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The central library of Katihar Medical College is located on the first floor of the college building. The library uses the second edition of Anglo-American Cataloguing Roles (AACR2) is used as a cataloging code.
The central library has three reading rooms for undergraduate students, one reading room for postgraduate students, and one reading room for staff.
The central library is equipped with internet, T.V., V.C.R, microfilm reading, printing, scanning, and photocopy facilities.
The central library has a total of physical 17,664 books, including 14,403 textbooks and 3,261 reference books. The latest edition of the books are purchased consistently.
The number of physical Indian journals and foreign journals subscribed annually is 42 each. All journals from January 2005 are kept in archives wherein the number of Indian journals is 2,185 and the number of foreign journals is 5,995.
Many departments have their own library located within the departments.
The number of books and journals available for different subjects are as below:
Subjects | Central library | Departmental library |
---|---|---|
Anaesthesiology |
Books: 475 Journals Indian: 120 Foreign: 295 |
Books:172 |
Anatomy |
Books: 2085 Journals Indian: 40 Foreign: 229 |
Books:200 |
Biochemistry |
Books: 878 Journals Indian: 150 Foreign: 124 |
Books:239 |
Community Medicine |
Books: 769 Journals Indian: 175 Foreign: 215 |
Books:270 |
Dermatology and STD |
Books: 418 Journals Indian: 125 Foreign: 270 |
Books:170 |
Forensic Medicine and Toxicology |
Books: 281 Journals Indian: 55 Foreign: 55 |
Books:125 |
General Medicine |
Books: 2450 Journals Indian: 555 Foreign: 1485 |
Books:288 |
General Surgery |
Books: 1279 Journals Indian: 105 Foreign: 300 |
Books:235 |
Microbiology |
Books: 867 Journals Indian: 35 Foreign: 105 |
Books:230 |
Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Books: 1015 Journals Indian: 54 Foreign: 325 |
Books:206 |
Ophthalmology |
Books: 657 Journals Indian: 95 Foreign: 150 |
Books:132 |
Orthopaedics |
Books: 579 Journals Indian: 84 Foreign: 270 |
Books:195 |
Orthopaedics |
Books: 579 Journals Indian: 84 Foreign: 270 |
Books:195 |
Otorhinolaryngology |
Books: 452 Journals Indian: 35 Foreign: 155 |
Books:158 |
Paediatrics |
Books: 2085 Journals Indian: 295 Foreign: 250 |
Books:239 |
Pathology |
Books: 1016 Journals Indian: 30 Foreign: 400 |
Books:206 |
Pediatrics |
Books: 812 Journals Indian: 65 Foreign: 410 |
Books:190 |
Pharmacology |
Books: 750 Journals Indian: 65 Foreign: 410 |
Books:216 |
Physiology |
Books: 859 Journals Indian: 47 Foreign: 142 |
Books:211 |
Psychiatry |
Books: 427 Journals Indian: 55 Foreign: 175 |
Books:42 |
Radio-Diagnosis |
Books: 417 Journals Indian: 35 Foreign: 205 |
Books:158 |
Tuberculosis & Chest diseases |
Books: 188 Journals Indian: 30 Foreign: 110 |
Books:130 |
WHO |
Books: 325 Journals Indian: 0 Foreign: 0 |
Books:0 |