The Central Library is one of the central  support services of IIT Madras which has been awarded ISO 9001 certification by RWTUV of Germany along with other five units of the Institute for the establishment and maintenance of quality library systems & procedures. The Central Library is well equipped with all modern facilities and resources in the form of CD-ROM, On-line databases, microfiche, microfilms, audio video cassettes, books, journals, standards, specifications, theses, reports etc. IIT Madras is deeply engaged to provide a world class library facility for it’s users. We have recently shifted to Millennium Library Building, very close to Main Administrative Building. We are currently involved to utilise the networked information resources for providing recent and most comprehensive access to e-journals, e-books, e-patents and other e-references sources to the faculty, students, staff, industries, alumnus under Intranet and Internet environment.

Membership

The Central Library enrols the following types of members: The Detailed information and application forms are available at Membership Counter. 
Individual Member   Faculty, Staff and students of IIT Madras. 
Industrial Associate  Industrial Organisations who are members of Industrial Associate ship Scheme of IC&SR
Corporate Member   Academic Institutions, Government R&D Centres, Self Financing Colleges and other organisations
Outside Member    Retired Faculty of IIT Madras and Alumni of all IITs
Special Member     Visiting Faculty etc. are enrolled with the approval of the competent authorities of the Institute

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