KIU Library offers open access to its users. In open access, books, journals, and other reading material are kept open on shelves as this university library is basically research oriented. This allows direct access of readers to academic sources without any barrier.
Reference and Information Services
Reference and Information services provided by Central Library aims to assist the users in the most effective use of the invaluable information about resources available in Reference Section of library situated at the front of the circulation desk. This section holds precious reference tools including encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographical dictionaries, yearbooks, research reports, guides, maps, etc. It provides reference service to fulfill the information needs of the faculty members, students, and researchers. The reference material can only be utilized inside the library premises and cannot be borrowed.
Assistance in the use of library
The library staff helps students to become effective and independent learners, assisting in locating / searching of such as acquisition, technical section (classification & cataloging), reference section and library automation/ computer section are basically working behind the screen. General book collection including the oriental collection of the library is available to all categories of members for borrowing. Other library collections including reference, reserve and special collections are too available for study, browsing, and consultation. However, these are to be consulted within the library premises only as these are non-lendable collections.
library material. Special orientations sessions are organized for readers on using the library catalog and searching materials through OPAC etc.
