KNOWLEDGE CENTER

About

The Knowledge Centre at Digital University Kerala is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to providing advanced resources and services to students, faculty, and staff. It plays a vital role in supporting teaching, learning, and research activities by offering easy access to high-quality academic and educational resources.

The Centre fosters intellectual growth and promotes a culture of inquiry and innovation among the university community. Through its modern infrastructure and diverse resources, it creates an environment that encourages knowledge sharing and academic excellence.

The NewGen Learning Space and Reading Space are thoughtfully designed, well-equipped areas that enhance the overall learning experience for both students and faculty. These spaces provide a comfortable and technology-enabled environment that supports collaborative learning, focused study, and academic engagement.

Book Borrowing

Facilities

1. Reading Space
2. Net-enabled Access Stations
3. Photocopying & Scanning Systems
4. The newGen Learning Space

People

Gopakumar V

Head, Knowledge Center

Phone number 04712788059

Email librarian@duk.ac.in

Remya

Library Assistant

Phone number 04712788059

Email remya.s@duk.ac.in

Library Counter

Phone number 0471 2788056

Email library@duk.ac.in

Resources

In-House Databases including

1.Books : e-Versions & p-Versions

2.Periodicals/Journals/Magazines: e- and p- Versions

Institutional Repository covering

1.Scholarly Publications

2. PhD Theses

3. Academic Project Reports

4. Question Papers

Externally Accessible Resources covering

1. Subscribed e-Resources including IEEE Xplore, ACM DL, TURNITIN, etc.

2. Access to National Facilities including INFLIBNET, NDL, etc.

3. Open Access Databases including Arxive.org, DOAJ, WIPO, etc.

ONOS (One Nation One Subscription):

Provides access to a wide range of scholarly journals and research publications to support academic and research activities.

Publishers under ONOS (The Journals published by these 32 publishers are available for access in our campus network.)

Wiley Online Library – E-Books: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/

Offers access to a large collection of e-books and scholarly publications across multiple disciplines for teaching and research.

MathWorks : https://in.mathworks.com/

Provides access to MATLAB and related tools that support computational research, data analysis, and engineering applications.

Turnitin – Plagiarism Checker : https://www.turnitin.com/

A plagiarism detection tool that helps ensure academic integrity by checking the originality of research papers, assignments, and theses.

Grammarly Premium : https://app.grammarly.com/

An advanced writing assistance tool that helps improve grammar, clarity, and overall writing quality for academic and professional documents.

Overleaf Premium : https://www.overleaf.com/

An online collaborative LaTeX editor widely used for writing research papers, theses, and technical documents.

Canva Pro : https://www.canva.com/

A graphic design platform that helps users create presentations, posters, infographics, and other visual content for academic and research communication.

Edzter : https://edzter.com/login

Edzter is a digital magazine platform that provides access to thousands of popular magazines and publications from around the world across various subjects such as technology, business, lifestyle, education, science, and current affairs.

DELNET: https://delnet.in/index.html

DELNET is a resource sharing network that connects libraries across India and abroad to facilitate access to a vast collection of books, journals, articles, and other scholarly materials. This service supports inter-library loan and document delivery, enabling students, researchers, and faculty members to access a wider range of academic resources for study and research.

Services

1. Acquisition of Publications
2. Access to e-Resources : Campus-Wide incl. Hostels
3. Web OPAC
4. Normal Circulation Service
5. Inter-Institutional Resource Sharing
6. Photocopying & Scanning
7. Reference & Referral Service
8. Info Support Service for Assignments, Academic and R&D Projects
9. IPR Search & Learning Programs
10. Window to Open Source Learning / MOOCs
11. Scholarly Publishing Guidance including
12. Choice of Source Publications incl. Metrication Standards ▪ Manuscript Preparation: Style / Formatting / Font Selection/ Reference Management / Publishers’ Author Guidelines / ▪ Peer Reviewing ▪ Plagiarism Checking
13. Metrication : Tools, Techniques & Services
14.IQAC Support Service
15. Platform for Promoting Professional Societies
16. Promotion of Discussion Forums
17. Digital Bulletin Board as a Rapid Alert Service