Library

The Libraries of the School of Planning Architecture, New Delhi are well-stocked in both the Planning and Architecture campuses. Together these libraries are arguably one of the richest storehouses of books and documents in the fields of planning and architecture in the entire Asian region. The library is equipped with computer and electronic facilities to support teaching, learning and research activities of the School. The Library has subscription to 81 print and e-journals and databases such as JSTOR with access to more than 2065 archived e-journals and India stat. Other e-resources are also available online. Off-campus remote access facility has been provided to access electronic resources from anywhere at any time. Library Online Public Access Catalogues (OPAC) facility is available for browsing and searching the databases of books, thesis/dissertation reports, and new additions by the users. The Web-OPAC is available on intranet and can be searched from anywhere within the School campus.

The Library is a member of the Developing Library Network (DELNET). This has given the facility of access to union catalogue of 6839 member libraries and other online resources.The library brings out a monthly list of new additions, contents of current periodicals and relevant information from the newspaper dailies and is being made available electronically to the members. The library is headed by Mr. Narendra Singh Dhami, Library and Information Officer.