ABOUT THE LIBRARY

The library is the central knowledge management hub at National Institute of Design, Assam. NID library provides an opportunity for students, faculty and readers to gather the educational and research needs. The Knowledge Management Centre (KMC) was started its functioning from August 2019 which is located at the center of the institute in an aesthetically built two storied building occupying an area of 673.44 sq m along with sufficient reading space.

The KMC is well organized in terms of infrastructure including various resources of physical and electronic collections. The KMC of NID Assam has been upgraded with automatic system which integrated with Koha Library Management Software. The KMC is fully air conditioned, CCTV and Wi-Fi enabled building which is accoutered with RFID system for smooth functioning of its services. The library is rich in terms of hardware infrastructure and owns Self-Issue Return Kiosk, Self-Book Drop Unit, OPAC Kiosk, and such other modern amenities. This knowledge hub also intends to develop its collections and other resources as well as to expand its services via the Digital Library platform.

 VISION: Strengthening academic community of National Institute of Design Assam with upgraded collections, innovative services, and state of the art technologies by strategic partnership with national and international library networks.

MISSION: The Knowledge Management Centre promises to promote the NID Assam's mission as well as to cater, discover, preserve, and disseminate knowledge to the community. It engages with the ongoing technological transformations to deliver physical and digital content and services significant to education, research, publication, and outreach.