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      The Gandhigram Rural Institute Library was established in 1956. It moved to the present building during 1987, stocking over 1.83 lakh books and 149 printed Indian journals in a separate journal section. The Library is named after the Founder Vice-Chancellor Dr. G. Ramachandran. It has computerised circulation section and provided with OPAC facility to know the availability of the documents (books etc.). KOHA Open Source Software integrated with RFID Technology used for issuing and returning of book with Kiosk and Drop Box devices. The Institutional Repositories are also provided with digitized Ph.D Theses and Question Papers etc. e-ShodhSindhu (Online Journals) provided by INFLIBNET and e-books facility is made available to the users including remote access. The Digital Knowledge Centre in the Library has 33 Computers for e-Journal access. The plinth area of Library is 14338 Sq.ft.

Working Hours

Working Hours
Timings
Monday-Friday 08.00 A.M. - 08.00 P.M.
On all Saturdays 09.00 A.M. - 05.00 P.M.
On all Sundays 09.00 A.M. - 01.00 P.M.
During Vacation 09.00 A.M. - 05.30 P.M.
 9.30 a.m.- 5.15 p.m. (Circulation)

Rules

  1. Users are requested to deposit their bags/belongings (other than valuables) at the Property Counter.
  2. Users should register their names in the biometric attendance system kept at the entrance.
  3. Users are requested to observe silence inside the library.
  4. Users are requested not to replace the books on shelves.
  5. Misuse of library facilities is an offence and calls for punishment as decided by the competent authority.
  6. Users are requested to keep the library neat and tidy.

Borrowing Facilities

Borrowing Facilities
Sl. No. Member Details No. of Books Loan Period
1 Faculty Members 10 One Year upto 30th June
2 Scholars 5 30 Days
3 Students 3 14 Days
4 Non-Teaching Staff 5 One Year upto 30th June
  1. Books borrowed must be returned on or before the due date.
  2. Renewal can be done on the due date.
  3. Books have to be physically presented for renewals.
  4. Books will be renewed if there are no reservations.
  5. Users are requested to verify the physical condition of the book/s before borrowing.
  6. For late return of books, overdue charges will be collected as per rules in force.
  7. Users are requested to collect receipt for fine amount paid by them.

Classification Scheme

      Dewey Decimal Classification

Overdue Charges

      Overdue charge of 50 Paise per book per day is charged for late return of books

Holdings

Holdings
1 Books 1,83,587     
2 E-books 576     
3 Current Periodicals 149     
4 Back Volumes 5,310     
5 Databases 23     
6 Theses (Ph.D) 1,452     
7 Dissertations/Project Reports 930     
8 Videopaedia 25     
9 CD/VCD collection 1,700     
10 Braille Books 130     

Sections & Services

Sections

  1. Acquisition & Technical Section
  2. Reference & Text Book Section
  3. Circulation Section
  4. Periodical Section
  5. Digital Knowledge Centre
  6. Reprography Section
  7. Theses Section
  8. Dissertation Section
  9. Career Guidance Section
  10. Differently-Abled Section

Services

  1. Circulation of Books through Self-check out/in
  2. OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue)
  3. Reference Service
  4. Audio/Visual Information Services
  5. Internet Services
  6. INFLIBNET
    • Online Book Database Search
    • Online Serial Database Search
    • Online Theses Database Search
  7. Reprography Service
  8. Current Awareness Service
  9. New Arrivals Services
  10. Reader's Guidance
  11. User Awareness Services
  12. Plagiarism Checking Services

OPAC

Available on the GRI campus network.

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Digital Library

Available on the GRI campus network.

Open Digital Library ↗

Salient Features

  1. KOHA Automation Software
  2. Biometric Gate Attendance
  3. Circulation Services with Self Check-Out/In
  4. CCTV Security System
  5. RFID Technology System
  6. Research Corner (INFLIBNET)
  7. Career Guidance Section
  8. Differently-Abled Section
  9. Digital Knowledge Centre
  10. Book Gallery by GRI Academician
  11. Best User Award
  12. Special Collection on Gandhi and Rural Development
  13. OPAC / Web OPAC Facility (http://10.10.12.48)
  14. Using Eco-Friendly Pesticide
  15. Plagiarism Checking

ONOS

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E-Resources

  1. e-journals - eShodhSindhu

    2. The e-Shodhsindu: Consortia for Higher Education E-Resources is to provide access to qualitative electronic resources including full-text, bibliographyic and factual databases to academic institutions at a lower rates of subscription through INFLIBNET Centre.

  2. e-journals-subscribed

    3. Online Journals subscribed by the Gandhigram Rural Institute from different publishers to access in the campus

  3. e-Books

    4. e-Books subscribed by the Gandhigram Rural Institute from different publishers to access in the campus.

  4. DELNET

    5. Sharing resources among the libraries through the development of a network libraries. It aims to collect, store, and disseminate information besides offering computerised services to users, to coordinate efforts for suitable collection development and also to reduse unnecessary duplication wherever possible.

  5. INDIASTAT.com

    6. Indiastat.com serves with authentic and perhaps the most comprehensive compilation of secondsary level socio-economic statistical information about India and its states on various socio-economic parameters.

  6. EPWRF Online Database

    7. On-Line Data Series: Economic Political Weekly Research Foundation - India Time Series is an interactive online database on Indian Economy.

  7. NATIONAL DIGITAL LIBRARY

    8. National Digital Library (NDL) is a virtual repository of learning resources with a single-window search facility. Filtered and federated searching is employed to facilitate focused searching so that learners can find out the right resource with least effort and in minimum time.

  8. E-THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

    9. Theses submitted to Gandhigram Rural Institute is available in Shodhganga projcet (INFLIBNET Project)

  9. LIBRARY WEBSITE(http://10.10.1.81)

    10. Library details such Collections, Borrowing Facility, Services, Sections, Staff Profiles, etc.,

  10. DIGITAL LIBRARY(http://10.10.1.79)

    11. It contains various digitized collections such as Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Question Bank, Newspaper Clipings, etc.,

  11. OPAC(http://10.10.12.48)

    12. It provides bibliographic details with search facility, users account on borrowed book details, recommendation of books to the library, reservation, renewal, etc.,

E-ShodhSindhu


E-ShodhSindhu

E-Journals Access is provided by UGC-INFLIBNET Centre


E-Journals Access is provided by UGC-INFLIBNET Centre
E-Resources No. of Jurnals Alphabetical List
Cambridge University Press 224
Economic & Political Weekly 1 Economic & Political Weekly
Institute of Physics 46
ISID Database ISID
JCCC Gateway JCCC
JSTOR 2585
Oxford University Press 206
Springer Link 1438
Taylor and Francis 1079
Royal Society of Chemistry 29
Project Muse 492

Open Access


Open Access


Open Access
E-Resources Alphabetical List
Courseware
E-Books
E-Database
E-Journals
E-Proceedings
E-Theses
Directory
National Digital Library NDL
National Archives of India (NAI) NAI

Important Links


Important Links
Publisher URL
Pub-Med Central http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/
Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS) http://www.ias.ac.in/
In-Tech Open Access http://www.intechopen.com/
Math World http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
Open Educational Resources https://www.oercommons.org/

Open Access Resourses


Open Access Resourses
Encyclopedia Britannica
InfoPlease Wikipedia
Answers Encyclopedia Mythica
Discovery online

Online Dictionaries


Online Dictionaries
Dictionary Roget's Internet Thesaurus
Computer Dictionary One look Dictionary
Acronym Finder Cambridge Dictionary
Merriam-Webster

Library Committee

Library Committee
The Vice-Chancellor
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram		 - Chairman
Dr.K.Raja alias Pranmalai
Senior Professor
Dept. of Rural Industries and Managemant
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram		 - Member
Dr.Anitha Pius
Senior Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram		 - Member
Dr.B.Gurugnanam
Senior Professor
Centre for Applied Geology
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram		 - Member
Dr.M.Saleem Baig
Senior Professor
Dept. of Hindi
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram		 - Member
Dr.G.S.Kannan
Senior Professor
Dept. of Agriculture & Animal Sciences
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram		 - Member
Dr.S.Kavitha Maithily
Professor
Dept. of Home Science
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram		 - Member
Dr.S.Srinivasaraghavan
Senior Professor
Chair, School of Library and Information Science
Bharathidasan University
Khajamalai Campus
Tiruchirapalli - 620 023.		 - Member
Er.B.Sangeethavani
Assistant Professor
Centre for Rural Technology
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram		 - Member
Dr.B.Suresh
University Librarian
Dr.T.P.M. Library
Madurai Kamaraj University
Palkalai Nager, Madurai - 625 021		 - Member
The Registrar
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram		 - Member (Ex-officio)
Dr.C.Pitchai
Professor in-charge of Library
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram		 - Member Secretary (Ex-officio)
The Dean
School of Social Sciences
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram		 - Special Invitee
Dr.R.U.Ramasamy
Librarian(Ad-hoc)
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram		 - Special Invitee

Staff

Professor In-charge of Library
Professor In-charge of Library
1)Cooperative Management 2) Rural Development & Extension 3) Hu

Ph.D

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Events


1.Event Organized


1.Event Organized
Sl.No. Seminar/Conference/other Programmes Date Resource Person Organizing Secretary
01. Write Like a Pro: Grammarly's Secrets to Effective Writing 26.04.2024 Mr. Binoy Halam, Sales Manager. Total Library Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru. Dr. R. Venkataravi
02. iThenticate in 2024: Enhanced Flagging, Filtering, and Interface Updates 25.04.2024 Mr. Sagar P. Betageri, Account Manager for South India, Noida, U.P. Dr. R. Venkataravi
03. World Book & Copy Right Day- Webinar titled "Gateway to Global Resources: INFED Remote Access Unveiled" 24.04.2024 Mr. V. Raja, Scientist-C, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad. Dr. R. Venkataravi
04. Library Orientation Programme was conducted for newly admitted UG & PG students for the year 2023 - 24 01.12.2023 to 19.12.2023 1. R. Vasanth Chelliah, Assistant Librarian, GRI
2. K. Sabitha Banu, Assistant Librarian, GRI
3. K. Ganesh Kumar, Assistant Librarian, GRI 		Dr. R. Venkataravi
05. National Librarian's Day - Special Lecture on "Life Begins at Library" 11.08.2023 Dr. K. Karthikeyan, Vice-Principal & Asso.Professor of Commerce and Head, Vivekanda College, Tiruvedakam West, Madurai. Dr. R. Venkataravi
06. Open Software Tools for Research Writing 22.06.2023 1. Dr. S. Aravindan, Librarian and Head, GTN Arts College, Dindigul.
2. Dr. K. Ramasamy, Librarian, M.V.M. Arts College for Women, Dindigul 		Dr. R. Venkataravi
07. Hands-on Experience Training Programme on Checking Plagiarism 14.06.2023 & 15.06.2023 1. R. Vasanth Chelliah, Assistant Librarian, GRI
2. K. Sabitha Banu, Assistant Librarian, GRI
3. K. Ganesh Kumar, Assistant Librarian, GRI 		Dr. R. Venkataravi
08. World Book & Copy Right Day : Special Lecture on 'Read, Grow, Inspire' & Introduction of the Book "Key to Health" written by M.K. Gandhi in the Reader's Forum 25.04.2023 1. Dr. S. Aravindan, Librarian and Head, GTN Arts College, Dindigul.
2. Dr. L. Raja, Professor, Dept. of Lifelong Learning, GRI 		Dr. R. Venkataravi
09. Training Programme for Research Scholars on Research & Publication Ethics 09.01.2023 to 12.01.2023 1. R. Vasanth Chelliah, Assistant Librarian, GRI
2. K. Sabitha Banu, Assistant Librarian, GRI
3. K. Ganesh Kumar, Assistant Librarian, GRI 		Dr. R. Venkataravi
10. Library Orientation Programme was conducted for newly admitted UG & PG students for the year 2022 - 23 12.12.2022 to 03.01.2023 1. R. Vasanth Chelliah, Assistant Librarian, GRI
2. K. Sabitha Banu, Assistant Librarian, GRI
3. K. Ganesh Kumar, Assistant Librarian, GRI 		Dr. R. Venkataravi
11. National Library Week Celebration: Film show on Gandhiji, Dr.G.Ramachandran and Dr. S.R. Ranganathan 18.11.2022 Library Staff Dr. R. Venkataravi
12. National Library Week Celebration: Rare Book Display and open day for the public to visit the Library 17.11.2022 Library Staff Dr. R. Venkataravi
13. National Library Week Celebration: Special Lecture on Role of Reading Associations in Transformative Learning 16.11.2022 Smt. Kalpana Kaushik, Director, Indian Adult Education Association, New Delhi. Dr. R. Venkataravi
14. National Library Week Celebration: Special Webinar on Turnitin, iThenticate 15.11.2022 Mr. Binay Krishna Guin, Turnitin India Pvt. Ltd., Noida, U.P. Dr. R. Venkataravi
15. National Library Week Celebration: Special Lecture on E-Resources & Online searching tools 14.11.2022 Dr.S. Dhanavandhan, Deputy Librarian, Central University of Tamilnadu, Thiruvarur. Dr. R. Venkataravi
16. Online workshop on improving Research Writing Skills using Grammarly 27.04.2022 Mr. Ratish Iyer, Trainer, Bridge People Technology Solutions, Bengaluru. Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
17. Orientation Programme about Library Resources & Services for Research Scholars 05.04.2022 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
18. Hands on training Programme on Stock Verification of books to Department Library Books 30.03.2022 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
19. National Library Week Celebration: Awareness Webinar on Project Muse 18.11.2021 Balani Infotech Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi. Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
20. National Library Week Celebration: National Webinar on Introduction to SHERPO RoMEO online resource 17.11.2021 Dr. K.Mahalakshmi, Asst. Librarian (SS), Avinashilingam Institute for HomeScience & Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore. Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
21. National Library Week Celebration: National Webinar on Challenges for LIS Professionals in the Changing Environment 16.11.2021 Dr. R. Sevugan, Associate Professor, Dept. of Library and Informtion Science, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
22. National Library Week Celebration: Launching of Digital Documents on / by Dr,G. Ramachandran, Former Vice-Chancellor,Gandhigram 15.11.2021 Dr. T. T. Renganathan, The Vice-Chancellor i/c and V.P.R. Sivakumar, Registrar, GRI. Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
23. Webinar on Effective Utilization of JGate @ E-ShodhSindu for Learning, Teaching, Research and Project Work. 01.09.2021 Mr. Rahul.S, (Asst. Manager,J-Gate Informatics Publishing Ltd., Bengaluru. Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
24. Launching of Monthly Faculty Publication Alert Service through 'GRI LIB' WhatsApp Group & Webinar on Knimbus: Web and Mobile App 25.06.2021 1.Dr. S. Madheswaran, Vice-Chancellor, GRI
2. Mr. A.S. Hariss, Deputy Regional Manager-GIST, Knimbus Online Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. 		Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
25. Hands on Training on Project Muse Website Portal 25.06.2021 Mr. Sushanth BJ, Product Trainer, Balani Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru. Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
26. National Library Week Celebration: National Webinar on Urkund-Live demo 20.11.2020 Ms. Prity Rathi, Trainer, Support team, eGalactic, Pune. Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
27. National Library Week Celebration: National Webinar on Research Misconduct 19.11.2020 Dr. R. Sevugan, Associate Professor, Dept. of Library and Informtion Science, Pondicherry University. Pondicherry. Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
28. National Library Week Celebration: National Webinar on user awareness training on iThenticate 18.11.2020 Ms. Purna Bose, Professional & Educational Services Lead, South Asia Turnitin, Noida, U.P. Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
29. National Library Week Celebration: National Webinar on Grammarly 17.11.2020 Mr. Ratish Iyer, Trainer, Bridge people Technology solutions Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru. Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
30. National Webinar on Researchgate Researcher Profile - Live Demo 30.09.2020 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
31. National Webinar on Mendeley Researcher Profile - Live Demo 24.09.2020 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
32. National Webinar on Publons Profile - Live Demo 17.09.2020 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
33. National Webinar on ORCID Profile - Live Demo 10.09.2020 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
34. National Webinar on Google Scholar My Profile - Live Demo 04.09.2020 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
35. National Webinar on Managing Researcher's Citation Profile in the Academic and Social Media 05.08.2020 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
36. National Webinar on Awareness Session on Project Muse 20.07.2020 Mr. Sushanth BJ, Product Trainer, Balani Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru. Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
37. Webinar on Academic Research Profile - Live Demo 10.07.2020 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
38. Webinar on Increasing Citations through Social Media 03.07.2020 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
39. Webinar on Increasing E-Visibility through Academic Identity 27.06.2020 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
40. Webinar on Impact Factors 20.06.2020 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
41. Webinar on Citation Databases 12.06.2020 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan
42. Webinar on Citation Tools 06.06.2020 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan
43. Webinar on Citation 30.05.2020 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr.M. Tamizhchelvan
44. Moodle and its Benefits to Students 23.05.2020 Mrs. Sivagami Shanmugam, Technical Director, 2CQR Automation Pvt. Ltd., Chennai. Dr.M. Tamizhchelvan
45. Effective Utilization of J-Gate@e-ShodhSindhu - One Platform to Discover All Scholarly e-Journal Literature 09.05.2020 Mr. Rahul.S, Asst. Manager,J-Gate Informatics Publishing Ltd., Bengaluru. Dr.M. Tamizhchelvan
46. National Library Week Celebrations: One Day Hands on Training Programme on "Accessing E-Resources and Reference Tools" 14.11.2019 Dr.S. Dhanavandhan, Deputy Librarian, Central University of Tamilnadu, Thiruvarur. Dr.M. Tamizhchelvan
47. One day National Workshop on accessing E-Resources and Reference Tools 19.09.2019 Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan, Former Librarian, Dr.G.Ramachandran Libray, GRI Dr. M. Tamilzhchelvan

2. Book Exhibition Organized

  1. 29.01.2020 & 30.01.2020

Contact

CONTACT

Dr.C.Pitchai
Library-in-charge
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University)
Gandhigram - 624 302.
Phone : 0451 2451252(D), 2452371-2452376 Ext.2076
library@ruraluniv.ac.in, gridulibrary@gmail.com