Indira Gandhi National Open University(IGNOU) इंदिरा गांधी राष्ट्रीय मुक्त विश्वविद्यालय (इग्नू)
The IGNOU library is the most resourceful information centre in the country in the field of Distance Education. The library has the largest collection of books, journals and other related materials in the field of Distance Education, throughout the country. It was established in 1986 in tune with the objectives of IGNOU.
The primary mission of the library is to support the educational and research programmes of the University by providing physical and intellectual access to information. In accordance with the objectives of the University, the library aims to develop a comprehensive collection of documents, useful for the readers.
The Indira Gandhi National Open University operates through a three-tier system having University Headquarters at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi; Regional Centres and Learner Support Centres scattered all over the country. Library and Documentation Division is a hierarchical system with the Central Library at the Headquarters followed by libraries located at Regional Centres (RCL) and Learner Support Centres (LSC). The Central Library caters to the needs of Academic, Administrative and Supportive staff and students at the headquarters.The RCLs look into the library requirements of Staff, Students, Academic Counselors and Academic coordinators at Regional Centres and the SCLs to meet the needs of the students exclusively. The number of RCLs and LSCs change from time to time depending upon the establishment of new RCs and LSCs considering the enrollment of students in the region. Every RC and LSC invariably has a small library attached to it. The Central Library is the main library which co-ordinates the effective functioning and development of RCLs and LSCs.The Central Library has been using the Koha, an integrated Library Management software package with all the modules for the library housekeeping operations. Using Koha Web OPAC, users can search the library online catalogue by Author, Title, Subject and Keywords.
As the role of the Library within any University can be realised only in the context of the institution's philosophy of education, the basic objectives of the L&DD are in tune with those of the IGNOU. They are as follows:
University Librarian, Academic Complex, B-Block, Library and Documentation Division, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Maidan Garhi.New Delhi – 110068,India
Acquisition Section of the Library deals with the purchase of books, reference books, textbooks serial publication and multi-volume books. The section also deals with day to day operations such as receiving indents for purchase of books, checking duplicates, placing orders, receiving and entering the books with serial number in the accession register as well as in the system of the Library and the budget control etc.
Technical services are the "behind the scene" activities that a library undertakes to effectively deliver library services to the public. These services include the processes and procedures which are necessary to order library materials, like classifying, cataloging, assigning subject headings, data entry, checking and physical processing, to get the materials ready to put on library shelves. These services also include the activities that are necessary to control the lending and returning of library materials. Other technical services include the activities related to preservation of library materials. Library follows Dewey Decimal Classification scheme for classification, AACR2 for cataloguing, Library of Congress Subject Headings for assigning subject headings and Cutter’s Author mark for book numbers etc.,
Periodical Section handles Print as well as Electronic Journals databases. Processes Journal subscriptions, renewals, orders, payments/advances, Journals receipts, bound volumes every year. Maintains budget (s), accounts and statistics. Regulates the shelf arrangement of the current journals, displays recent arrivals daily.
This is the front end of library operations providing the lending services to the library users. All the functions of this section are computerised and the transactions in this section are based on the barcode technology. All the registered library users are provided with a Bar-coded ID Card and all the books in the library are bar-coded.
This is the hub which monitors all the computerised activities of the library i.e., the back-end of automation activities in the library. Library Server is connected on the Campus-wide Local Area Network apart from connecting all the sections of the library with structured cabling using switches and hubs located in different levels. The section is entrusted with responsibility of maintenance of all the systems, network, Internet and e-mail facilities, training the users, data validation, merging etc. All the staff members are trained to handle the Library software, Operating System, Proxy server, Scanner operations, Networking, Internet and CD based resources etc., apart from rectifying minor trouble shooting in the Hardware, Software, UPS connectivity, Database maintenance. This section also handles various activities like Bibliographic Search Services from Library holdings, OPAC Service, Online Resources Search Service, and Website Maintenance for Online Resources.
This section handles Budget proposals and monitors the overall expenditure incurred in the Library including settlement of bills, Advances, Imprest amounts etc. Purchase of Equipment and other materials needed for library operation, Maintenance of stock, assets and consumable registers including stock verification. Posting of staff members in shift duties, holiday duties and maintenance of their leave records and attendance. Over all maintenance of Library building including insurance and pest control. Liaisons with administration, finance and engineering departments. Attends to both internal and external audits.
Statistics as on 31 Mar 2024
Collection of Central Library (As on 31 Mar 2024)
Books
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1,56,905 | Total Print collection 1,79,498 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Thesis | 1060 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pamphlets | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| Reports | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Manuals | 195 | |||||||||||||||||
| IGNOU course Material | 2443 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bound Journals | 18789 |
| year | Current Collection of Books(Include thesis, Bound journals etc.) year wise (in Thousand) | Additions of the books during the year (in Thousand) |
| 1990-91 | 31.1 | 4.8 |
| 1991-92 | 36.2 | 5.1 |
| 1992-93 | 40.9 | 4.8 |
| 1993-94 | 46.3 | 5.4 |
| 1994-95 | 49.4 | 3.1 |
| 1995-96 | 52.2 | 2.5 |
| 1996-97 | 57.5 | 5.3 |
| 1997-98 | 62.7 | 5.1 |
| 1998-99 | 67.0 | 4.2 |
| 1999-00 | 71.0 | 4.0 |
| 2000-01 | 74.5 | 3.5 |
| 2001-02 | 77.9 | 3.4 |
| 2002-03 | 80.7 | 2.7 |
| 2003-04 | 84.3 | 3.6 |
| 2004-05 | 88.7 | 4.4 |
| 2005-06 | 92.9 | 3.2 |
| 2006-07 | 97.3 | 4.4 |
| 2007-08 | 101.6 | 4.3 |
| 2008-09 | 106.4 | 5.8 |
| 2009-10 | 112.1 | 5.7 |
| 2010-11 | 119.3 | 7.2 |
| 2012-13 | 135.7 | 8.0 |
| 2013-14 | 143.4 | 7.7 |
| 2014-15 | 148.6 | 5.2 |
| 2015-16 | 155.7 | 7.1 |
| 2016-17 | 163.2 | 7.5 |
| 2017-18 | 170.4 | 7.2 |
| 2018-19 | 174.8 | 4.4 |
| 2019-20 | 175.9 | 1.1 |
| 2020-21 | 176.2 | 0.2 |
| 2021-22 | 176.7 | 0.5 |
| 2022-23 | 178.2 | 2.5 |
| 2023-24 | 179.4 | 1.2 |
| Subject Journals (16) | Magazines (45) | Newspapers (29) |
|---|---|---|
| English-15 | English-17 | English-16 |
| Hindi-01 | Hindi-15 | Hindi-12, Urdu-01 |
The library at the headquarters caters to more than 3000 plus members comprising academic and administrative staff of the university, retired staff, consultants, Ph.D. students and other project staff of the University. Lending service is available to all the permanent staff of the University.
The readers can get the Xerox of interested articles or chapters from the library documents. The service is available for IGNOU staff and other visitors on nominal charges of Re.1/per page.
The library has a very good collection of latest reference material comprising encyclopaedias, dictionaries, yearbooks, directories, statistical sources, geographical sources etc. Reference and information service is provided to the members as and when requested.
The Central Library of IGNOU is fully computerized. The Complete catalogue of the library is available through Web-OPAC. The information can be browsed and downloaded from anywhere.
Click here for: Central Library OPAC (https://libraryopac.ignou.ac.in/)
Click here for: RCs/SCs Library OPAC (http://rcscopac.ignou.ac.in/)
Library subscribes to various online databases including e-books, journals, indexes, bibliographies, Statistical Reports etc.
IGNOU Library has Membership of British Council Library (BCL) New Delhi, Indian Library Association (ILA), New Delhi and Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi. The registered members can avail library facilities from these Institutions. In order to get the reference, reading and Lending Services (through ILL) from these libraries, registered members of the Central Library can collect the Membership card of the institution from Central Library which in turn to be shown at concerned Library for availing the services.
Library is a member of Developing Library Network (DELNET) which provides services like browsing of Union Catalogues, Inter Library Loan and Document Delivery Services. Interested Readers can access the Catalogues of other Libraries through DELNET. Password of DELNET is available at Central and RCs Libraries.
| Web Link to Relevant Resources Available in the Library | |
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| Resources | Link |
| OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) To search all printed materials of IGNOU Library | https://libraryopac.ignou.ac.in/ |
| Subscribed E-Resources (On Campus) JSTOR, JGate, Taylor and Francis, Project Muse etc | https://ess.inflibnet.ac.in/eres.php?memID=166 |
| Remote Access to E-Resources (RATE) Access to e-resources on 24X7 hrs from anywhere. For user ID and Password: Download the form, fill it, attach a Scanned copy of IGNOU I Card and send it to: librarian@ignou.ac.in |
https://idp.ignou.ac.in/ download form for E-Resources: attachment-7 (For Master |
| Sugamya Pustakalaya Access to more than 6.7 Lakh books for Blind and Print Disabled | https://library.daisyindia.org/welcomeLink.action |
| Open Access Educational Resources (OAER) Includes Databases, Thesis and e-Books etc | Refer to OER Tab |
| Previous Year Question Papers Question papers from 2010 to till date | https://webservices.ignou.ac.in/Pre-Question/ |
| National Digital Library of India A Single-Source Knowledge Repository | https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/ |
| Anti-Plagiarism software “Drillbit” (Only for authorized users to check Plagiarism) | https://www.drillbitplagiarism.com/ |
Drillbit-Extreme Plagiarism Detection Software' is an automatic text-recognition system made for detecting, preventing and handling plagiarism. All Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) as part of ShodhShuddhi initiative have been provided access to this tool by the UGC's INFLIBNET Centre w.e.f 01 Oct 2023. Teachers have been provided access to Drillbit so that they can check their papers, units and student's thesis using the system. Library also organizes periodic training sessions for students and researchers about how to use the system. The library offers assistance to those experiencing problems while checking documents. All Ph.D. theses need Drillbit report by the Library before its submission to the Research Unit.
To Login “Drillbit” Click here. (https://www.drillbitplagiarismcheck.com/auth/login)
The Central Library of IGNOU is fully computerized. The Complete catalogue of the library is available through Web-OPAC. The information can be browsed and downloaded from anywhere.
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