Holdings Library Collection

The Haffkine Library maintains one of the oldest and most valuable biomedical collections in the country, continuously developed since the Institute's founding.

• 10,954 - Books

• 27,603 - Back Volumes

• 513 - Theses

• 4,519 - Micro-fiches

The collection spans primary and secondary sources: textbooks, reference books, print scientific serials, theses, dissertations, technical reports, microfiches, CDs/DVDs, e-books, e-journals, online databases and Haffkine publications. The reference collection includes dictionaries, directories, encyclopaedias, pharmacopoeias, handbooks, annual reviews, and abstracting & indexing sources. Greater emphasis is now placed on online databases and e-text knowledge materials.

Physical Layout

Ground Floor

Current Periodicals & Books

Current Scientific Serials are displayed in the Current Periodical Section alongside books.

First Floor

Books are displayed and available for reading in Reading Hall II.

Second Floor

Scientific Serials – Applied Sciences

Chemistry, Electronics, Medicine, Pharmacology, Phytochemistry, Statistics, Toxicology and related subjects.

Third Floor

Scientific Serials – Life Sciences

Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, General Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology, Organic Chemistry, Parasitology, Virology and more.