Resource Centre

RESOURCE CENTRE

NITTTR CHENNAI - Empowering Learning Through Knowledge Resources

About Rules Services Collections ONOS INFED - Remote Access to E-Resources Research Tools Open Resources Programmes International Initiatives Team

About Resource Centre

In the year 1966, Library was established in the institute and after a decade it is renamed as Resource Centre with enhanced facilities. The Resource Centre building is spread over in 1187 sq. mt. space and it is completely furnished to cater the reading and lending facilities. The entire independent building is Wi-Fi enabled and designed for laptop use. The Resource Center has 4,000 back volumes 30,700 books, e-books, e-journals and other OER.

Rules and Regulation

  • Services are provided to the members only. Non-members will be allowed with permission
  • Books must be returned on before the due date and books will be renewed if there are no reservations.
  • Loss of Books, if any, shall be reported immediately to the resource centre on the prescribed form.
  • If the borrower is unable to replace the lost books, the cost is recovered, price of the book plus procurement charges 20 %
  • Members are requested not to bring their belongings inside the resource centre.
  • Use of edibles in the Resource Centre is strictly prohibited.
  • Reference materials should not be taken outside from the Resource Centre.
  • Patrons are responsible for complying with the limitation of copyright act while photocopying a resource centre book.
  • Strict silence must be observed in the Resource Centre.
  • Readers should not write in, mark or otherwise disfigure/damage books, furniture etc.

Duration of Loan

Books Eligibility Loan Period
Faculty & Group 'A' Staff10 books / 1 Month
Non-teaching Staff5 books / 1 Month
Students5 books / 1 Month
Long Term Trainees5 books / 15 Days
Research Scholars5 books / 15 Days
Short Term Trainees2 books / 5 Days

Library Services

Circulation (Issue/Return/Renewal)
Current Awareness Service
Reference Service
Digital Reference Service
Plagiarism Checking
Orientation Programme to Users
Document Delivery Services
Research Assistance
QR Code for e-Resources

Collections

Printed Resources

The Resource Centre holds a good number of learning and teaching materials including books, periodicals, and reports.

  • Books - 30,679
  • Journals - 6 titles
  • Magazines: Sports Star, India Today
  • Newspapers: The Hindu, Dinamani, Navbharat, Employment News

The Resource Centre also includes a large collection of reference books.

Digital Resources

Access to thousands of e-books, e-journals, and online databases through various platforms and consortia.

  • E-Journals - 1000+ through ONOS
  • E-Books - Through various platforms
  • Back Volumes - 4,000+
  • Open Educational Resources - Extensive collection

ONOS (E-Resources)

Link: https://www.onos.gov.in/publishers

Elsevier Science Direct ACM Digital Library Taylor and Francis IEEE Journals Wiley Journals Springer Nature Project Muse Sage Publishing Emerald Publishing SPIE Digital Library ICE Publishing IndianJournals.com Institute of Physics Thieme Journals Annual Reviews ASCE Journals ASME Journals Bentham Science BMJ Journals Cambridge Press AIP Journals ASM Journals Lippincott (Wolters Kluwer) CSHL Press Oxford Press ACS Journals AMS Journals APS Journals AAAS - Science AIAA Journals

INFED — Remote Access to E-Resources

Use INFED for secure remote access to subscribed e-resources by institute members.

Open INFED (Remote Access)

For login issues, contact: ganeshkumar@nitttrc.edu.in

Research Support Tools

Anti Plagiarism Software

Turnitin
Drillbit: Login

Reference Management

Literature Mapping

Research Platforms

Open Academic E-Resources

DOAB Project Gutenberg DOAJ OpenDOAR NDLI NSDL World Digital Library Shodhganga e-PG Pathshala NDLTD

Short Term Programme Domains

Library Automation Application of IT in Libraries Open Source Software Digital Library Library Management Collection Development Open Educational Resources Copyright and Patent

International Training Programme

The Resource Centre, NITTTR Chennai has been offering training in modern library practices to library professionals and educators since 2007. The programme includes digital library conversion, information security, and historical preservation. So far, 14 batches have completed training.

National Level Initiatives

IRINS Faculty Profile Portal

https://nitttrc.irins.org/

e-ShodhSindhu Consortium

https://ess.inflibnet.ac.in/

Shodhganga

https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/

Library Team

Dr. Seshu Babu Pulagara

Faculty in Charge, Resource Centre

NITTTR Chennai - 600 113

(044) 2254 5469

seshubabu@nitttrc.edu.in

Mr. Ganesh Kumar K

Assistant Section Officer (Librarian)

NITTTR Chennai - 600 113

(044) 2254 5468

gkk090694@gmail.com