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Haffkine Institute library is one of the oldest
and biggest bio-medical research libraries in
India. It has been maintained since the inception
of the Institute. The library is housed in a four
storied building, with a large collection of books,
monographs, reports, journals, etc. in the field
of Biomedicine and allied subjects with a special
emphasis on communicable diseases.
Timings
The library works Monday through Friday between
9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., excepting public holidays.
Membership
Though its primary clientele is the staff and
students of the Institute, the library from its
very beginning has been made free and open to
students, researchers and scholars from various
colleges / universities and research organizations
in Mumbai and other parts of the country.
Collection
The Library contains a versatile collection of
books and journals in the fields of biomedicine
and allied subjects with special reference to
communicable diseases. It consists of 26,500 back
volumes of scientific journals, more than 10,500
books, 4,000 micro fiches and a CD-ROM collection.
The Library has a rich collection of primary and
secondary sources covering the core subjects necessary
for the research conducted in the organization.
The collection in the library has been developed
over the years with an objective to provide a
good reference material.
The library receives about 100 core serials in
the field of Bio-medical sciences from different
corners of the world.
Services
Offered
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Inter-Library Loan Service:
This facility is available to medical libraries
in Mumbai on reciprocal basis. |
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Reference / Referral
Services: This library has developed a rich
collection of Reference Books, such as Dictionaries,
Directories, Encyclopaedias, Pharmacopoeias,
Handbooks, Annual Reviews, various Abstracting
and Indexing sources, etc. in the fields of
Biomedicine and allied subjects. Readers are
helped individually to find out answers to
their specific reference queries. They are
also explained of the specialized arrangement
of certain reference sources like Biological
Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts, MAPA, etc.,
so that they can find the information on their
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Photocopying Services:
Available at a nominal fee. |
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Officer
In-Charge
Mr. V. D.
Mhapsekar
Designation: Librarian
Qualification: M.A., M. L. I. S., Dip. In
Journalism.
Subject Specialisation: Information search
and retrieval.
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