Welcome to Chitkara
University Tagore Library

Welcome to Tagore Library. The library is the backbone of academic and research activities of the university and has been catering to the information needs of the faculty, staff members and students. The Tagore Library is Central library of Chitkara University and fostering knowledge through three branch libraries, these are Nursing Library, Pharmacy Library and Hospitality Management Library. The Tagore Library is housed in the three-floored building. The first floor is devoted to a Reading hall which is kept open 9.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m., this floor is also having Reference Section, Circulation Section and Reading Room. The second floor is holding Stack area, Periodicals and Digital Information section along with the return counter. Dedicated reading hall is housed on the third floor.

The Library is well equipped with modem facilities and resources (print and electronic) in the forms of CDROMs, DVD-ROM, online databases, micro-documents, video cassettes, books, journals, patents, standards, theses, reports, etc. It has also developed a full-fledged Digital Library equipped with necessary modem equipment in order to provide various digital mode Library services. Digital Library section of the Tagore Library has developed an institutional digital repository using open source software DSpace, which preserve the institute's intellectual output for campus-wide access and digital preservation for the posterity.

The University Libraries offer a wide range of materials in a variety of formats—from traditional books and serials to films, and multimedia and networked information from around the world. Highly skilled staff assists students to use the local collections and find information on specific topics. Our libraries are a learning space where students are inspired to explore research and create. Our libraries are not only the places to think but also an informal work area where students gather to collaborate. The Tagore library strongly believes in Academic integrity.

Library’s resources and services are fully automated using Koha: An Integrated Library Systems. Presently Library is having more than 32000 documents and subscribing more than 100 periodicals. It is centrally air-conditioned, Wi-Fi and with a sitting capacity of 300 readers. Library subscribes IEEE, Knowledge-Hub, J-gate & DELNET databases. The library is kept open 9:00 am to 09:00 pm on weekdays.