The Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Bengaluru (SCMS-B) library offers an excellent array of information resources, technologies and services to support the academic and creative achievements of our students and faculty members.
The library contains the latest national and international journals and a large collection of books for management studies. The library resources are built to encourage students to develop research and critical learning skills.
The online library portal is accessible over the network on a 24x7 basis. Users can access full text resources and know the real-time status of various library materials from their own mobile and computer terminals.
The member of the SCMS-B library has access to more than 40,000+ E-Journals, more than 12+ E-Databases such as Ebsco, Emerald, Jstor, Scopus, Elsevier-Science direct and others and more than 2,00,000+ E-Books through SIU Library portal.
All the functions of SCMS Library are conducted through KOHA Library management software and it is being used to manage all administrative functions of the Library.
Library Timings
Days
Library
Reading Hall
Monday to Saturday
9.00 am to 5.00 pm
9.00 am to 2.00 am
General Rules for SCMS-B Students
All the users entering the library should deposit their belongings at the Property Counter
Identity Card is mandatory for getting access to the library premises.
while entering and leaving the library, users must enter their details in the system placed at the entrance
Strict silence, decorum and discipline must be maintained in the library
Maximum of 4 books will be issued for 15 days at once.
All the users will receive every transaction alert through an email about the due date/issue/return/renewal of the books. Despite of this if the books are not returned on the due date, students have to pay overdue charge of Rs.5/- per day per book.
In case a book/magazine/Journal is lost; the borrower has to replace the same with the latest Edition/Version of the material. If the copy is out of print then the user has to pay the cost of the material along with the overdue amount of fine.
Borrowers are advised to make use of bookmarks to mark their reading and return the book in a good condition.
Member shall not write upon, damage or mark any book / resources belonging to the library.
Loud talking, holding conversation, eating, smoking etc, are strictly prohibited in the library.
Library staff has the authority to deny you the usage of library premises &/or resources in case he/she finds your behavior not appropriate in the library.
In case a member wish to bring his/her personal reading resources to the library premises; he/she has to inform the library staff and seek permission for the same.
Member leaving the library should stop at the exit so that the material borrowed or taken out by them can be checked by the person on counter.
Books removed from the shelves by students, if not required for reference, should be kept on the book trolley or on table nearest to them. Please do not try to shelve them by yourself.
Readers should not deface, mark, cut, mutilate or damage library resources in any way. If anyone is found doing so, he will be charged the full replacement cost of the resource. It is responsibility of the user that the books borrowed should be protected from RAIN, DUST, INSECT, etc.
Students are advised to borrow books on their account only. Disciplinary action shall be taken if staff finds the subscription rights being misused.
All users are requested to keep their mobiles switched off or in silent mode when they are in the Library. The staff has the right to confiscate if the mobile rings in the library premises or found someone using the same in the library premises.
No photography allowed inside the library premises without prior permission of the Librarian.
Library reserves the right to call back any issued book/item at any time.
Students are advised to come to the Library in decent dressing. In case the library staff finds the attire not appropriate he/she may be asked to leave the library premises.
The Librarian reserves the right to suspend the membership of any member found misbehaving, abusing the library staff or behaving in an indecent manner.
Suggestions on all aspects, of library services are welcome.
Library Membership :
Membership is offered to : Faculty and Students
Faculty (Full time and Visiting) and staff of SCMS- Bengaluru.
BBA students of SCMS- Bengaluru.
Rules for the Members
Students, Faculty and Staff of SCMS-B can avail the facility by producing the Identity card of the SCMS-B. I-card is the only mandatory criteria to avail SCMS-B library membership.
Members should adhere to the dress code of the institute.
Reading Hall Members should carry their own material for study.
Library will terminate the member in case of misbehavior / violation of rules.
Services
Books lending service (Borrowing facility)
Books reservation/renewals
Open Access Facility
New arrivals
Plagiarism Checking Service
Current awareness service
Reference/referral Service
Digital library
Document Delivery Service
Borrowing Facility
CATEGORY
CHECKOUT LIMIT
LOAN PERIOD
Faculty Members
10
30 Days
Visiting Faculty
02
15 Days
Staff
02
15 Days
Students
04
15 Days
Borrowing Rules
Reference Books, Dissertation and Journals are not to be issued.
Borrowing period for particular material can shrink according to the demand.
Web OPAC is an Online Public Access Catalogue which allows library users avail the services of the library using Internet. Every library member gets the access of Web OPAC where he/she can check his/her circulation history, recommend new book titles to the library, create own reading list of favorite books etc.
National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a virtual repository of learning resources which is not just a repository with search/browse facilities but provides a host of services for the learner community. It is sponsored and mentored by Ministry of Education, Government of India, through its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT). Filtered and federated searching is employed to facilitate focused searching so that learners can find the right resource with least effort and in minimum time. NDLI provides user group-specific services such as Examination Preparatory for School and College students and job aspirants. Services for Researchers and general learners are also provided. NDLI is designed to hold content of any language and provides interface support for 10 most widely used Indian languages. It is built to provide support for all academic levels including researchers and life-long learners, all disciplines, all popular forms of access devices and differently-abled learners. It is designed to enable people to learn and prepare from best practices from all over the world and to facilitate researchers to perform inter-linked exploration from multiple sources. It is developed, operated and maintained from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
SWAYAM
SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is a programme initiated by Government of India and designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity and quality. The objective of this effort is to take the best teaching learning resources to all, including the most disadvantaged. SWAYAM seeks to bridge the digital divide for students who have hitherto remained untouched by the digital revolution and have not been able to join the mainstream of the knowledge economy.
SHODHGANGA
The Shodhganga@INFLIBNET is set-up using an open source digital repository software called DSpace developed by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in partnership between Hewlett- Packard (HP). The DSpace uses internationally recognized protocols and interoperability standards. Shodhganga provides a platform for research scholars to deposit their Ph.D. theses and make it available to the entire scholarly community in open access. The repository has the ability to capture, index, store, disseminate and preserve ETDs (Electronic Theses and Dissertations) submitted by the researchers.
NPTEL
The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) was initiated by seven Indian Institutes of Technology (Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Guwahati and Roorkee) along with the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 2003. Five core disciplines were identified, namely, civil engineering, computer science and engineering, electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering and mechanical engineering and 235 courses in web/video format were developed in this phase.
The main goal of NPTEL Phase II (2009-14) was to build on the engineering and core science courses launched previously in NPTEL Phase I. An additional 600 web and video courses were created in all major branches of engineering, physical sciences at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels and management courses at the postgraduate level. Several improvements such as indexing of all video and web courses and keyword search were implemented.
