Print Information Resources @TAPMI Library
The library Information resources includes both print and electronic resources. The print resources includes books, periodicals, student project reports, company balance sheets/annual reports, TAPMI working papers, institution publications, special collections and newspapers.
Books: Library has rich collection of about well-chosen 36,500 books on management and related subjects. Each functional area such as finance, marketing, HRM/HRD, systems Productions, Healthcare etc. has wide range of useful books. However, there are a number of books on Research Methodology, Rural Development, Hotel Management, Hospital Management and Agriculture too. The collection is broadly divided into three categories such as lending, textbook and reference books.
Periodicals: The library subscribes around 280 national and international periodicals. The Business related journals are preserved in bound form and about 5,500 such bound back volumes are available in the library. The current issues of periodicals and back bound volumes are are displayed alphabetically. Newsletters: the library is getting about 40 Newsletters/in-house bulletins published from various Bschools and other organizations. of late, many of newsletters are in e-form.
Newspapers: Library is subscribing to 10 business and general newspapers. The papers are also subscribed separately for faculty Lounge, Deans, Guest House and students' Hostels.
Students' Project Reports (MIP): about 4000 reports of students' internship projects carried out in various companies for 8-10 weeks are available in library. The reports are preserved right from First batch(1984-86) and reports prior to 2001 are to be digitized. the catalog of reports is accessible through OPAC and full text of digital reports are digitized and accessible to select users.
Brandscan Project Reports: TAPMI has unique annual market research activity called Brandscan. Brandscan is an industry sponsored market Research Fair conducted by students under the guidance of faculty members. The research will be carried out with public participation and the research data will be gathered through innovative games. TAPMI is the pioneering institute to innovate such market research studies with public participation and this has become model for many b-schools in India. The Library has preserved about 250 BrandScan reports since in inception in 1993.
Company Annual Reports: understanding the need of company balance sheets to management education,TAPMI library started its attempt in 1980s to collect annual reports of 400 major limited companies in India. These reports with their back volumes are available in print version till 2004 and digital copies of the same are available since 2004. the e-copies are accessible on net.
TAPMI Working Papers: Working papers are research papers of institute's faculty members. The working papers get circulated among faculty colleagues for feedback and the final modified paper will be sent to national/international journals for publications. About 110 such working papers published by TAPMI faculty are available and displayed in the library. The soft copies those papers are accessible on campus-wide network/intranet.
Case Studies: TAPMI faculty members have developed about 170 management cases and they have been deposited in European Case Clearing House, UK (ECCH, renamed as "The Case Centre") case repository. Other B-schools can purchase these cases from ECCH repository.
Special Collections: The special collection includes books and reports published by Harvard Business School, Reserve Bank of India, World Bank, ADB, IMF, CMIE, Bombay stock Exchange, Govt. of India Publications and some reports of Census of India 2001 & 2011.
Children Library Books: the children library section has small collection of 2000 books, comics and magazines for children of of institutes employees.
Books: Library has rich collection of about well-chosen 36,500 books on management and related subjects. Each functional area such as finance, marketing, HRM/HRD, systems Productions, Healthcare etc. has wide range of useful books. However, there are a number of books on Research Methodology, Rural Development, Hotel Management, Hospital Management and Agriculture too. The collection is broadly divided into three categories such as lending, textbook and reference books.
Periodicals: The library subscribes around 280 national and international periodicals. The Business related journals are preserved in bound form and about 5,500 such bound back volumes are available in the library. The current issues of periodicals and back bound volumes are are displayed alphabetically. Newsletters: the library is getting about 40 Newsletters/in-house bulletins published from various Bschools and other organizations. of late, many of newsletters are in e-form.
Newspapers: Library is subscribing to 10 business and general newspapers. The papers are also subscribed separately for faculty Lounge, Deans, Guest House and students' Hostels.
Students' Project Reports (MIP): about 4000 reports of students' internship projects carried out in various companies for 8-10 weeks are available in library. The reports are preserved right from First batch(1984-86) and reports prior to 2001 are to be digitized. the catalog of reports is accessible through OPAC and full text of digital reports are digitized and accessible to select users.
Brandscan Project Reports: TAPMI has unique annual market research activity called Brandscan. Brandscan is an industry sponsored market Research Fair conducted by students under the guidance of faculty members. The research will be carried out with public participation and the research data will be gathered through innovative games. TAPMI is the pioneering institute to innovate such market research studies with public participation and this has become model for many b-schools in India. The Library has preserved about 250 BrandScan reports since in inception in 1993.
Company Annual Reports: understanding the need of company balance sheets to management education,TAPMI library started its attempt in 1980s to collect annual reports of 400 major limited companies in India. These reports with their back volumes are available in print version till 2004 and digital copies of the same are available since 2004. the e-copies are accessible on net.
TAPMI Working Papers: Working papers are research papers of institute's faculty members. The working papers get circulated among faculty colleagues for feedback and the final modified paper will be sent to national/international journals for publications. About 110 such working papers published by TAPMI faculty are available and displayed in the library. The soft copies those papers are accessible on campus-wide network/intranet.
Case Studies: TAPMI faculty members have developed about 170 management cases and they have been deposited in European Case Clearing House, UK (ECCH, renamed as "The Case Centre") case repository. Other B-schools can purchase these cases from ECCH repository.
Special Collections: The special collection includes books and reports published by Harvard Business School, Reserve Bank of India, World Bank, ADB, IMF, CMIE, Bombay stock Exchange, Govt. of India Publications and some reports of Census of India 2001 & 2011.
Children Library Books: the children library section has small collection of 2000 books, comics and magazines for children of of institutes employees.