Centre for Digital Library

Centre for Digital Library is located at TRAC building F-Block, the centre provides consulting, instruction, and technical support to faculty, staff, students, and library patron for all aspects of digital scholarship—from teaching and training to research, dissemination, and beyond.

The core services include:

Digital Resource Management

  • Acquisition, licensing, and subscription of e-resources (e-books, e-journals, databases).
  • Managing institutional repositories and digital archives (e.g. CD, DVDs, Video Lectures).
  • Digitization of print materials for preservation and access.

Infrastructure and Systems

  • Managing Integrated Library Systems (ILS) and Digital Library software (like DSpace, Koha)
  • Ensuring secure and reliable access to digital content through authentication systems (e.g., Knimbus RemoteXs).

User Services and Access

  • Facilitating 24/7 access to digital content for students, faculty, and researchers.
  • Providing training and support for using digital resources.
  • Developing user guides, tutorials, and helpdesk services.

Research Support

  • Hosting and managing institutional repositories for theses, dissertations, and faculty publications.
  • Assisting researchers with data management, open access publishing, and copyright guidance.
  • Plagiarism and free-to-use digital tools and software

Digital Literacy and Outreach

  • Organizing workshops, seminars, and training on digital literacy, information retrieval, and research tools.
  • Promoting digital collections and services via university platforms. Inviting speakers series, book club etc.

Monitoring and Evaluation

  • Tracking usage statistics and analyzing user feedback for service improvement.
  • Conducting periodic audits of digital content and systems.

Location:

We are located at the Room No. 605, Sixth floor of FOET Library@F-Block. For researchers working on projects in the Centre, it is open and available whenever the FOET Library is open.

Get in Touch:

Make an appointment with the head of the centre or Email us to bharat.chaudhari[at]spm.pdpu.ac.in . We will make sure it gets to the right support.