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    Libraries@PRL

    PRL Library and Information Services started taking its shape, as a functional organ of PRL, in 1948. The department witnessed seven decades of R&D, teaching and training, and has become a knowledge base utilizing thousands of scholarly documents like research papers, reports, theses & dissertations.
    Main Campus Library
    Main Campus Library
    Thaltej Campus Library
    Thaltej Campus Library
    USO Campus Library
    USO Campus Library
    Libraries of PRL are as diverse as the campuses located at Navrangpura and Thaltej in Ahmedabad, and Udaipur in Rajasthan. The Libraries are essential partners in the creative exploration, intellectual growth, and scholarly pursuits of PRL. They provide expert information services, using the modern Information Communication Technology (ICT) tools that invariably aid to the cycle of research, teaching, and learning at PRL.

    Library Services

    OPAC Service

    All the library catalogues (at Main, Thaltej & Udaipur campuses) of books, journals, CDs, DVDs and theses are offered though online catalogue search interface - Web-OPAC of Koha software.

    E-Books

    PRL Library offers access to e-books through two sources
    1) PRL Subscription : E-books that the PRL library subscribes
    2) Antariksh Gyaan Consortium : A consortium-based access to e-books

    Access to E-Journals

    PRL Library provides access to following e-journals and databases
    1) One Nation One Subscription
    2) PRL Subscription
    3) Antariksh Gyaan

    ILL / DDS Service


    Inter Library Loan (ILL) & Document Delivery Services (DDS) are important services of the Library to provide scholarly literature required by the users, on loan basis from the other libraries of the country.

    Institutional Repository

    Institutional intellectual materials such as theses , technical reports and research articles, etc. are electronically archived and made accessible to scientists and scholars to speed up their scientific work.

    Research Support


    PRL Library provides specialized research support services of 1)Similarity Check - iThenticate 2)Grammar Check - Grammarly, 3)Research Impact Measurement 4)AI/ML Tools for Research Support

    Remote Access Service

    Library provides off-campus access of e-resources like databases, e-journals, e-books, and other electronic information resources through through Antariksh Gyaan (ISRO Library Consortium) LSRemote.

    Circulation Service

    Services at the Circulation Desk include primarily check-in, check-out and renewal of lending type library materials (e.g. books, journals and DVDs) to the registered users.

    CAS/SDI Service


    The Current Awareness Service (CAS) / Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) alerts the scholars, researchers, and scientists about the recently published literature in their fields of specialization

    Print / Copy / Scan


    The library provides photocopy, scanning and printing facilities for official and scholarly needs. These services are provided in adherence to the copyright law.

    Books - Project Fund


    Library helps to procure books to researcher through their project fund. Library also assists to procure books for personal use of PRL staff.

    Digital Notice Board (DNB)


    The PRL Library uses Digital Notice Boards (DNB) to disseminate information related to recent activities of Library and PRL, to the staff members and vistors.