- About MSSW Library
- Library Activities
- Staff Details
- Library Committee
- Salient Features of the Library
- Know Your Library
- Library Guidelines
- NLIST (e-Shodh Sindhu)
- Online Access – Journals Subscribed by MSSW
- Open Access E-Resources
- National Digital Library of India
- Information Literacy
- Digital Library
- E-Thesis MSSW in Shodhganga
- Extension Programme
- Reports
- Photo Gallery
About MSSW Library
MSSW Library actively promotes the utilization of electronic resources from NLIST, a part of INFLIBNET, among its students and research scholars. The MSSW Library is dedicated to fulfilling the academic and research requirements of students, research scholars, and faculty members of MSSW. Upon request, it also extends its services to users from other institutions. Since 2002, the MSSW Library has been fully computerized and introduced a barcode system.
Starting in 2021, our library has transitioned to a remote access model. It features a Digital Library Section equipped with D-Space software, which encompasses research theses, reports, and institutional repositories. Every MSSWian is furnished with an individual password to access the extensive e-resources, including thousands of e-journals and e-Books, available through NLIST, INFLIBNET. Additionally, a common username and password are provided for accessing the EBSCO and ProQuest e-resources.
Functioning
- 08.00 a.m. – 07.00 p.m (Monday-Friday)
- 10.00 a.m. – 01.00 p.m (Saturday)
- Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays
Collection
As per university of madras Norms,
- Over 18,000+ books
- Around 45 Journals & Magazines (Print)
- Over 45,500 indexed journal articles
- Digital Library with over 2000 digitized theses and other resources
- Access to e-resources (over 6000+ ejournals and 31,35,000+ ebooks) through NLIST programme of INFLIBNET
- Access to EBSCO database contains full text articles from nearly 1,200 quality magazines and journals of Management Collection
- Access to ProQuest Ebook Central includes more than 41,000 ebooks related to the subjects of social science
- ‘Career Corner’ – with exclusive resources to aid preparation for competitive examinations
- ‘Book Bank’ scheme to support the economically needy students with books for the whole semester
Services
- Fully Computerized Library with Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) to search the library resources with reservation facility
- ‘Know our Library’ sessions to all the newly admitted students and research scholars
- Auto generated e-mail alert for over-due books
- Reference and Referral service
- Current awareness service to the readers through new arrivals display, forthcoming programmes announcements, newsletter display, etc
- ‘Information Literacy sessions’ to all final year students and research scholars to support their research
- Hands on training to access the library resources and e-resources
- Indexing journal articles to enable searching a specific article through title, keywords, etc.
- Institutional membership in British Council Library and American Library
- Institutional Repository by using world popular open source software ‘D-space’ which includes theses, e-books, resource materials and publication of MSSW – books and Journal of Madras School of Social Work
- Photocopying service subject to copyright restrictions
- Facilitated ‘Book Swap’ scheme to enable swapping of personal collection of books among the interested readers
- Book Bank facility to financially challenged students
- Displaying the list of frequently borrowed resources and frequently borrowing members
- Maintains the news clipping of ‘MSSW in Media’
- NVDA Software
- Conservation of Books can be preserved through homemade powder tied with cotton balls and pouch of neem leaves
- Word of the day service to the students to learn different educational terminologies and its meaning.
- MSSW library conducts a Friday quiz for all interested students to help them learn about the current events from the entire week, and the quiz is circulated to all students.
Activities
Mssw Library organized a wonderful Library Week Celebration for the 2023-24 academic year, with various events aimed at engaging students and promoting a love for books, authors, and reading.
A workshop on “Of Food and Foodways : A workshop on Food and Travel Writing” was led by Ms. Tracy Jose, Assistant Professor , Stella Maris College. Participants explored various aspects of the genre, learning to find a unique voice and use vivid imagery. Ms. Jose emphasized cultural sensitivity and provided practical guidance on publishing and freelancing. Attendees left inspired and equipped with new storytelling skills, praising Ms. Jose’s engaging discussions and insights.
As part of the library week celebration, two competitions were organized for Logo Designing and a Video Tour of the MSSW library.
Writer and publisher Mr. Olivannan, along with author Mrs. Savitha, spoke on the importance of reading. Mr. Olivannan discussed the current generation’s commitment to reading, and both shared their personal journey s of how they began reading books.
Activities
- Mssw Library organized a wonderful Library Week Celebration for the 2022-23 academic year, with various events aimed at engaging students and promoting a love for books, authors, and reading.
- Ms. Iswarya, an Assistant Professor in English from Christu Jayanti College in Bengaluru, conducted a workshop on reflective writing.She covered the purpose of reflective writing, methods of reflective writing, critical thinking, clarity of expression, and the benefits of this form of writing. Mr. Joel Sebastian, co-founder of the ‘Project Prodets’ poetry community in Chennai, led a workshop on poetry writing.Participants likely had the opportunity to explore and create poetry during this session. Ms. Meera Sundarrajan, a writer and author, conducted a workshop on Creative writing.She discussed various genres of writing, the techniques for writing in different genres, and shared insights about books, characters, plots, and writing styles of different authors.
- Mr. Agaramudalvan, a writer and author, spoke about his recent book ‘Kadavul, Pisasu, and Nilam’ in Tamil.He shared quotes from various books and authors, encouraging students to read and reflect.Mr. Agaramudalvan also discussed the challenges and hardships faced by Tamilans in Sri Lanka and how it influenced his book.
Programmes Organized By ‘Reflections’,
A Reader’s Forum Of MSSW Library During 2022-2023
A Reader’s Forum Of MSSW Library During 2022-2023
Observing UN Days
MSSW Library observes important International days of United Nations Organisation like World Health Day, International Women’s Day, International Day of Democracy and so on to create awareness among students. To commemorate the day, the library organises a lecture on the topic or displays its resources on the specified theme in the library on that day.
Reflection, Readers Forum
MSSW Library has an active Readers’ Forum which includes interested students of MSSW. Main aim of the forum is to make them ‘Read, Review and Reflect’. Therefore, every month it organises a programme viz., book reflection, article review, discussion on various current topics and so on. Students who make presentations will be awarded with prizes.
Commemoration of International Day on Democracy (23rd September 2023): The library department of Madras School of Social Work and Voice of People jointly organized an event to commemorate International Day on Democracy. The program, titled “Democracy Dialogue on the Constitution of India,” aimed to promote knowledge and understanding of the values of the Indian Constitution. Mr. Vinay Kumar, an aerospace engineer and civic activist, served as the guest speaker for the program. The event also included assistance for eligible students in registering for their voter IDs to promote civic engagement.
Library Committee
MSSW Library has a vibrant library committee consisting of
| Principal, Chairman |
| Librarian, Secretary |
| Members |
| Faculty member from each department, as faculty representative |
| Student from each class as student representative |
| Library Committee extents its support to the library in the following ways, |
- Acting as a bridge between the users and the library
- Offering suggestions for betterment of the library
- Conducting the library events
- Recommending the books for weeding out
- Stock verification
Library Committee Meeting Minutes
Salient Features of the Library
- A vibrant ‘Library Committee’ comprising of student representatives from each class and faculty representatives from each department.
- ‘Know our Library’ sessions to all new students, research scholars and faculty members.
- Information Literacy sessions to final year students and research scholars to support their research.
- Sponsored workshops for faculty members and research scholars
- Inclusive collection building by involving students in the book selection
- ‘Best Library User Award’ for students who read extensively, use the MSSW library resources effectively and show interest in library related activities.
- Library week celebration with Book Fair, competitive events, workshops and lectures
- ‘Reflection’ – Readers’ platform to discuss and debate various topics, articles, books, etc
- Observing important International days by displaying the relevant collections
- ‘Igniting Minds’ – Community Extension Programme – Women student volunteers of MSSW work with the students of Mary Clubwala Jadhav Girls’ Higher Sec. School during the school library hour to help them develop their reading.
- Feedback from students for further improvement of Library Services
Know Your Library
- Library conducts ‘Know our Library’ sessions to the newly recruited faculty members, newly admitted students class wise and research scholars
- Shelf guide is displayed in each shelf with indications of shelf numbers, classification numbers and subject headings
Library Guidelines
- Students must wear their ID and mark their attendance while entering the library
- Permitted Number of Resources for Transaction
- UG students : 3 (including periodicals)
- PG students : 4 (including periodicals)
- Research Scholars : 5 (Full-time) and 2 (Part-time)
- Books issued may be recalled by the Librarian in case of necessity.
- Students are provided with the facility of reserving a book which is already lent and in circulation. If a book is reserved by more than one student, it will be issued based on reservation’s seniority list.
- Books can be borrowed for duration of ONE WEEK. Two extensions may be obtained, provided there is no reservation made for it by other members of the library.
- If any book borrowed is not returned or renewed on the due date, overdue charges of Re.1/- per day will be levied for 10 days. From the 11th day, it will be increased to Rs.2/- per day.
- In case, a student loses a book, he/she must replace the book (same title and same author), otherwise triple the cost of the book must be paid as per Government rule.
- Reference books, back volumes of journals, dissertations and CD-ROMs are for reference only.
- Users should not deface, mark, cut, mutilate or damage Library resources
- Students can bring only one small notebook inside the library. Their other belongings are to be kept on the desk provided outside the library.
- Food, drinks and any eatable items are strictly restricted
- Photocopying facility is provided for the library resources (subject to copyright restriction). Re.1/- per page will be charged.
NLIST (e-Shodh Sindhu)
- To access more than 6500+ ejournals and 2,50,000+ ebooks, Please visit www.nlist.inflibnet.ac.in.
- If you have not yet got the password to access the above e-resources, please send a mail to library@mssw.in
Online Access – Journals Subscribed by MSSW (11 Journals)
- Psychology and Developing Societies
- Journal of Entrepreneurship
- Indian Journal of Gender Studies
- Journal of Health Management
- Social Change
- Environment and Urbanization Asia
- Vision
- Management and Labour Studies
- South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management
- Vikalpa Journal
- Review of Development and Change
If you have not yet got the password to access the above e-resources, please send a mail to library@mssw.in. Please visit https://journals.sagepub.com
Open Access E-Resources
E-Books
Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Everything from Project Gutenberg is gratis, libre, and completely without cost to readers.
Textbooks.org allows downloading 1,000 free PDF ebooks written by top university professors
Book boon provides free textbooks written by professors from the world’s top universities, covering topics like Economics and Business.
Online Economics Textbooks
E-Journals
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) was launched in 2003 at Lund University, Sweden, with 300 open access journals. Today, it contains over 12000 open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social science and humanities. It is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.
Hindawi
Hindawi is an open access publishing for the scientific community whose purpose is maximizing the impact of research through openness.
Scientific Research Publishing
Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) is one of the largest Open Access journal publishers. It is currently publishing more than 200 open access, online, peer-reviewed journals covering a wide range of academic disciplines.
Springer Open
Springer Open, launched in June 2010, includes Springer’s portfolio of 200+ peer-reviewed fully open access journals across all areas of science. Springer Open journals and books are made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication. They are subject to high-level peer review.
E -Theses and Dissertations
Networked Digital Libraries of Theses and Dissertations
NDLTD is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). It supports electronic publishing and open access to scholarship in order to enhance the sharing of knowledge worldwide.
PQDT Open
PQDT Open provides the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge. User can quickly and easily locate dissertations and theses relevant to their discipline, and view the complete text in PDF format.
DSpace@MIT
DSpace@MIT is a digital repository for MIT’s research, including peer-reviewed articles, technical reports, working papers, theses, and more.
National Digital Library of India
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. NDL India is designed to hold content of any language and provides interface support for leading Indian languages. It is being developed at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
Information Literacy
‘Information Literacy’ sessions offered to all final year PG students and Research Scholars on the topics –
- Accessing Scholarly E-resources
- Writing Review of Literature
- Citing and Referencing Sources and
- Writing Research Reports without Plagiarism and Copyright Violation
Digital Library
In order to stay abreast of the demands of the digital age, the MSSW Library has established a dedicated digital library section equipped with exclusive computer resources. We have diligently cultivated our digital collection utilizing the globally renowned open-source software, D-space. Within our Digital Library, you will find a vast repository comprising over 2000 research theses, educational materials, and an institutional repository housing books and journals authored by MSSW.For the convenience of our patrons, we offer comprehensive search functionalities, enabling easy access to research theses from prior years based on parameters such as title, keywords, researchers, publication year, research guide, and more.
Furthermore, MSSW Library extends the privilege of accessing e-resources from NLIST to our esteemed faculty members, research scholars, and students. With an individualized password, you can gain access to a repository of over 6500 e-journals and an impressive collection of 2,50,000 eBooks, all available for retrieval at your convenience from any location and at any time. To avail yourself of these valuable NLIST resources, please visit www.nlist.inflibnet.ac.in.
Moreover, our library offers access to the EBSCO database, which features an extensive array of full-text articles sourced from approximately 1,200 esteemed magazines and journals, particularly within the realm of the Management Collection, please visit http://search.ebscohost.com/
Additionally, we provide access to ProQuest Ebook Central, a repository comprising an impressive collection of more than 41,000 eBooks that pertain to the subjects within the domain of social science, please visit ProQuest Ebook Central – Home
If you have yet to receive your access credentials or require any assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to our library staff for prompt support and guidance.
The Shodhganga@INFLIBNET Centre provides a platform for research students to deposit their Ph.D. theses and make it available to the entire scholarly community in open access.”Our MSW faculty and students’ e-theses have been submitted to Shodhganga.”
Please Visit: https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/173165
Extension Programme
MSSW Library coordinates an extension programme, named ‘Igniting Minds’. It aims to serve the neighbourhood and the community through the extension programme. This programme is offered to the girl students of the neighbouring school, Mary Clubwala Jadhav Girls Higher Secondary School. Female student volunteers from MSSW enrol for the igniting minds programme with MSSW Library. Registered volunteers work with the students of the school during the school library hour to develop the reading of school students. MSSW volunteers are given orientation and training on ‘story telling’ to equip themselves to lead the sessions. This programme serves to be beneficial to both the volunteers as well as the school students.
- About MSSW Library
- Librarian’s Desk
- Library Activities
- Staff Details
- Library Committee
- Salient Features of the Library
- Know Your Library
- Library Guidelines
- NLIST (e-Shodh Sindhu)
- Online Access – Journals Subscribed by MSSW
- Open Access E-Resources
- National Digital Library of India
- Information Literacy
- Digital Library
- E-thesis (MSSW in Shodhganga)
- Extension Programme
- Reports
- Reports
- Reports
- Photo Gallery
About MSSW Library
MSSW Library actively promotes the utilization of electronic resources from NLIST, a part of INFLIBNET, among its students and research scholars. The MSSW Library is dedicated to fulfilling the academic and research requirements of students, research scholars, and faculty members of MSSW. Upon request, it also extends its services to users from other institutions. Since 2002, the MSSW Library has been fully computerized and introduced a barcode system.
Starting in 2021, our library has transitioned to a remote access model. It features a Digital Library Section equipped with D-Space software, which encompasses research theses, reports, and institutional repositories. Every MSSWian is furnished with an individual password to access the extensive e-resources, including thousands of e-journals and e-Books, available through NLIST, INFLIBNET. Additionally, a common username and password are provided for accessing the EBSCO and ProQuest e-resources.
Functioning
- 08.00 a.m. – 07.00 p.m (Monday-Friday)
- 10.00 a.m. – 01.00 p.m (Saturday)
- Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays
Collection
As per university of madras Norms,
- Over 18,000+ books
- Around 45 Journals & Magazines (Print)
- Over 45,500 indexed journal articles
- Digital Library with over 2000 digitized theses and other resources
- Access to e-resources (over 6000+ ejournals and 31,35,000+ ebooks) through NLIST programme of INFLIBNET
- Access to EBSCO database contains full text articles from nearly 1,200 quality magazines and journals of Management Collection
- Access to ProQuest Ebook Central includes more than 41,000 ebooks related to the subjects of social science
- ‘Career Corner’ – with exclusive resources to aid preparation for competitive examinations
- ‘Book Bank’ scheme to support the economically needy students with books for the whole semester
Services
- Fully Computerized Library with Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) to search the library resources with reservation facility
- ‘Know our Library’ sessions to all the newly admitted students and research scholars
- Auto generated e-mail alert for over-due books
- Reference and Referral service
- Current awareness service to the readers through new arrivals display, forthcoming programmes announcements, newsletter display, etc
- ‘Information Literacy sessions’ to all final year students and research scholars to support their research
- Hands on training to access the library resources and e-resources
- Indexing journal articles to enable searching a specific article through title, keywords, etc.
- Institutional membership in British Council Library and American Library
- Institutional Repository by using world popular open source software ‘D-space’ which includes theses, e-books, resource materials and publication of MSSW – books and Journal of Madras School of Social Work
- Photocopying service subject to copyright restrictions
- Facilitated ‘Book Swap’ scheme to enable swapping of personal collection of books among the interested readers
- Book Bank facility to financially challenged students
- Displaying the list of frequently borrowed resources and frequently borrowing members
- Maintains the news clipping of ‘MSSW in Media’
- NVDA Software
- Conservation of Books can be preserved through homemade powder tied with cotton balls and pouch of neem leaves
- Word of the day service to the students to learn different educational terminologies and its meaning.
- MSSW library conducts a Friday quiz for all interested students to help them learn about the current events from the entire week, and the quiz is circulated to all students.
Librarian’s Desk
Hello MSSWians,
MSSW Library always looks forward to have to you often in the library!. You can visit the library to access resources both on your academics and on your general interests , get updated with forthcoming programmes, join us in our ‘Reflection’, the readers forum or to get a peaceful place to sit and refresh your thoughts!!.
You can contact the librarian or assistant librarians at library@mssw.in for any query or suggestions.
Activities
- Mssw Library organized a wonderful Library Week Celebration for the 2022-23 academic year, with various events aimed at engaging students and promoting a love for books, authors, and reading.
- Ms. Iswarya, an Assistant Professor in English from Christu Jayanti College in Bengaluru, conducted a workshop on reflective writing.She covered the purpose of reflective writing, methods of reflective writing, critical thinking, clarity of expression, and the benefits of this form of writing. Mr. Joel Sebastian, co-founder of the ‘Project Prodets’ poetry community in Chennai, led a workshop on poetry writing.Participants likely had the opportunity to explore and create poetry during this session. Ms. Meera Sundarrajan, a writer and author, conducted a workshop on Creative writing.She discussed various genres of writing, the techniques for writing in different genres, and shared insights about books, characters, plots, and writing styles of different authors.
Library Committee
MSSW Library has a vibrant library committee consisting of
| Principal, Chairman |
| Librarian, Secretary |
| Members |
| Faculty member from each department, as faculty representative |
| Student from each class as student representative |
| Library Committee extents its support to the library in the following ways, |
- Acting as a bridge between the users and the library
- Offering suggestions for betterment of the library
- Conducting the library events
- Recommending the books for weeding out
- Stock verification
Library Committee Meeting Minutes
Salient Features of the Library
- A vibrant ‘Library Committee’ comprising of student representatives from each class and faculty representatives from each department.
- ‘Know our Library’ sessions to all new students, research scholars and faculty members.
- Information Literacy sessions to final year students and research scholars to support their research.
- Sponsored workshops for faculty members and research scholars
- Inclusive collection building by involving students in the book selection
- ‘Best Library User Award’ for students who read extensively, use the MSSW library resources effectively and show interest in library related activities.
- Library week celebration with Book Fair, competitive events, workshops and lectures
- ‘Reflection’ – Readers’ platform to discuss and debate various topics, articles, books, etc
- Observing important International days by displaying the relevant collections
- ‘Igniting Minds’ – Community Extension Programme – Women student volunteers of MSSW work with the students of Mary Clubwala Jadhav Girls’ Higher Sec. School during the school library hour to help them develop their reading.
- Feedback from students for further improvement of Library Services
Know Your Library
- Library conducts ‘Know our Library’ sessions to the newly recruited faculty members, newly admitted students and research scholars,class wise.
- Shelf guide is displayed in each shelf with indications of shelf numbers, classification numbers and subject headings.
Library Guidelines
- Students must wear their ID and mark their attendance while entering the library
- Permitted Number of Resourcesfor TransactionUGstudents : 3(including periodicals)PG students : 4 (including periodicals)Research Scholars : 5 (Full-time) and 2 (Part-time)
- Books issued may be recalled by the Librarian in case of necessity.
- Students are provided with the facility of reserving a book which is already lent and in circulation. If a book is reserved by more than one student, it will be issued based on reservation’s seniority list.
- Books can be borrowed for a duration of ONE WEEK. Two extensions may be obtained, provided there is no reservation made for it by other members of the library.
- If any book borrowed is not returned or renewed on the due date, overdue charges of Re.1/- per day will be levied for 10 days. From the 11th day, it will be increased to Rs.2/- per day.
- In case, a student loses a book, he/she must replace the book (same title and same author), otherwise triple the cost of the book must be paid as per Government rule.
- Reference books, back volumes of journals, dissertations and CD-ROMs are for reference only.
- Students can bring only one small notebook inside the library. Their other belongings are to be kept on the desk provided outside the library.
- Photocopying facility is provided for the library resources (subject to copyright restriction). Re.1/- per page will be charged.
NLIST (e-Shodh Sindhu)
- To access more than 6000+ ejournals and 1,64,300+ ebooks, Please visit www.nlist.inflibnet.ac.in.
- If you have not yet got the password to access the above e-resources, please send a mail to library@mssw.in
Online Access – Journals Subscribed by MSSW
- Psychology and Developing Societies
- Journal of Entrepreneurship
- Indian Journal of Gender Studies
- Journal of Health Management
- Social Change
- Environment and Urbanization Asia
- Vision
- Management and Labour Studies
- South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management
- Vikalpa Journal
If you have not yet got the password to access the above e-resources, please send a mail to library@mssw.in
Open Access E-Resources
E-Books
Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Everything from Project Gutenberg is gratis, libre, and completely without cost to readers.
Textbooks.org allows downloading 1,000 free PDF ebooks written by top university professors
Book boon provides free textbooks written by professors from the world’s top universities, covering topics like Economics and Business.
Online Economics Textbooks
E-Journals
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) was launched in 2003 at Lund University, Sweden, with 300 open access journals. Today, it contains over 12000 open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social science and humanities. It is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.
Hindawi
Hindawi is an open access publishing for the scientific community whose purpose is maximizing the impact of research through openness.
Scientific Research Publishing
Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) is one of the largest Open Access journal publishers. It is currently publishing more than 200 open access, online, peer-reviewed journals covering a wide range of academic disciplines.
Springer Open
Springer Open, launched in June 2010, includes Springer’s portfolio of 200+ peer-reviewed fully open access journals across all areas of science. Springer Open journals and books are made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication. They are subject to high-level peer review.
E -Theses and Dissertations
Networked Digital Libraries of Theses and Dissertations
NDLTD is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). It supports electronic publishing and open access to scholarship in order to enhance the sharing of knowledge worldwide.
PQDT Open
PQDT Open provides the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge. User can quickly and easily locate dissertations and theses relevant to their discipline, and view the complete text in PDF format.
DSpace@MIT
DSpace@MIT is a digital repository for MIT’s research, including peer-reviewed articles, technical reports, working papers, theses, and more.
National Digital Library of India
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. NDL India is designed to hold content of any language and provides interface support for leading Indian languages. It is being developed at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
Information Literacy
‘Information Literacy’ sessions offered to all final year PG students and Research Scholars on the topics –
- Accessing Scholarly E-resources
- Writing Review of Literature
- Citing and Referencing Sources and
- Writing Research Reports without Plagiarism and Copyright Violation
Digital Library
To keeppace with the demands of the digital age, MSSW Library has a digital library section with exclusive computers and has built the digital collection with the world-famous open source software known as D-space. Digital Library includes, over 2000 research theses, educational resources and institutional repository of books and journals published by MSSW. Research theses of previous years can be accessed based on title, keyword, researchers, year, research guide and so on.
MSSW Library also facilitates the access to e-resources of NLIST through individual password to faculty members, research scholars and students of MSSW. Over 6000 e-journals and 31,00,000 ofeBooks can be accessed through this password from anywhere, at any time from the NLIST collection. To access NLIST resources, please visit, www.nlist.inflibnet.ac.in
If you have not got your password yet, please contact the library
Extension Programme
MSSW Library coordinates an extension programme, named ‘Igniting Minds’. It aims to serve the neighbourhood and the community through the extension programme. This programme is offered to the girl students of the neighbouring school, Mary Clubwala Jadhav Girls Higher Secondary School. Female student volunteers from MSSW enrol for the igniting minds programme with MSSW Library. Registered volunteers work with the students of the school during the school library hour to develop the reading of school students. MSSW volunteers are given orientation and training on ‘story telling’ to equip themselves to lead the sessions. This programme serves to be beneficial to both the volunteers as well as the school students.
