Welcome to the Heart of RMDCARS
The Swami Vivekanand Digital Library is a fully automated, state-of-the-art facility situated adjacent to the main college building. It is the primary learning resource center for UG, PG students, Ph.D. scholars, and agricultural scientists.
Affiliated centrally with the prestigious Nehru Library of IGKV, Raipur (recognized as the Regional Library of Central India by ICAR), our library provides seamless remote access to international databases, e-journals, and thesis repositories to foster high-quality research in hill agriculture and crop sciences.
Mon - Sat
10:00 AM – 05:30 PMHigh-Speed Wi-Fi
Free Campus Access
Major Sections of Library
1. Reference & Text Book Section
Houses core agricultural books, competitive exam guides (JRF/SRF/PAT), encyclopedias, and dictionaries. Books here are strictly for reading inside the library premises.
2. Periodical & Magazine Section
Displays latest daily newspapers (Hindi & English), monthly agricultural magazines (Krishi Darshan, Kurukshetra), and printed journals.
3. Digital Library Lab
Equipped with 8 high-speed computers. Students use this section for OPAC search, filling online scholarship forms, and browsing ICAR databases.
Services Offered
Circulation Service
Smooth issue and return of textbooks via automated barcode/RFID system.
SC/ST Book Bank
Special provision to issue extra books for the entire semester to SC/ST students.
Reprography Service
In-house photocopy and printing facility available at nominal student rates.
CAS & SDI
Current Awareness Services notifying students about new arrivals and job alerts.
IGKV & ICAR e-Resources
Providing seamless remote access to national and international agricultural databases to support high-quality research and education.
CeRA (ICAR)
Member of the Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture, providing 24x7 online access to over 3,500+ national and international agricultural e-journals.
Krishikosh
Direct access to the National Agricultural Research System (NARS) repository offering digitized thesis, dissertations, and project reports.
OPAC System
Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) enables students to easily search, reserve, and locate physical books available across the entire IGKV library network.
J-Gate & CABI
Subscription to CABI e-Books, Taylor & Francis, Wiley, J-Gate Agriculture, and IndiaStat Socio-Economic Database for deeper research insights.
Library Rules & Regulations
- UG Students: Maximum 2 books for 14 days.
- PG Students: Maximum 3 books for 14 days.
- Faculty Members: Maximum 5 books for 30 days.