 full-text e-journals/online databases. The links to access these databases are available on the library web-page at www.jnu.ac.in.

5. 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.

6. CD-ROM: Access to CD-ROMs which comes alongwith books / journals and statistical data is available in the Automation Unit.

7. Inter-Library Loan: Books and Articles are arranged from other Libraries under this facility through DELNET.

8. Newspaper Clippings: About 12.45 lakh newspaper clippings on area studies and basic disciplines are available for students and research scholars of the University. The digitization process of newspaper clippings has been started.

9.  Tracing File: Information about untraced books must be recorded in the tracing files kept on different floors of the Library.

10. Dissertations and Theses: Metadata of theses and dissertation is available through OPAC.

11. Xerox Facility: Managed by a private operator, this facility is available in the library on payment basis.

12.  Tape Recorders & Audio Cassettes Library provides these facilities to Blind students.

13. Lockers: Library provides lockers facility to the Research Scholars & Faculty Members, on request.

14. General Reading Hall: This Hall is being kept open round the clock throughout the year. Students can read their personal books in the Reading Hall located at the back side of the Library.

1. Only registered members are allowed to use the Library. Members should always carry their ID cards while using the Library.

2. Readers should observe strict silence inside the Library.

3. Uses of Mobile phones are not permitted inside the Library Building.

4. Readers’ tickets are non-transferable.

5. Borrowers must satisfy themselves with the physical condition of the book before borrowing.

6. Members are responsible for books issued against their lost tickets.

7. Readers are not allowed to bring their personal books or any printed material inside the Library

8. The belongings like bags, umbrellas, etc. are to be kept at the Property Counter at Reader’s own risk.

9. Readers are advised not to leave their precious and valuable items like money, passport, credit card etc. at the Property Counter.

10. Readers should not carry books from one floor to another and should leave the books on the reading table after use.

11. Readers should not write in, mark, scratches and disfigure damage books or furniture of the Library.

12. Network will not be provided on Laptop brought inside the Library. The library shall not be responsible on loss of Laptops.

 

Circulation rules

13. Books are normally issued for a fortnight except textbooks which are issued for overnight only.

14. Those textbooks which have single/double copies shall not be issued.

15. Students can reserve the books at the circulation counter in case these are already issued.

16. Reference books, theses and dissertations and periodicals/bound journals are not issued at all.

17. Dissertations/Theses are to be consulted within the library premises only.

18. Dissertations submitted within last five years are given for consultation within the Library only. Written permission of the Chairperson of the Centre concerned is required in such cases.

19. Dissertations/Theses can not be photocopied.

20.  Library can recall any issued book even before the due date.

    
    

    Overdue charges

21. Issued books returned after due date attract overdue charges. For general books, the overdue charges range from 50 paisa per day to the cost of the book and for textbooks Rs.5/- per day to the cost of the book.

22. For loss of library tickets, readers have to pay Rs. 5/- per ticket in the conscious box and for bar-coded library membership ID card they have to deposit Rs. 50/- with the University.

 

Cyber Library rules

23. Cyber Library is to be used for academic purposes only.

24. Online Chatting in the CyberLibrary is not allowed.

25. Users are not allowed to carry eatables and drinks in the Cyber Library area.

26. Readers must carry their Library ID card while using the CyberLibrary. They must show their ID card on demand.

27. Readers are not to share their net access ID and Password with other students.

28. Changing the settings and display of the Computers kept in the CyberLibrary/Reading Hall are not allowed.

29. Playing games on computers is strictly prohibited in the entire Library premises.

30. Students should take care of their Pen drives, CD/DVD ROMs, Cell Phones, and Wallets etc.

31. Browsing of Dating, Networking of friendship and prone website is strictly prohibited. Strict disciplinary action will be taken against the defaulters.

In case of any difficulty, Readers must contact the respective Section Head.

 Contact Us

Information Desk at ground Floor. Email is Infoserv@mail.jnu.ac.in