Overview

RVU’s The Library by Brigade is the liveliest place on campus, offering a welcoming environment through its vibrancy and hub of knowledge. It stands as a proud testament to visionary collaboration supported by the Brigade Foundation.

Spread across 60,000 square feet and four thoughtfully designed floors, it blends the best of physical and digital learning spaces to support diverse academic disciplines across the University.

As a hybrid library, it houses an extensive and continually expanding collection of books, scholarly journals, magazines, and multimedia resources. In addition, it offers access to globally renowned academic databases such as JSTOR, EBSCO, and IEEE, enabling students, researchers, and faculty to stay at the forefront of knowledge and innovation.

The library is fully automated through the LIBSOFT Library Management System and is enabled with RFID technology for seamless circulation and smart surveillance. With multimedia systems and Wi-Fi-enabled reading areas, the library fosters an immersive research and learning environment.

Purposefully designed to support independent study, group collaborations, and interdisciplinary exploration, the space includes amphitheatres, research labs, maker spaces, solo pods, and interactive reading zones. Whether it’s quiet reflection or a group study, the library accommodates every mode of academic engagement.

Our dedicated library staff ensures round-the-clock support to the RVU community, guiding learners in accessing and navigating resources effectively. Their expertise ensures that information is not only accessible but also impactful.

Library Vision

To be a vibrant knowledge center that fosters academic excellence, research, and innovation by offering extensive resources and a collaborative environment for students, faculty, and researchers.

Library Mission

Our mission is to diligently provide a wide range of resources and services to meet the academic, intellectual, and research needs of the scholarly community.

Our Services

Circulation

The library follows an open-access system. One can pick any book of their choice from the shelves and may refer or borrow it.

Reference

The library has a good collection of reference books. The reference books are meant to refer within the library and cannot be borrowed.

Inter Library Loan (ILL)

RVU library is networked with other Institutional libraries and also subscribed to DELNET to facilitate Inter Library Loan.

Internet & Wifi Facility

The library has 10 computer terminals for internet use and to access e-resources. Internet and Wi-Fi facilities are available in the library.

Plagiarism Check

RVU Library offers a plagiarism check service using Turnitin and DrillBit plagiarism tools, users can check similarity themselves to promote Academic Integrity and to maintain a standard of honesty, fairness, responsibility, respect and courage of all students.

CAS & SDI Service

The library provides the current awareness on the latest contents received by the library and also important news updates. We also provide Selective Dissemination of Information to the user communities in their respective fields and subject areas on request.

Email & WhatsApp Alerts

The library sends an alert on new arrivals, current awareness and important news and news clippings through WhatsApp and Email. Also keeps users updated about their library transactions.

User Orientation

The Library offers information literacy and user orientation programs to its users on library facilities, services and the subscribed resources.

Library Working Hours

The library will be kept open from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM on all working days.