The MSE Library functions as a specialized academic and research resource Centre, supporting the teaching, learning, and research activities of the Institute in Economics and its various branches and allied interdisciplinary areas. The Library is committed to developing, organizing, and preserving a comprehensive collection of scholarly resources, including back volumes of academic journals in Economics and related disciplines, to meet the evolving information and research needs of the academic community.
HT PAREKH MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Madras School of Economics
The Library is housed across two floors and provides essential infrastructure and user-oriented facilities conducive to academic study and research. The spacious ground-floor reading area offers a comfortable learning environment, with facilities that enable users to access electronic resources through laptops, tablets, and Wi-Fi connectivity. The Library operates through a fully automated system, with its core functions, operations, and services managed using Koha, an open-source Integrated Library Management System (ILMS).

LIBRARY COLLECTION
The MSE Library maintains a diverse and specialized collection of nearly 29,000 documents, encompassing books and other scholarly resources that support the Institute’s teaching, learning, and research activities. The collection comprises various categories of academic and research materials, as detailed in the table:
JOURNALS
The MSE Library provides access to a comprehensive range of national and international scholarly journals through subscriptions, professional and institutional memberships, database platforms, and online resources. These journals constitute an important component of the Library’s research collection, providing access to current scholarly literature and supporting the academic, teaching, and research needs of the Institute.
| S. No. | Details | Total Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Books | 13,677 |
| 2 | Reports | 5,866 |
| 3 | Theses | 1,818 |
| 4 | Back Volumes | 2,772 |
| 5 | Working Papers | 3,262 |
| 6 | Monographs | 692 |
| 7 | Discussion Papers | 779 |
| 8 | Occasional Papers | 109 |
| Grand Total | 28,975 | |
HT PAREKH Memorial Library

Contact
Ms. K.Nirmala
Consultant Librarian
Ms. K Santhi
Assistant Librarian
Mr. V. Radhakrishnan
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