CSIR-NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE,

UPPAL ROAD, HYDERABAD-500007

HARI NARAIN KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE CENTRE AND MAPS & DRAWING

History

Hari Narain Knowledge Resource Centre (H.N.K.R.C.) of the Institute is the continuation of the library of the Central Board of Geophysics which came into existence in late 1940s in Kolkata. In October 1961 this Board was transformed as the National Geophysical Research Institute at Hyderabad under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

The CSIR-NGRI Library is the most comprehensive and unique collection of Earth Sciences resources within the country reflecting the history of the Institute in its collection. Its present collection has books covering broadly all the disciplines of Solid Earth Science System (Geophysics, Geology, Geochemistry, Geochronology) besides books on  Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering and Computer Sciences, History and Hindi (including literature and scientific books). The main collection of the library is in the form of books, online journals (as well as hard copy) and journal back volumes. The library also hosts scientific publications of the institute scientists, maps and scientific reports.

Library has subscription of various databases, publicly available resources, electronic reference material, abstracts and indexes and bibliographic databases.  Library uses KOHA, an Open Source Integrated library management software for all its housekeeping activities. The major services provided by the Library are:

• Online Access to e-resources and non-book collection

Available major collections on Earth Science related subject books, CD-ROM & Floppies.

• OPAC  (Online Public Access Cataloguing)

The complete bibliographic information of the resources (Books/Thesis etc.) in the library- either issued or available in the rocks can be check by the users.

• Current Awareness

The newly arrived books /journals are displayed at Library and as well as in digital display boards at CSIR-NGRI

• Abstract Display Service (through email)

The abstracts of the manuscripts for publications/presentations from the scientific/technical staff of institute are displayed in the Library notice board as well as on CSIR-NGRI Intranet. This information is also sent to the scientific/technical staff of the institute through official email on daily basis.

• Reference Service

The most valuable resources like Encyclopaedias/Hand books/Dictionaries etc. are kept in Reference Section for the use of researchers.

·         Citation Analysis

The information on citations of journals and the Impact Factors are provided through citation databases.

·        Digital Library

CSIR-NGRI is having the digital collection of E-Books/E-Journals and E-Databases for the utilizations of researchers

• Reprography

The Library has the binding facility for damaged books /journals etc.

The CSIR-NGRI Library users comprise of institute scientists/faculty, technical staff, research scholars (Ph.D/AcSIR) project assistants and researchers from other institutes/universities, and visiting/retired scientists/emeritus scientists. 

LIBRARY RESOURCES:

(As on 1^st November 2018)

Print Books	20598
Bound Volumes of Print  Journals	17822
Subscription to Print Journals	15
Subscription to Online Journals	120
CD-ROM Collections	200
Ph.D. Thesis	113
Technical Reports (CSIR-NGRI)	199

 

MAPS & DRAWING

The Total Resources available in Maps & drawing Section (As on 1^st November 2018)

Sl No.	Type of Map & Scales	Total Map codes available	Total available multiple copies
1	One inch  (1:50000 & 1:63360)	4615	26525
2	Half inch (1:25000 & 1:126,720) (New + Old)	537	1049
3	Quarter Inch (1:250,000 & 1: 253,440)	511	2010
Gross Total		5663	29584
4	Arial Photograph	15300	15274
	Triangulation Data	293	293
	General Maps	289	513

 

Library can be reached by:

Phone : +91-40-27012361/2362
Fax: +91-40-27171564
Email: library[at]ngri[dot]res[dot]in