The academic library fills the role of the intellectual ombudsman as it brings disciplines together in a rapidly changing environment. The library supports learners where ever they are in the continuum of development. It provides mechanisms for engaging in intellectual content and instruction for developing information literacy skills. It organizes and preserves stored information and is the steward of the institutional record and culture. The library is the place where learning and research are unrestrained by disciplinary boundaries.
The GBS library has over 7000 volumes. By providing a centralized, interdisciplinary and fully configured learning, the library bridges the gap between campus life and academic culture. The library as place provides academic social space. In the library students, faculty, administrators, friends – access analytical and technical support for all aspects of their information needs, whether it’s for retrieving data, determining the authenticity of an information source, analyzing statistics, learning the technicalities of new software or creating their own multi-media simulation package. Most obstacles to learning or to creating new knowledge are removed in the library; a widely known fact on campus. The library is branded as the place to go to fulfill course assignments, design an innovative syllabus or reach your informal learning goals.
