Yes. IIMK-authorized users can access e-resources outside the campus through the LIC remote access portal (https://iimk.remotexs.in) using your Remotexs login credentials. For more details visit Remote Access Facility Page

You can search articles through the EBSCO Discovery Services search button on the homepage of the LIC portal.

You can access HBR articles (Vol.1 to present) through the Business Source Ultimate database. You can also search Harvard Business Review through the Publications Search button in the LIC Portal. 

Users can search the e-journals through the Publications Search button on the Home page of the LIC Portal 

LIC has access/subscription to several e-book collections. You can find the e-book collection details in the "E-books" menu on the right sidebar of the Resources A-Z List page on the LIC portal.

Users can read EBSCO/Proquest ebooks online directly from the LIC portal and search the ebooks through "EBSCO Discovery Service" search in the Home page.

To download/borrow the EBSCO/PROQUEST ebooks offline on your devices, users must first create an account with EBSCO/PROQUEST using their IIMK email and password. Then, they can download the ebooks offline using their login ID/Password and read them in the Adobe Digital Editions format.

The instructions/User Guides for ebook download are given on our library portal along with the resource description (E-resources >> E-resources A-Z List>> EBSCO Ebooks Academic Collection/PROQUEST Ebooks central).

You can find the Impact factor of a journal in Journal Citation Index (JCR)

You can find the citation details from SCOPUS & Web of Science Databases

Yes, we do. You can find the training details in the Events section of the LIC home page.

Please use the  registration link provided in the corresponding registration steps guide provided in the E-resources A-Z List page 

LIC has access/subscription to several Online Newspaper/Magazines portals. You can access them  from the "E-Newspaper/Magazines" menu of the right sidebar on the Resources A-Z List page of the LIC portal.

LIC subscribes to Emerald E-cases. You can also access some case studies from WARC, Proquest One Business, Disruptor, Sage Research Methods, etc. You can access these services from the "E-resources A to Z List" section.

Yes. Please check the "Research Support section" of the library Portal for more details.

Yes, there are several different methods currently available for searching the Library's catalogs over the Internet. The Nalanda- Library and Information Centre (LIC) Portal also provides access to and information about these search methods.

Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR-II) are be used for processing books.

LIC use the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) to organize the books in the library.

Newly processed books will be kept reserved for three days for the privilege of recommender. After three days other users will be able to borrow the books, if they are available in the library.

Users will be able to see the list of new arrivals readily available in the library digital catalogue (Webopac).

Technical section will intimate the arrival of new books to the recommender after completing the technical processing. LIC used to circulate monthly list of new arrival books in the first week of every month.

IIMK Library offers membership with and without borrowing privileges; Click here  to know more about the membership types available.

As per the approved policy, an external member can access electronic contents only inside the LIC; Databases are not allowed to use via external membership.

IIMK Alumni can get Library external membership by submitting a copy of the Alumni card IIMK along with the Application Form. Click here for further details.

Membership is not extensible to undergraduate and graduate students.

External membership will be valid from the fee paid date to the applicable period.

Yes. You can borrow back volumes of serials/ magazines from library as per the approved Circulation Policy.

Yes. Students can recommend serials through their Area Chair.  Other users can contact the librarian in this regard

No. You can have contact details of newspaper vendors from the concerned for personal subscription of newspapers.

PG students may borrow up to 15 books for 30 days.

PhD students may borrow up to 25 books for 60 days

The faculty members can borrow up to 50 books for 90 days.

The staff are entitled to borrow up to 25 books for 60 days.

Users can borrow three issues and magazines/journals for 14 days.

Fine on overdue items will be charged at Rs 2.00 per day per item for all users.

You can access Library Catalogue (Nalanda Catalogue) by using this link: http://libraryopac.iimk.ac.in/

You may contact the circulation desk or send an email to library@iimk.ac.in

Library & Information Centre (LIC) Opening Hours

You are permitted to bring personal books inside the Library, provided those are stamped and certified as your personal book by the Library security.

Reference titles will not be issued to any user. However, the Librarian may consider allowing selected titles to faculty members, researchers and other needy users from case to case.

Yes. You can click on  "Checkouts" link from the left side menu after logging into OPAC with IIMK email id and password.

You may suggest through Nalanda Catalogue (OPAC). For Step by step guide, click here.

You can also email  library@iimk.ac.in with the following details: Author, Title, Year/Ed. , Publisher, Cost.

 Or

You can download the indent form from Download Forms under services menu, fill it out and forward it to the library@iimk.ac.in for further action.

  Faculty, staff and students can recommend books for LIC.

Students can recommend books (Non-textbook) worth up to Rs. 1000/-

If a student wishes to recommend a book costing more than Rs. 1000/-, it should be routed through a faculty.

After following all due approval processes, the LIC will place an order and get the reading material ASAP.

It depends upon the availability of the books. It may take 10-15 days if the book is available with our registered vendors; otherwise, the average procurement time is 4-8 weeks for foreign, out-of-stock, print-on-demand titles.