National Institute of Miners Health NIMH, Nagpur

Library Collection: Library collection is one of the most important basic resources upon which the utility of library depends. Library provides collection of books, journals related to occupational health, hygiene, medicine and environment. At present NIMH library lays number of books including ILO Encyclopaedia, Laws books on Mines and Minerals, Mineral Year book, DGMS Circulars, Complete Set of Pattys Toxicology, Clinical Biochemistry etc. The library has in-house project reports, collection of scientific journals, and news letters. The scientists of NIMH have the full access to the Information data base and CD resource from National Publications. Project oriented information is easily accessible to the scientific staff through extensive search of scientific literature, journals, published articles. Latest information on scientific research can be accused through well established internet on facility available in the library. Information pertaining to NIMH research in field of occupational health and hygiene, radiology, respiratory physiology, ergonomics and work physiology, pathology, toxicology and biochemistry, Standard methodologies on occupational hazards prevailing in mine such as dust, noise, vibration, and other composite documents for estimating heavy toxic metals such as manganese, lead, zinc, copper, etc are available in the library. Besides this library has rich collection of published papers in different journals, thesis and other meticulous documents.