Facilities and Services For The Readers
A user–responsive collection of books, periodicals and electronic databases in the field of social sciences.
Online Public Catalogue (OPAC) is for use by the library members/readers so that subject /author or keyword based searches can be made from the holdings of library books, Ph.D. theses, research reports, journals, etc.
Members of the library can refer to the following online bibliographic as well as indexing and abstracting databases to search relevant references on subjects of their study : EconLit, ERIC, International Political Science Abstracts, LISA, Sociological Abstracts, Social Service Abstracts in the Reading Room of NASSDOC library.
Reference queries in the field of social sciences from the scholars are responded to via e-mail, telephone, fax, in person, or through postal correspondence.
Research related information is provided to scholars from NASSDOC’s own library databases and also by exploring electronic sources and certain internet based sources.
Books are issued/returned through automatic circulation system based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology.
Referral Service- The scholars are assisted through inter-library loan service and even referred to other institutions/libraries to consult material that are not available in the library.
Read more about this topic: National Social Science Documentation Centre
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