What is the Indian statistical institute?
Welcome to Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), a unique institution devoted to the research, teaching and application of statistics, natural sciences and social sciences, founded by Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in Kolkata on 17th December, 1931. The Institute gained the status of an Institution of National Importance by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1959. The Central Library occupies a unique place in academic and research activities of the Institute and also serve as the intellectual, cultural and social center for the Institute and the Community. The library moved into the present premises in 1978 and it occupies 5 floors (60000sq.ft) of a ten-storied building at Kolkata. The Library, Documentation and Information Science Division comprise of the Central Library at Kolkata and other centre libraries at Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Tezpur apart from the Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Memorial Museum and Archives in Kolkata.
What is the primary objective of the library?
The primary objective of the library is to support the educational and research programs of the institute by providing physical and online access to information, accordance with the present as well as the anticipated educational and research functions of the institute.
How many floors does the Central Library have?
The library moved into the present premises in 1978 and it occupies 5 floors (60000sq.ft) of a ten-storied building at Kolkata.
Can faculty access ejournals?
The faculty members / research scholars / students / staff members staying outside ISI campus/ members from different centres, branches & outlaying units or while travelling can now access the licensed online resources like the ejournals, edatabases, and e-books through RemoteXs -an off-campus access solution mechanism. Interested may write at library@isical.ac.in to activate their account.
Is iThenticate available in the library?
iThenticate software is now available in the library. Interested faculty members / research scholars / students / staff members can check the similarity index of their manuscript / thesis / dissertation / documents with this software. One may contact the Library Circulation Desk to know more about the services.
Remote Access
A remote access account with either Athens or LibLynx allows you to access library resources with a single username and password while at home or on travel without VPN. We are transitioning from Athens to LibLynx, so Athens will eventually go away.
LibLynx
Here is a list of libraries that have LibLynx now. If your facility is on this list go to the LibLynx page for information and instructions.
