The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.

– ALBERT EINSTEIN

APJ Abdul Kalam Library

Situated in the very center of our vibrant campus, the college library of Shivalik College, Dehradun, provides our students with a dedicated, quiet space for focused studying. The library, here at Shivalik College, serves the following two purposes:


1. Supporting the academic curriculum of the course.

2. Facilitating research opportunities for both students and staff members.


Our library is a resource full of academic journals, textbooks, databases, and other materials like encyclopedias, dictionaries, yearbooks, & handbooks, ensuring the students get a leading edge in their academics. Our library blends modern technology, providing students access to various resources like digital databases, academic journals, and online catalogs.

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We have the extensive collection of books available in our library as listed below:

Category Titles Volumes
Total B.Tech 3652 34720
Agriculture 344 5407
Mgt UG 147 512
Mgt PG 126 602
B.ed. 647 4175
Pharmacy 831 4250
Total 5747 49666
Project Report B.Tech. 961 1013
Project Report Agriculture 258 260
Project Report MGT 139 139
Project Report COP 49 49
Total Project Report 1407 1461
Total Journals 22
Total Journal/Magazines 44
Total 66

Library Resources at Your Fingertips


Circulation Service

The circulation service in our library includes lending, returning, and renewing study materials. Students and faculty members can borrow books and other materials from the library, coordinating with the librarians. To ensure the library resources are accessible to all, students can lend books for 15 days, while faculty members can issue the materials for 30 days. If needed for a longer period, students can renew their book issuance.


Reference Service

The reference service helps library users find information and resources available at the library. Our library has two distinctive services that ensure a seamless experience for students.CAS (Current Awareness Service) helps students and staff members stay updated on the latest acquisitions, contents, and news added to the library collection.CDS (Computerised Documentation Service) helps manage the storage and retrieval of library resources.


Study Book Service

Our library provides an open access to the students, offering free and immediate availability of various academic resources. Using our study book services, students gain access to thousands of books, journals, and publications, to get a better understanding of their curriculum.In addition to academic materials, the students also get access to general knowledge and current affairs with the availability of newspapers (both physical and digital prints).


Reprography Service

The reprography services available to the students help them get access to resources from our library materials, including books, journals, and articles. This helps students with their research, study, and information dissemination, enhancing the study materials available in our library. It is important to note that there is a limit to the copies students can get using our reprographic services to manage the resources and grant fair access for all users.


Multimedia Resource Service

The library features a multimedia resource service with digital libraries to help students enhance their learning experience.
Our collection of multimedia resources includes e-books and e-newspapers.
In addition, we provide our students with access to various databases and partnerships with e-library platforms like
Refread, NDLI, DELNET, and e-UTU.The ultimate goal of the multimedia resource service is to make students’ learning easier and more convenient.


Online Databases

Another key highlight of our resource center is the availability and accessibility of various databases to the students and faculty members. With online databases like OPAC, EPW, and DELNET, we guarantee the scholars have access to a vast searchable collection of information.The online databases offer study materials including scholarly articles, research data, and other reliable sources.

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Membership

All students, faculty members, and staff of the institute are members of the library.

Institutional Membership

J-Gate (For All Students/Faculty Members)
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DELNET Membership (For All Students/Faculty Members)
Membership No.: IM-6874
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NDLI Membership No. INUKNC3YW4NYM2K
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EPW Research Foundation Database (Times Series)
Subscription No.: 17192

New Books Arrivals in Central Library:
SCE
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Library Staff Strength in SCE

Connecting You to a World of Knowledge: Memberships of Our Library

The library of Shivalik College, Dehradun, has memberships with other resources, including digital libraries (e.g., e-UTU and RefRead) and databases (e.g., PAC, EPW, and DELNET), to provide unlimited access to study materials and maximise the resource base. This helps users expand their resources for specialised areas and provides availability data for collections not directly available in our library.


We have membership with the following:

Libraries Professionals Others Total
Central Library 02 01 03
Pharmacy 01 00 01
Total Staff 03 01 04

Library Networks Membership