Books section

The collection of books is for use within the library only. It consists of textbooks, reference books, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, old question papers, lab manuals, syllabus, handouts, industrial training reports, theses, books on law education, psychology, philosophy etc.

Periodicals section

The collection of scientific journals, both print and online and a back-volume collection in print is for use within the library only.

Book Borrowing

• The collection of books is for borrowing out of the library for a specified time.
• The collection contains all the textbooks and important reference books.
• It also has a collection of books on fiction, biographies, etc both in English and in Kannada.

Books from the reference section, which are not available in the lending section may be borrowed one hour prior to the closing time of the library every day and they should be returned within one hour of opening the library the next working day. This service is only for postgraduate students. Please note that reference sources like dictionaries, encyclopaedias, monographs, and rare/expensive books are not lent out under this service.

This section has a collection of newspapers/magazines for use within the library. It has general collection of books both in English and Kannada which can be borrowed out of the library

• Reprography facilities namely photocopying and scanning is available for the members of the library
• Only those materials that are not lent out of the library can be photocopied.

This service is provided on request. The information sources of the libraries of all the constituent colleges/Departments of JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research can be accessed. For further details contact the Librarian of your respective institution/department.

The library lends books for economically backward students for the whole academic year. For details contact your respective Librarian.

• Literature search
• Guidance in writing references
• Language editing (Thesis/articles)