Electronic Resources consist of contents that are stored and displayed digitally and accessed through computers and other electronic devices. These resources are mostly referred to as online/offline databases, digital content or media. The main aim to procure electronic resources is to facilitate their access to users regardless of physical location and time.
Nirma University Libraries procure a variety of electronic resources like, online journals, online databases, offline databases, e-books, CDs, DVDs, VCDs, etc. Some electronic resources are accessible only within the campus and some are off-campus through remote login facility.
Nirma University Libraries subscribe many online journals on different subjects. The user can access all online journals 24×7 within and off-campus (through remote access).
| Name of Online Journal’s Packages | Resources Available in Package | Subject Coverage | Back-files | Simultaneous Access | Other Information |
| EBSCO Art & Architecture | 370 full-text journals |
Art & Architecture | 1937 onward | Unlimited | Title List Tutorial1&2 |
| SAGE Journals Collection | 43 Journals | Urban Studies and Planning | – | Multi-user | Browse List |
| Journal of Architecture (Online) | Taylor & Francis : Single Journal Access | Architecture | – | Unlimited | |
| Communication Studies (Online) | Taylor & Francis : Single Journal Access | Design | – | Unlimited | |
| Design Issues (Online) | MIT Press Direct : Single Journal Access | Design | – | Unlimited | |
| Ergonomic in Design (Online) | Sage Publication : Single Journal Access | Design | – | Unlimited | |
| Journal of Design History (Online) | Oxford Academic : Single Journal Access | Design | – | Unlimited | |
| Journal of Design, Business and Society (Online) | Intellect: Single Journal Access | Design | – | Unlimited | |
| ASCE Online Library | 30 journals, transactions, magazines | Civil Engineering | 1995 onward | Unlimited | Title |
| EBSCO’s Business Source Ultimate | 5,262 active full-text journals and magazines
2,750 active full-text peer-reviewed journals 974 active full-text peer-reviewed journals with no embargo 896 active full-text journals indexed in Web of Science or Scopus |
Architecture & Planning | Unlimited | Title | |
| JSTOR: An Archival database
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2073 journals, an archival database the recently published issues (3-5 yrs) are not available | Social Sciences | – | Unlimited | Title Tutorial |
| Name of Online Journals | Subject Coverage | Publisher | Access Period | Simultaneous Access |
| Journal of Architecture | Architecture | Taylor & Francis | 1997 – 2021 | Multi-user |
| Communication Studies | Design | Taylor & Francis | 1997 – 2021 | Multi-user |
| Design Issues | Design | MIT Press | 2021 | Multi-user |
| Ergonomic in Design | Design | Sage | 1999 – 2021 | Multi-user |
| Journal of Design History | Design | Oxford University Press | 1996 – 2021 | Multi-user |
| Journal of Design, Business and Society | Design | Ingenta | 2015 – 2018, 2021 | Multi-user |
| Name |
Resources Available in Package | Package Coverage | Simultaneous Access |
| Library Press Display | PressReader was originally NewspaperDirect, founded in 1999 by Alexander Kroogman, Anatoly Karachinsky and Esther Dyson.
NewspaperDirect sought to give travelers access to their hometown newspaper, by allowing copies of current issues to be printed anywhere in the world. |
Newspapers – Magazines | IP authenticated and multi-user access |
Online Database is a database which is accessible via Internet. Nirma University Libraries subscribe many online databases on different subjects. The user can access all online databases 24×7 within and off-campus (through remote access).
| Name of OnlineDatabase’s Packages | Resources Available in Package | Subject Coverage | Simultaneous Access |
| SCOPUS
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SCOPUS is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Scopus features tools that allow researchers to efficiently track, analyze and visualize research easily and at the level of detail they choose. Scopus offers researchers a quick, easy and comprehensive resource to support their research needs in the scientific, technical, medical and social sciences fields and in the arts and Humanities also. | Scientific, Technical, Medical, Social Sciences & Arts and Humanities | IP authenticated and multi-user access |
| The Charles Correa Archive | The collection covers Over 15,000 drawings, photos, articles, and essays have been interlinked in a specially created digital program. These digitized archives are advantageous to students, professionals, and faculty who would like to refer to Correa’s work for their academic assignments and architectural research. |
Architectural drawings, photos, articles, and essays | Through Dedicated Library System For more details: Contact to IAP Library |
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South Asia Archive
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The South Asia Archive provides online access to millions of pages of rare primary and secondary sources from across the social sciences and humanities. South Asia Archive contains more than 4.5 million pages spanning the period of 18th and mid-20th century from documents across the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Burma, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Publication date 1700 to 1953. | Social Sciences and Humanities, Management | Multi-user |
Nirma University Libraries subscribe the following e-Book packages (1336 e-books). The user can access all e-books 24×7 within and off-campus (through remote access).
| Name |
Resources Available in Package | Subject Coverage | Simultaneous Access |
| EBSCO Art & Architecture | 220 e-books | Art & Architecture | Unlimited Title List |
| JSTOR Academic ebooks | 58,832 e-books | Mainly subject covered: Science and Technology, Architecture and Art, Law, Criminology Etc., Business Management, LIS, Sociology, Multi Discipline. | Multi-user Title List |
| Kluwer Arbitration Law | 373 e-books | Law | IP authenticated and multi-user access |
| Kluwer Competition Law | 126 e-books | Law | IP authenticated and multi-user access |
| Springer e-books collection | 617 e-books 2005 2006 2007 |
Institute of Management Library has purchased e-Books of Springer e-Books Collection. (Business and Economics e-Books Package) | IP authenticated and multi-user access
List of Books: |
NPTEL stands for National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. This is an initiative by seven Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc) for creating course contents in engineering and sciences. Contents for these video courses are based on the model curriculum suggested by AICTE and the syllabi of major affiliating Universities of India.
The main objective of NPTEL program is to enhance the quality of engineering education in the country by developing curriculum based video and web courses. This is being carried out by seven IITs and IISc Bangalore as a collaborative project. Five major engineering disciplines have been covered in this project so far at the undergraduate (B.E./B.Tech) level. In addition, a number of core curriculum courses common to all engineering programmes such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, management, electronics, language etc. have also been included.
800 Video courses and 300 Web courses available for access. Students and Faculty members of the Nirma University can watch these video courses within the campus to enhance their subject knowledge.
Institute of Architecture Library collects / procures a variety of electronic media likes CDs, DVDs, and VCDs.
Videos Archives
| Institute of Architecture Inaugural Function August 01, 2014 |
| KALP-2015 |