For Staff

Purchase / Subscription Request

  • Book/s: Suggest new book/s to the library, log in and fill the form

  • Journal/s & Database: Drop an email at library@spabhopal.ac.in



New Arrival

The SPAB Library every Monday announces New Arrival of books, periodicals and SPAB news. The newly arrived books are displayed in new arrival display .


Photocopy Facility

Photocopy and other Mechanical Reproduction of Library Documents

  • Photocopying of the library documents is allowed for research purpose only.

  • Photocopy of thesis and dissertations are not allowed.

  • Photocopy is restricted to A4 size only and cost is 50 paise per single exposure.


Reservation Policy


The faculty can reserve the item/s which are issued to others. Whenever the item/s is/are returned, the user will get an auto email.

They can also reserve the book/s which are available in the library. In such cases, the staff will collect the book/s from the stack area and keep it at the circulation counter. The same will be conveyed to the faculty by email.

In both the cases, the reserved items should be collected within 24 hours, else the reservation will stand cancelled and the item will be issued to other immediate member.

Reserve/Hold the book/s through the online catalogue, using "Place hold" option.


Borrowing Privilege

All the students, faculty members and employees of the Institute can register themselves for the membership of the LibAll the students, faculty members and employees of the Institute can register themselves for the membership of the Library. A unique Library ID will be provided to each member.

The borrowing privileges of different category of members are as follows.

Membership will be renewed as given below:

  • Outsource, project, etc. staff – Every six months/according to their period of appointment.