Library and Information Resource Centre at PTVA's Institute of Management

About the Library and Information Resource Centre

PTVAIM is privileged to extend information to all its members through a Well-furnished, Air-conditioned, All 7 Days Openly accessible and Wi-fi enabled Library and Information Resource Centre (LIRC), which functions as the primary information resource and repository for all teaching and research activities at the Institute. Apart from textbooks and recommended reading material prescribed for each course offered by the Institute, the LIRC houses a growing collection of research reports, reference works, handbooks, case studies and so on.

Information and Reference Service

The Librarian at P.T.V.A’s Institute of Management is here to connect you to the information you need. We offer many services in order to meet the information needs of a variety of different patrons, whether you are a student, researcher, or a staff member. We can help you to locate materials in our collections, use a variety of reference books, databases, and assist you in formulating effective search strategies to streamline your research. The Library maintains a separate reference collection consisting of encyclopaedias, dictionaries, handbooks, bibliographies, CDs, Management films, NPTEL DVDs etc.

Inter Library Loan

The P.T.V.A’s Institute of Management Library and Information Resource Centre offers inter-library loan service to its users for the books and periodicals not available in the Library by procuring them from other libraries. Our Library has the membership with American Library.

User Awareness Programmes

The library takes an active part in the orientation program organized by the institute for the benefit of student in the beginning of academic year. They are taken around the library to familiarize them with various resources and services available for them. Training session are also organized whenever a new product or service is introduced.

E – Resources

J-Gate
J – Gate is an electronic gateway to global e – journal literature launched by Informatics India Limited providing seamless access to millions of journal articles.
SLIM – 21(System for Library Information & Management) Web – OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) SLIM21 helps you catalogue books, articles, and reports With SLIM21 retrieval of information is simple, fast and efficient. SLIM21 supports flexible workflow to cover activities related to acquisition of books, serials control and funds monitoring.

ProQuest

Library & Information Resource Centre is providing access to more than 20000 e- books through ProQuest EBRARY BUSINESS & ECONOMICS COLLECTION through Institute IP Address.

National Digital Library

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) under its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) has initiated the National Digital Library of India (NDL India) pilot project to develop a framework of virtual repository of learning resources with a single-window search facility.
P.T.V.A’s Institute of Management provides activation link to all students.