Knowledge Resource Center (Library)
Knowledge Resource Centre (KRC) provides critical information and knowledge support to the Scientific & Technical staff, Research Fellows, Project Assistants and users from other organizations. CSIR-IITR KRC is a central location for accessing current toxicological literature and serves the need of the scientific fraternity.
Book Collection
| Books (English) |
8433 |
| Books (Hindi) |
1032 |
| Books (Project) |
611 |
| Books (Electronic) |
28 |
Major Reference Books
| Casarett & Doull’s Toxicology / MGH-Education. - 9th ed., 2019. (Print) |
| Goodman & Gillman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics / MGHEducation. 13th ed., 2018. (Print) |
| Molecular Cloning: 03 Vols / CHSL. - 21st ed., 2014. (Print) |
| Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International: 03 Vols. - 21st ed., 2019. (Print) |
| Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water / APHA. - 23rd ed., 2023. (Online) |
Print Attractions: Serials
| Advances in Environmental Science and Technology |
| Banbury Report |
| Comprehensive Biochemistry |
| Comprehensive Insect Physiology, Biochemistry & Pharmacology |
| Elsevier Monographs |
| Essays in Toxicology |
| IARC Monographs |
| IARC Scientific Publications |
| Lung Biology in Health and Disease |
| Methods in Enzymology |
| Methods of Biochemical Analysis |
| Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (earlier Residue Reviews)Treatise on Analytical Chemistry |
| Treatise on Analytical Chemistry |
Journals Collection
| Bound Volumes |
14,400 |
| Bound Volumes: Specials |
| Nature |
1982-2012 |
| Toxicology |
1973-2011 |
| Toxicology & Applied Pharmacology |
1959-2011 |
| Toxicology Letters |
1977-2011 |
| Science |
1975-2012 |
| e-Journals |
| AR of Neuroscience (AR) |
https://www.annualreviews.org/journal/neuro |
| AR of Pharmacology & Toxicology (AR) |
https://www.annualreviews.org/journal/pharmtox |
| Carcinogenesis (OUP) |
https://academic.oup.com/carcin |
| Cell (Elsevier) |
https://www.elsevier.com/books-and-journals/cell-press |
| Free Radical Biology & Medicine (Elsevier) |
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/free-radical-biology-and-medicine |
| Journal of Analytical Toxicology (OUP) |
https://academic.oup.com/jat |
| Toxicology (Elsevier) |
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/toxicology |
| Toxicological Sciences (OUP) |
https://academic.oup.com/toxsci |
| Toxicology Letters (Elsevier) |
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/toxicology-letters |
| Science (AAAS) |
https://www.science.org |
| e-Journal Platforms |
| ACS (59) |
https://www.acs.org/ |
| ASTM Standards |
https://www.astm.org/ |
| Nature |
https://www.nature.com/ |
| OUP (400) |
https://global.oup.com/ |
| RSC (46) |
https://www.rsc.org/ |
| Springer Nature (400) |
https://www.springernature.com/gp |
| Taylor and Francis (500) |
https://www.tandfonline.com/ |
| Wiley (252) |
https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
Periodicals
| Magazines |
| India Today |
Reader’s Digest |
Time |
The Week |
आउटलुक |
| Newspapers |
| The Economic Times |
The Hindu |
Indian Express |
The Times of India |
दैनिक जागरण |
| नवभारत टाइम्स |
हिंदुस्तान |
Services
| Toxicology Updates |
| Online Document Search |
| Reprography Service |
| Societal Social Service (SSS) |
| Plagiarism Detection Service (PDS) |
| Document Delivery Service (DDS) |
Reading Area
| Seating Capacity |
12 |
| Reading Area (Individual Seats) |
150 sq. feet |
| Reading Area (Combined) |
150 sq. feet |
| Total Reading Space |
300 sq. feet |
हिन्दी पुस्तकालय
| केंद्र के हिन्दी पुस्तकालय में हिन्दी भाषा में 1000 पुस्तकें हैं। |
| सभी विषयों पर प्रामाणिक पुस्तकें हैं जो ज्ञान के ब्रह्माण्ड (Universe of Knowledge) का प्रतिनिधित्व करती हैं। |
KRC Statistics
| Budget (2022-23) |
Rs. 55.00 Lakhs |
| E-Journals / E-Resources |
Rs. 54.00 Lakhs |
| Books (Printed) |
Rs. 01.00 Lakhs |
| Users (2022) / Consultation |
2600 |
| Normalised Average |
220 users/month |
| Circulation (2022) |
42 |
| No. of Research Papers (2022) |
163 |
| No. of Hindi Books Acquired (2022-23) |
38 |
KRC Committee (w.e.f. 06.09.2023)
| Dr. V.P. Sharma, Chairman |
| Dr. Rajnish Chaturvedi, Co Chairman |
| Dr. (Mrs.) Aruna Satish |
| Dr. Debabrata Ghosh |
| Dr. Anurag Tripathi |
| Sh. Rakesh Singh Bisen, Member-Secretary |
KRC StaffRakesh Singh BisenQualification: MA (Statistics); MLIS (BHU)Position: Head/PTO(III/7)Category: Professional
Our Leaders of the Past
| Sh. S.N. Agarwal |
(1966 - 2001) |
| Smt. Sushma Sharma |
(2000 - 31.03.2008) |
| Sh. Arun Kumar |
(01.04.2008 - 31.03.2011) |
| Sh. Nikhil Garg |
(01.04.2011 - 11.11.2015) |
CONTACT@KRCRakesh Singh BisenHead, Knowledge Resource CenterEmail: rsbisen@iitr.res.in