FAQs

The central library spans three floors within the library building and is accessible directly from the first floor.

The library operates from 9:00 am to 11:00 pm every day of the year, and from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm on statutory holidays.

Certainly! You are allowed to bring your personal belongings to the library, including items such as books, notebooks, and laptops.

Food and beverages are not allowed inside the library. However, you are welcome to bring your water bottle.

Using mobile phones in the library is highly discouraged.

Certainly! The institute's library offers an orientation program for students at the beginning of each academic session, as well as upon request and through student groups. For further details, please reach out to libniser@niser.ac.in.

Fill Membership Form, attach a photocopy of your NISER ID card, and submit it to the circulation desk of the central library.

Yes, you can reserve the book issued to another user. For more details, Click Here

Upon the due date of your library item, you will receive an email notification. Additionally, you will be informed if an item you borrowed becomes overdue. You can also access the due date by logging into your account on the WEB OPAC.

Late fees at the library start accumulating the day after the item is due, including Sundays and other holidays. For general items, the late fee is Rs. 5 per day.

You can settle late fees through UPI payment.

You get an id password when you register yourself to the library. Through the ID, you can do the same. For more details, Click Here

If the book is not held by another user, you have the option to renew borrowed books up to nine times.

Accrued overdue charges must be reported promptly by email to the library/librarian.

Upon registering as a member of the central library, you will receive your ID password via email.

Go to "Online Catalog" https://opac.niser.ac.in/, on the top right corner, you will find "Log in to your account" There enter your username and password. Your loan record will appear. For more details Click Here

The library is equipped with a self-service RFID Kiosk to facilitate the self-Issue or renewal of books. For more details, Click Here

Reference books are not available for borrowing.

Reference books are stored in dedicated sections of the library and are marked with "R" on the binding side. These books are not available for borrowing.

If a borrower loses a book, they are required to either purchase the most recent edition of the book or pay the price of the latest edition plus a twenty percent (20%) processing fee.

The Library provides a list of new additions periodically on its website in subject wise. For more details, Click here

There is no restriction on the number of books that can be recommended. However, book purchases throughout the year will be subject to the allocated budget for each department, center, or project.

Yes, the library can arrange a limited number of copies of articles on inter-library loans from other libraries. Click Here for filling out the form.

You can search the library catalog at https://opac.niser.ac.in/ by the full or partial title, author name, Subject, ISBN, series, and Call number. For more details, Click Here.

The call number represents the assigned subject number of the book. Books are arranged alphabetically according to their call numbers.

The library's collections include textbooks, reference books, Bound volumes of print journals, print magazines, theses and dissertations, a Hindi collection, an Odia collection, a popular science collection, and a children's collection.

Ph.D. Theses and M.Sc. Dissertations are cataloged and can be searched in the Online catalog or the users can login in to the IDR, and browse as per their concern subject.

You can find it in the subscribed e-books section. For more details, Click Here.

In the E-Journals A-Z search page, all the subscribed journals are sorted in A-Z order and also users can filter the journals by title, publisher or subject wise. For more details, Click Here.

A complete guide to many citation styles is available in the Library website. For more details, Click Here.

You may kindly send your final version of the document to libniser@niser.ac.in for plagiarism checking. For plagiarism detection, the library employs the Ithenticate software. For more details, Click Here.

Library provides the off campus access to the e-resources through VPN. For more details in establishing the VPN connection, Click Here.

Grammarly is a cross-platform writing assistant that reviews spelling, grammar, punctuation, clarity, and, to an extent, plagiarism of a document. For Grammarly account details, Click Here.

Yes, based on faculty recommendations, multiple copies are available in limited numbers for Indian editions only; otherwise, only one copy will be accessible.

The library utilizes the institute's network, so you may continue using it as usual. Should you encounter any difficulties, please get in touch with the Digital Section for assistance.

Hard copies of NISER Alumni Theses and Dissertations are available in the library, situated on the 2nd Floor, at the front of the Technical & Acquisition section. The soft copies are avialabe in Institutional Digital Repository.

You are welcome to bring visitors who wish to explore our library. It is recommended that you notify the library staff in advance or send an email to libniser@niser.ac.in / librarian@niser.ac.in.

Initially, please reach out to the library staff responsible for shelving books in the specific area. If your concern remains unresolved, kindly contact the staff at the circulation desk or the librarian for further assistance.

No, we highly discourage leaving personal belongings in the library for long period of time. Library team is not liable for any loss/damage to the personal belongings of a user in the Library.

You can ask the staff at the circulation desk regarding the lost materials.