MSAP - Services

Services


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Reference Service: Reference service is a personal aid provided to the user by the library staff in interpreting library collections for study and research. The library staff assists the user to locate needed information from the available information resources. On the basis of the collection, the library provides a reference service to its users

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Current Awareness Service: Currently, the library offers the following current awareness services to the users. • Display of new additions in the library • Publishing of “new acquisition” in library microsite

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Circulation: The books are issued to Undergraduate students, postgraduate students, research scholars and faculty members. Bound/unbound journals, audio-visual materials and CDs are for in-house use only

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OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue): Users can search all the print resources (books, journals, back volumes of journals, WHO publications, etc.) of the Health Sciences Library and other libraries of MAHE through Library’s online catalogue – the OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue).

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Open Athens (SSO-Single Sign-on) - Remote Access to Subscribed e-Resources: Access to the subscribed e-resources of MSAP Library, remotely is available to all the users (students, researchers, and faculty members) of MSAP   MAHE at the Manipal campus through Open Athens account. OpenAthens account is configured with the users’ Office 365 Outlook email account (manipal.edu/learner.manipal.edu). The eligible/authorized users’ authentication has been done through Office 365 (manipal.edu/ learner.manipal.edu) via OpenAthens.

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Inter-Library Loan/Document Delivery: The library helps to obtain photocopies of the references from other library sources. Further, the library augments its collection by acquiring reading materials not available for the use of its faculty members, research scholars, and postgraduate students from several outside sources on an inter-library loan basis.