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Central Library

Central Library of the Institute shifted to its present building from the drawing hall
‘D3’ in the year 1990, a centrally located three storey building easily accessible
from the academic area and hostels. Spread over a carpet area of 1540 sq feet, it
functions as an important node of knowledge accumulation and dissemination. It
also serves as an interface with publishers and book sellers. It houses more than 1
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar
lakh books, standards and journals from different areas of science, engineering &
technology and management physically, besides online access of latest standards,
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journals and books. Annual book exhibition organized by the central library brings
together faculty members, students, staff and publishers under one roof and
help the faculty and students to update themselves about the latest academic
publications and placing orders to expand the library collection.

One Best Book is equal to Hundred Good Friends,
But One Good Friend is equal to a Library. - Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam