IMSc has a highly sophisticated user community working in such computationally challenging research areas as lattice gauge theories, Monte-Carlo simulations and large scale symbolic manipulations in physics and mathematics.
- Every user has a desktop machine which is connected to IMSc's internal LAN.
- Wireless connectivity to the LAN is also available on campus.
- Computational facilities are provided by Cluster Super Computers and Multi-CPU, Multi-core SMP Systems.
Apart from Fortran and C libraries, symbolic manipulation packages like MACSYMA, MATHEMATICA and FORM are available in addition to graphics packages like SuperMongo (on Sun). IMSL, Numerical Recipes and MATLAB libraries are also available.
Internet access is provided by NKN (1 Gbps) and a 42Mbps fibre link via Airtel.
Library Objectives
The IMSc Library has established the following broad goals:
- Foster and support research, teaching, and learning by providing resources, access to knowledge, information and ideas;
- To establish and maintain state-of-the art library facilities;
- To acquire, organize and disseminate need based information resources in print, non-print and electronic forms;
- To design and develop library intranet server to host all the electronic information resources and to provide campus wide information access; and
- To design and develop web enabled information access tools
The accomplishments of IMSc Library over the years are substantial in meeting the above goals. Through innovative acquisition, organization, and delivery of information, the Library effectively provides information for our clients - faculty, students and visitors.