About
The Bose Institute Library, a national
pride, was founded by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose in the year 1917. It
is a special science reference Library, primarily meant for the use
of its research staff i.e. faculty members and research scholars and
staff of the Institute. It is also frequently used by the faculty
members and research scholars of other Institutes and Universities
located in Kolkata.and West Bengal. A new wing of the Library has
been opened at "Acharya J.C. Bose Centenary Campus" at Kankurgachi,
Kolkata in the year 1983.
The Library, besides having a huge
collection of books on physical and biological science offers
library services through its various Divisions.
The Systematic Accession Register was
started in this Library from 1937. First name that auspicious book
was "Space, Time and Gravitation" by A.S. Eddington (1929).
Library Hours
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Monday through
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9.45 AM to 6.15 PM |
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Saturday, Sundays
and Holidays : |
Closed |
Services
The BI Library Main Campus and Centenary
Campus provides the following services to its users:
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Online Journals (Available from Bose Institute only)
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Access to CALIBNET
Databases |
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CD ROM Search
Services (Intranet Resource) |
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Resources |
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OPAC: The Catalogue Search Services (from Library) |
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Video Library
Services |
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Access to
Bibliographic Databases Developed In-house |
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Inter-library Loan
and Document Procurement Services |
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Xeroxing Facility |
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Reference Service
and General Assistance |
Librarian
Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty
93/1 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700 009, INDIA
akc@bic.boseinst.ernet.in
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