OIST Library
The Oyam Institute of Sciences and Technology Library is the heart for information services in the Institute and serves as a major learning and resource centre. It is a creative and innovative companion in supporting the lecturing, tutoring, teaching, learning, scholarship and research activities of the Institute. With the fast growing collection, both in digital and print forms using the state-of-the-art facilities, the OIST library is contributing at an higher extent to provide a world class academic learning platform for the Institute.
Vision of OIST Library
To be the heart of the Institute Information service for the best scholarly and educational resources.
Mission of OIST Library
To provide scholarly information resources to the campus community, by Working with faculty and students in the discovery, use and management of Information that supports their research, teaching and learning digitally enabled and adopting to latest technology and cultivate continuously by setting new benchmarks.
Objectives of OIST Library
Training and development for the staff and Students and offer Intellectual and physical environment:
– To identify the information needs of the user community
– To provide access to the learning resources
– To provide access to the library resources through web pages and online resources.
Access to OIST Library for Students with Special Needs
The Oyam Institute of Sciences and Technology does not discriminate students with disabilities and ensures that they have equal access to Library resources. The students with disabilities are provided extra care and support to access the Library facilities. They are provided with remote access, extended reserve period and are given late fine waiver. Books and other e content are sent by mail to these students. The library provides volunteer readers for the visually impaired students and Sign Language Interpreters’ for Hearing impaired students. Visually impaired students can access the library with the help of JAWS software installed in all the systems in the digital library.
OIST Library Facilities
– The Library remains open from 8.00 A.M. to 10.00 P.M. on all working days, for all the students
– Library opens for the students till late evenings every day. Dedicated presentation hall and reading lounges are other supporting facilities in the Library.
– Advanced search facilities, Wi-Fi, e-learning facilities, magazines, thesis, print journals, back volumes, autobiographies, rare and distinct collection of books, newspaper back volumes enhances the learning potential of a student.
– Advisory bureau for higher studies. This division has the books from fiction to biographies; career building to self – help; booklets, brochures, essays, magazines, manuals, dictionaries, encyclopedias and motivational titles of the most diverse collection.
– An exhaustive collection of educative CDs are archived to support the student in improving communication skills. Foreign Language Coaching, training for competitive examinations are given by this window of higher studies.
– Preparation to competitive examinations like GATE, IES, TOEFL, GMAT and IELTS becomes easy with the abundant material available in this section.
– Extended learning opportunities includes Studying abroad, Skill development, Volunteering, Internships, Participatory Learning and Placements.