School of Life sciences Mysuru : Library and Information Centre

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The School of Life Sciences, JSSAHER has a well-established library which plays an important role in the academic excellence of students.

Our library supports the research and teaching of all the undergraduate and postgraduate programs and provides information resources to faculties and students.

The library has adopted an open access system so as to facilitate readers to have easy access to the library resources.

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Resources and Databases

Resources and Databases

Databases

DynaMed is a clinical decision support system that provides clinicians with evidence-based information for quick answers at the point of care.

EBSCO Discovery Service is an all-inclusive search solution that makes in-depth research easy.

Alternative Medicine Collection is a full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness 

Dental Collection is the definitive full-text research database for dental practitioners and researchers.

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Offer clinicians and students unlimited, anytime access to essential medical e-books. This subscription collection features thousands of hand-selected e-books designed for use in clinical settings, biomedical libraries and academic-medical institutions.

Life Sciences Collection is a leading full-text database for environmental studies. It provides hundreds of top environment journals covering ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental policy, sustainability and other related subjects.

Hospital Administration Collection provides comprehensive journal content detailing all aspects of health care administration and other non-clinical aspects of health care institution management. It is an indispensable resource for both health care professionals and researchers.

Medical Collection is the largest full-text companion to the MEDLINE index, providing medical professionals and researchers unparalleled access to 2,500 active full-text journals, including numerous top biomedical publications.

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Physiotherapy Collection is the definitive database for sports and sports medicine research. Providing hundreds of full-text sports medicine journals, it is an essential tool for health professionals and researchers studying fitness, health and sports. 

EBSCO Pharmacy Collection: India is a discipline specific database created exclusively for the Indian market. The database features a comprehensive collection of international pharmacy related content with a focus on Indian and South East Asian publications.​​

The repository is a service of the JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research libraries. 

Discover relevant funding opportunities; Gain actionable insights on the funding landscape. 

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CBS Publisher's EduPort Global is an effort to ease learning through means of E-books, E-journals, databases, archives, assessment tools, teaching/learning tools compatible with phones, tablets, laptops etc.

Professional medical textbooks for the medical, dental, veterinary, nursing, and other health professional fields.

Scopus combines an expertly curated abstract and citation database with enriched data and linked scholarly literature across a wide variety of disciplines.

UpToDate offers a number of subscriptions and add-on products, allowing you to have the most up-to-date information and improve patient care.

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One of the largest and most authoritative collections of online journals, books, and research resources, covering life, health, social, and physical sciences.

Springer Nature advances discovery by publishing robust and insightful research, supporting the development of new areas of knowledge, making ideas and information accessible around the world.

Full Text Dentistry Journals Along With E-books & Videos

All products feature relevant, independently reviewed drug information to support safe medication decision making and help positively impact patient outcomes.

Databases4

AccessMedicine from McGraw-Hill Education is an online medical resource that provides a complete spectrum of authoritative, trusted, and up-to-date knowledge.

AccessPharmacy from McGraw-Hill Medical is designed to meet the changing demands of pharmacy education and practice today. 

AccessSurgery from McGraw-Hill Medical introduces a whole new dimension to surgical education and clinical practice.

BMJ is a weekly peer-reviewed medical journal, published by BMJ Group, which in turn is wholly-owned by the British Medical Association.

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EBSCO SmartImageBase

Collections of thousands of medical images, animations and illustrations, across all specialities.

OPAC

Currently available to Staff, Students & their Parents

JSSAHER School of Life Sciences

JSSAHER
School of Life Sciences, Mysuru
Library & Information Center

School of Life Sciences, Mysuru

School of Life Sciences, Mysuru was established in the year 2012 as a  JSS AHER department with the blessings of His Holiness Shri Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji, Chancellor, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru. The Department is currently offering BSc, MSc, PhD & Diploma courses.

School of Life Sciences, Mysuru established its library in the year 2012 .It started its function with a vision to serve the information needs of its users. The library is located in the Old Heritage Building spacious with a total seating capacity of 60 users. The library has a collection of more than three thousand books and subscribes to various journals, magazines, newspapers and e-resources related to Life Sciences and other subjects. Collaborative services provide library members access to the rich collection of about 65 thousand titles, 2000 journals and 19 online databases.


Objective: The main aim of the library is to serve the information needs of the faculty, students of the institute and visitors. The library aims to develop a comprehensive collection and hold the resources in an organized manner to fulfill the needs of the users.


Library Automation: Our Library is partially automated as it runs on Koha Library Management Software version: 22.05.07.000

1. Library Hours:

Monday-Friday 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM
Saturday 10.00 AM to 1.30 PM

Library Collections:

Books

3000

Titles

1525

Donated Books

40

Journals

07

Newspapers

05

Project Reports

250

2. RULES AND REGULATIONS

  • Entry to the Library is strictly on producing of Identity Card.
  • The library is open on all working days from 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM and Saturday 10.00 AM to 1.30 PM
  • Students are allowed to borrow 3 books at a time.
  • A student is given 03 books for 07 days and for teaching staff 05 books for 30 days the borrowed books.
  • No book will further be issued to any student unless he returns the previous one.
  • Sub-lending of books is strictly prohibited.                                                             
  • Any damage done to the books in the custody of the borrower will have to be paid for; if the book is lost the cost of the same must be paid by the borrower.
  • Strict silence should be maintained in the Library.
  • Student’s bags & personal belongings should be kept on the property counter outside the library.
  • Discussion, Murmuring & using mobile phones are strictly prohibited in the Library.
  • The Librarian is authorized to withdraw the library facilities, if the rules are not adhered to.

3. LIBRARY SERVICES

  • Circulation / Lending Service: All books are barcoded & RFID tagged, and issue and return of books are electronically maintained with the help of Koha version:22.05.07.000. Each student is eligible to borrow 03 books and each staff 05 books at a time. 
  • Open Access Facility: The library is practicing an open access facility with Dewey decimal classification with a bar code and RFID tag system.  Users can opt for any books of their choice. 
  • Reference: The library has huge reference collections like Encyclopedia, Dictionaries, Year Books, Biographies, Handbooks, General Studies, Competitive Study books etc. in the reference section. 
  • Online catalogue: Through OPAC one can access the availability of library books, and journals by author, title, subject, publisher, and accession number. 
  • Web OPAC: http://library.jssuni.edu.in/
  • New Arrivals: The new arrival books are displayed in the new arrival rack.
  • Learning Resource Center: The users of the library can make use of learning resource centre which has 05 computers for access to e-resources.
  • Current Awareness Service: Important local and National news papers are clipped, and maintained. The library notice board is updated on a daily basis with current information:
  • User Education: Annual Library Orientation program for new users and special Sessions on online access to journals, articles, and informative sites are organized.
  •  Inter Library Loan: Library has inter-library loan facility through which the users can access all facilities from our sister institutions.

SLSM Subscribed Print- List of Journals-2023-2024

SLSM Subscribed Print- List of Journals-2023-2024
Sl.No Title Publisher Type
1 Defence Life Science Journal DESIDOC National
2

Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics

NIScPR National
3 Indian Journal of Medical Research ICMR National
4 Indian Journal of Nanotechnology & Applications GBS Publishers and Distributors National
5 JP Journal of Biostatistics Pushpa Publishing House National
6 The Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging Thieme Medical Publishers, India National

4. E-RESOURCE

  • The library has a collection of more than three thousand books and subscribes  various journals, magazines, newspapers and e-resources related to Management and other subjects. Collaborative services provide library members access to the rich collection of about 65 thousand titles, 2000 journals and 18 online databases.

5.  JSSAHER SUBSCRIBED DATABASES
 

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e-resources

Link

1

Access Medicine

https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/

2

Access Pharmacy

https://accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/

3

Access Surgery

https://accesssurgery.mhmedical.com//

4

Bentham Pharmacy Journals (JSSCPM)

https://benthamscience.com/

5

CBS e-books

https://eduport-global.com

6

ClinicalKey

https://www.clinicalkey.in/

7

DELNET

https://delnet.in/index.html

8

DVL Dental online Journals

https://dvldental.com/Account/Login

9

EBSCO Pharmacy Collection

https://search.ebscohost.com/

10

Science Direct

https://www.sciencedirect.com/

11

Science Direct

https://www.sciencedirect.com/

12

Lexicomp Drug Information

http://online.lexi.com/lco/action/home

13

New Age International

https://digital.elib4u.com/home

14

Micromedex

https://www.merative.com/clinical-decision-support?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=other&utm_campaign=domain-redirect

15

SciFinder (CAS)

https://sso.cas.org/

16

SciVal

https://www.scival.com/home?dgcid=ScopusHeader

17

Up to date

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search

18

Scopus

https://www.scopus.com/home.uri

18

Web of Science

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/basic-search

Contact Details

Mr.Manu Kuamr K M. MLISc, K-SET.
Librarian | School of Life Science, Mysuru
JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (Deemed-to-be-University) 
S S Nagara, Mysuru, Karnataka, India. 570 015

Email: kmmanu@jssuni.edu.in 

School of Life Sciences, Mysuru - Location

School of Life Sciences, Mysuru - Location

Hours of Operation

Sunday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Monday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm


Note:
1. The libraries are closed on General holidays / work for limited hours.
2. The hours are extended during examinations.