Library Overview Library at NMIMS Bangalore aims to serve the needs of faculty, research scholars, students and other members by providing an excellent collection of resources and services. The university strives to provide the latest collection of books journals, online sources, dissertations to students for course work and other research oriented work. The library is also a department of the University’s central administration through which the library procures and manages all kind of books, journals, dissertations and case studies materials. The library is headed by a prudent committee who is in charge of the functioning of the library and the maintenance of the online library database – Library OPAC(online public access catalogue). NMIMS School of Business Management Bangalore library is automated with Libsys software. Students and faculty can access remotely via ezproxy or VPN. Library is Wi-Fi enabled, well-furnished and air-conditioned. Spread over 3720 sq. with a seating capacity for over 105 students. The Library is divided into four sections: The Reading Hall with stack, computer area, the Staff Area and Reference room. Working Hours: Monday to Saturday: 9.00 am to 10.00 pm Sunday: 10.00 am to 5.00 pm Library will be closed on Govt. Holiday Library committee Dr. Suresh Mony (Director) Dr. Sashi Sivaramkrishna (Professor) Dr. Regi Mathew (Professor) Mr. Vasantha D (Asst. Librarian) Mr. Srinivas Murthy M.S. (Asst. Librarian) Seating capacity Reference Section: 16 Digital Section: 12 READING HALL: 77 Total = 105 Library staffs Sr. No. Name Designation 1. Vasantha. D Assistant Librarian 2. Srinivas Murthy. M S Library Assistant 3. Bheemashankar Library Assistant Rules and Regulations 1. Library will remain open Monday to Saturday from 9.00am to 10.00pm and Sunday from 10.00am to 5.00pm. Library will be closed on govt. holiday. 2. Participants are required to carry their NMIMS participant card and staff to carry their NMIMS staff identity card to get entry and to use the Library, and must produce this when required doing so by an authorized person. This card must be used only by the member to whom it is issued. 3. Bags and personnel belongings are not allowed inside the Library. For reasons of security, bags and other personal possessions should not be left unattended. NMIMS Library has no responsibility in case of damage or theft of personal property. 4. Silence is required in study areas. The use of mobile phones in the Library is prohibited. Phones should be either switched off, or set to silent ring mode. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in a fine and/or exclusion from the Library. Violation of the rules will lead to fine and /or suspension of Participant for 3 weeks. 5. Eatables are not allowed in the library. 6. Photography, filming, video-taping and audio-taping in the Library is not allowed. 7. Manually operated personal equipment should not be used without the prior permission of the Librarian. 8. Users are required to comply with copyright regulations as displayed by the photocopiers. 9. Data retrieved from the Library's electronic resources may not be used for purposes other than teaching, research, personal educational development, administration and management of NMIMS, and development work associated with any of the aforementioned. Use of the data is not permitted for consultancy or services leading to commercial exploitation of the data, or for work of significant benefit to the employer of participants on industrial placement or part-time courses. Users must also comply with the specific requirements of individual data providers. Passwords must never be revealed to others. 10. Loan allowances and periods are defined in guides to Library services. A reserved item is subject to recall once it has been on loan for Ten days. 11. No library materials can be taken out of the library without the permission of the library staff. 12. Full time student are expected to return borrowed book within 10 days and MPE participants within 15 days. Book can be renewed only twice continuously. Beyond respective due date, participant will be bear fine of Rs.5.00 per day per book, after the due date for 15 days (MPE), 10 days (Full time Program). If the Participants don’t return the book after one month from the date of issue, the participant will be suspended from library for one month. Participants will normally be notified of overdue items by e-mail to their NMIMS e-mail account. If fines or charges are outstanding, borrowing rights will be withdrawn and passwords for accessing electronic services withheld until such time as those fines are paid. Reference books, Journals / magazines and Audio/Video material are strictly to be used / viewed in the library only. 13. Users are responsible for material borrowed on their cards and will be required to pay for any damage to, or loss of, material borrowed at replacement cost, plus an administrative charge. Borrowing rights are withdrawn while payment is outstanding. 14. The award of a NMIMS qualification will be deferred until all books have been returned and outstanding fines/charges paid. 15. Shut down the computer after use. Collections as on January 2016 Category Numbers Books Vol.: 6326 Title: 4595 Online Databases 25 A-V Materials 503 News Papers 10 Books: Sl. No. Subject Borrow Books Reference Books Title Vol. Title Vol. Total Title Total Vol. 1 Banking 332 562 80 80 412 642 2 Business Analytics 65 85 40 40 105 125 3 Business Communication 61 83 3 4 64 87 4 Business Ethics 44 56 3 3 47 59 5 Business Research 129 178 20 20 149 198 6 Business Statistics 64 113 17 17 81 130 7 Company Law 56 88 6 6 62 94 8 Consulting 30 37 7 7 37 44 9 Corporate Governance 22 43 0 0 22 43 10 Dictionary/Encyclopaedia 1 1 8 8 9 9 11 Economics 198 249 8 8 206 257 12 Education 40 40 20 20 60 60 13 Entrepreneurship 66 79 9 9 75 88 14 Fiction /Biography 203 223 1 1 204 224 15 Financial Accounting 94 163 5 5 99 168 16 Financial Management 211 316 33 33 244 349 17 General Management 390 426 15 26 405 452 18 HRM/Organizational Behaviour 482 701 90 91 572 792 19 Information Science 81 129 14 14 95 143 20 Leadership Management Information System Marketing Management 167 208 10 10 177 218 119 188 16 16 135 204 522 792 53 53 575 845 21 22 23 Negotiation 17 32 1 1 18 33 7 20 3 3 10 23 136 223 20 22 156 245 58 94 8 8 66 102 26 Operation Research/Quantitative Techniques Production and Operations Management Project Management 27 Psychology 142 176 12 12 154 188 28 Religion 40 61 0 0 40 61 29 Social Interaction 64 78 10 10 74 88 30 Strategic Management Supply Chain Management 159 241 11 12 170 253 64 94 8 8 72 102 4595 6326 24 25 31 Total Numbers E-Books: Total E-books = 123479 1. Ebrary = 122755 2. McGraw Hill = 363 3. Pearson = 361 Periodicals: Total Periodicals: 55 Journals – 21 Magazines - 34 List of Indian Journals (Print) 1. Case Folio 2. Economic and Political Weekly 3. Finance India 4. IIM-Bangalore Management Review 5. Indian Journal of Finance 6. Indian Journal of Marketing 7. ISB Insight 8. Journal of Entrepreneurship 9. Journal of Infrastructure Development 10. NHRD Network 11. Prabandhan 12. Pranjal (Journal of Social and Management Sciences ) 13. Southern Economist 14. The Chartered Accountant Journal 15. The Indian Banker 16. Udyog Pragati List of Indian Magazines (Print) 1. BBC Knowledge 2. Business Digest 3. Business India 4. Business Manager 5. Business Today 6. Businessworld 7. Capital Market 8. Competition Success Review 9. Data Quest 10. Express Computer 11. Forbes India 12. Frontline 13. Human Capital 14. India Today 15. Indian Infrastructure 16. Indian Management 17. Money Life 18. Mutual Fund Insight 19. Outlook 20. Outlook Money 21. Pitch 22. Reader's Digest 23. Sanctuary Asia – India 24. Sportstar 25. The Caravan 26. The Smart Manager 27. Theweek 28. Voice and Data 29. Wealth Insight 30. Yojana List of Foreign Journals (Print) 1. Financial Management 2. Harvard Business Review 3. Journal of Consumer Behaviour 4. MIT Sloan Management Review 5. Organizational Science List of Foreign Magazines (Print) 1. Fortune 2. The Economist 3. Time 4. Wired E-Journals Total E-Journals = 29186 Name of the Database National E- International EJournals Journals Total ProQuest Central 378 21270 21648 EBSCO 90 5191 5281 JSTOR 12 2121 2133 Science Direct 10 114 124 490 28696 29186 Total Online Databases Electronic Journal Databases 1. ProQuest Central 2. 2. EBSCOHOST 3. JSTOR 4. Science Direct E-Books Database 5. E-brary 6. McGraw-Hill 7. Pearson Research Databases 8. ISI Emerging Markets 9. CRISIL 10. Frost & Sullivan Company Databases 11. CMIE-ProwessIQ 12. Capitaline Statistical Databases 13. CEIC Database 14. IndiaStat Law Databases 15. Manupatra 16. Westlaw Marketing Databases 17. TVADINDX 18. WARC Directory 19. Cabell's Directory Engineering Databases 20. J –Gate (Science & Technology) 21. IEL Online 22. Springer 23. Science Direct Directory 24. ASCE 25. ASME