Archive · 15 Sep 2026
IIM Jammu’s Nalanda Library Becomes City’s First Smart Library
IIM Jammu has created a smart library called the Nalanda Library.
It combines regular books with many online learning materials.
Students can use the library’s digital resources from campus, hostels, or while away for academic activities.
The library has a website where students can find resources and reserve rooms.
It uses computer systems and RFID technology to manage books and other materials.
Students can access about 2.5 lakh e-books and more than 23,000 e-journals.
The library also provides information through more than 56 databases.
A special Bloomberg Finance Lab helps students study business and finance.
Even though most resources are digital, students continue to use printed books.
The Nalanda Library at IIM Jammu has emerged as the city’s first smart library.
The facility combines physical collections, digital services, RFID technology, and flexible learning spaces.
Students can access resources remotely through a web portal and reserve discussion rooms and creative spaces.
The library offers approximately 2.5 lakh e-books, more than 23,000 e-journals, and subscriptions to over 56 databases.
Its resources include a 12-terminal Bloomberg Finance Lab, while about 88 to 90 per cent of the collection is available electronically.
- Who
- The Nalanda Library at the Indian Institute of Management Jammu, serving the institute’s students and researchers.
- What
- It has emerged as the city’s first smart library, combining physical resources, digital collections, technology systems, and flexible spaces.
- When
- The articles do not specify when the library became operational or was recognized as a smart library.
- Where
- The Indian Institute of Management Jammu campus.
- Why
- It was designed to encourage library use while making academic resources easier to access, discover, and manage.
- Institution
- Indian Institute of Management Jammu
- Library
- Nalanda Library
- E-books
- Approximately 2.5 lakh
- E-journals
- More than 23,000
- Databases
- More than 56
- Digital collection
- Approximately 88 to 90 per cent of overall resources
- Finance facility
- A dedicated 12-terminal Bloomberg Finance Lab