LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRE
CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN UNANI MEDICINE
(Ministry of AYUSH, Government of INDIA)
61-65 Institutional Area, Opp. D-Block, Janakpuri, New Delhi – 110058

INTRODUCTION

The Library & Information Centre, as a SPECIAL RESEARCH LIBRARY was established by the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (GOVT. OF INDIA), New Delhi in 1978 to collect, store and preserve the special type of valuable scattered literature in the UNANI SYSTEM OF MEDICINE. It endeavors to acquire process, organize and disseminate global information in the field of its specialization among the medical community in general and research staff of the council in particular. Since 1979, it is moving steadily towards achieving its goal.

The catalogue of the Library has been computerized and can be accessed through web OPAC at NIC cloud, e-granthaliya 4.0 soft WAN in the Library as well as via LAN and it can be also access through DELNET. In the field of Library Automation, LIC is using e-granthaliya 4.0 softwere for library managment. Urdu software “InPage” is also being used. E-Journals can also be accessed through elseviers science direct schemes. 

Library & Information Centre is a regular Global subscriber of WHO (World Health Organization) publications since 1996. It has institutional membership of Medical Library Association of India (MLAI), British Council Library, American Library and Developing Library Network (DELNET) since 1997.

Library is actively engaged in the work of digitization and preservation of Manuscripts of Unani System of Medicine. Its membership is open to Technical Experts and Research staff of the Council. However, on special request, outside research scholars are also entertained. Library membership is also available for researchers, students, faculties and scholars on payment of Rs. 500/- per year.

SERVICES

• Collection and preservation of Rare Books/Manuscripts.
• Digitization of Manuscripts
• Current Awareness Service.
• Collection of Medical Articles.
• Daily Medical News update.
• Current News Service.
• Current Contents of Journals.
• SDI Service.
• Access of e-journals.
• Retrieving/Searching of databases through DELNET.
• Bibliographical searches.
• OPAC (On Line Public Access Catalogue).
• Internet facility.
• Multimedia and CD-ROM Search.
• Reference and Referral Services.
• Inter Library Loan.
• Access to British Council Library and American Library.
• Other services: Reprographic, Scanning, Spiral binding etc.

These specialized services are being provided by the highly qualified and well trained staff in the field of Library & Information Science. Besides the above specialized services, Library & Information Centre provides other routine services of a library such as lending of books and other material to its members through its circulation desk.

For further more, please contact to the Library-Incharge,

MOHAMMAD AZHAR KHAN

Assistant Library & Information Officer
LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRE
CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN UNANI MEDICINE
61-65 Institutional Area, Opp. D-Block, Janakpuri,
NEW DELHI – 110 058

Phone (Direct-Library): 011-28520846
e-mail: ccrumlibrary01@gmail.com / ccrumlibrary@gmail.com
EPBX : 28525862/28525883/28528831/28520501+(Ext. 518-520)

Working Hours: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm (Monday to Friday)

Staff of the Library & Information Centre, CCRUM, New Delhi

1.    Mr. Mohd. Azhar Khan           Asstt. Library & Inform. Officer

2.    Mr. Masood-uz-Zafar Khan    Library & Information Assistant
3.    Ms. Nidhi                               Senior Library Attendant

4.    Mr. Mahender Singh               Library Attendant

Others on contract basis:

 1.    Mr. Abdul Rasheed                   MTS