About Library

Library Timings

Library Collection

E-Resources : e-Journals, e-Books & other Databases

Print Journals 

Library Infrastructure

Library Services, Rules & Regulations

Library Staff

The Library was started for erstwhile IPGSR (Institute of Post Graduate Studies & Research) on a spacious floor in the Academic block on the Main Campus of the JNT University at Masab Tank, Hyderabad. It was upgraded as the University Library in the year 1990. In 2004, the University Library was shifted to a new building of 45,000 Sq.ft area extended in 3 floors at Kukatpally Campus. The Library is centrally located in the campus keeping in view the accessibility to all the Units. The University Library caters to the needs of all JNTUH University Units and the Constituent Colleges.The University Library is a central facility supporting the teaching and research activities of the University. 

The University Library facilitates Lending books, Reference Section, Document Delivery Service, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information(SDI), Database searching, CD writing, Reprographic facility, Conference Room facility, Online Information Services through Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) and Internet, access to e-journals, e-books, e-lectures and other multimedia content.

The University Central Library is fully automated using Integrated Library Management Software VTLS-VIRTUA in the year 2006. The library has also created a learning environment by establishing OPAC Searching Area, Internet browsing area, Laptop zone with Wi-Fi facility throughout the library and specialised workstations for students and research scholars and has facilitates access to electronic resources, search services / tools. The fully automated Library is equipped with two new IBM x3650 M4 Servers, NAS Box, and 70 Dell Desktops. The Library has a 20 MBPS dedicated leased line connectivity under NKN/NME-ICT Programme. All the systems are connected to the campus-wide LAN, thus enabling the users to access the online resources from their respective desktops. The University Library has access to OURIGINAL Anti-Plagiarism Detection tool (earlier URKUND) provided by Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre (https://secure.urkund.com/login/sign-in).

The Library has a collection of 92,000 books and subscribes to 205 print journals of National and International origin in the fields of Sciences and Technology. The Library has a perpetual access to 4533 e-books from Springer on Biomedical & Life Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Elsevier’s Engineering, Science & Technology, IEEE MIT Press and renowned publishers McGraw Hill Education, Taylor & Francis, Pearson Education, CBS etc.  The Library is a member of various National level Consortia namely DELNET (Developing Library Network) and INFLIBNET’s e-ShodhSindhu Consortium. Through Consortia and subscriptions, the University Library provides IP Authenticated online access and Remote Access facility to 29,230+ e-journals and databases from IEEE’s IEL Online, ASCE, J-GATE, EBSCO Business Source Elite, Nature Pub. Group, SpringerLink, DELNET, Indian Citation Index etc. To provide access to the online resources during the pandemic period onwards, Remote Login support through RemoteXs cloud platform has been provided to all the Researchers, students and staff across all the JNTUH University College of Engineering campuses (https://jntuhlibrary.remotexs.in/).

The University Library holds 3940 copies of Ph.D. and M.Phil. theses submitted at  JNTUH.  With financial support through UGC and INFLIBNET Centre under Shodhganga, the National ETD Repository project, JNTUH University Library has established the ETD Lab in the year 2018 at the cost of Rs. 19.57 Lakhs (Rs. 15.36 Lakhs UGC-Inflibnet + Rs. 4.21 Lakhs JNTUH) and digitized 620 + Theses and Dissertations and uploaded into the Shodhganga repository. The lab is equipped with Dell Server & Desktop Computers, HP High end Scanner & Printer, etc.  The users can access these full-texts of theses and dissertations in the Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) Lab and through the Shodhganga project website. Users can access nearly 1200 Theses of JNTUH online on Shodhganga Theses Repository (https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/2163).

The University Library has established a Competitive Examinations Reference Library (CERL) on the 2nd floor of the library catering to user services exclusively to students preparing for Competitive Examinations like UPSC/Civil Services/ Group-I/ IES/ GATE/TOEFL/GRE/UGC-NET etc. with a separate books collection & magazines/periodicals.  A separate Personal Books Reading Room facility is provided in the Ground Floor for the students to read their personal books and materials.

Keeping in view, the safety and security of the resources and readers, the Library has installed Surveillance system on all the three floors with 40 Nos. of IP cameras with 2 Nos. of LED TV's, Recorders having 4TB storage capacity for effective surveillance on all the important locations of the Library. The 3M EM (Electro-magnetic) Library Security System has been installed with Detection panel and Book check system for security of books from theft ensuring that no material leaves the Library without being properly issued /checked out. To prevent from fire hazards, fire extinguishers have been installed in the library in every floor. 

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LIBRARY INFRASTRUCTURE

Building: 45,000 sft plinth areas extended in 3 floors.

Ground floor: Circulation and Lending section, General issue books Stack Area, Reading room, Personal books & Newspaper reading room, Reprography facility, OPAC, Property counter, ramp for differently- abled users, Lift, Conference Hall with a seating capacity of 50, staff rooms, user terminals, Staff terminals, and  UPS room.

First floor: University Librarian chamber, Administrative section, Journal/Serial section, Reference section, Back volumes of Journals, Thesis, ETD Lab, Xerox room, Audio Visual room, OPAC, Staff rooms, user terminals, Staff terminals, and UPS room.

Second floor: Digital Library with 48 terminals (one cabin exclusive for research scholars with 16 terminals), Server room with 5 terminals, Competitive Examinations Reference Library (CERL) with 8 terminals, Staff terminals, SC & ST Book Bank, Acquisition/ Technical Section and UPS room