The Central library is situated near the Administrative Block (Principal Office) of the College and caters to the information needs of the Faculty, students and non-teaching staff of the college. Area of the library is 895 sq. m. and the seating capacity is 200.  The collection consists of 23899 books.

Our library primarily uses the Central Government-funded E-Resource consortiums such as NML-ERMED and ONOS (One Nation One Subscription )

Library membership is limited to teachers and post graduate students. The library has separate reading and reference sections. A book bank section is also functioning under a separate Government scheme for the benefit of the SC/ST students. Library follows Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme and is automated with the open source software KOHA.

WORKING HOURS:- The central library will be open from 8 A M to 8 P M on all working days.

SECTIONS IN THE LIBRARY:-

• Reference Section
• Reading Section
• Circulation Section    
• Reprographic Section
• Periodical Section
• Book Bank Section
• Literature section
• Digital Library

E- RESOURCES:-

Our library primarily uses the Central Government-funded E-Resource consortiums such as NML-ERMED and ONOS (One Nation One Subscription )

NML -ERMED 

The NML-ERMED Consortium (National Medical Library – Electronic Resources in Medicine) is an Indian government initiative under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, established in 2008, providing online access to crucial medical e-journals, e-books, and resources for government-funded medical colleges, hospitals, and research institutions across India, aiming to boost healthcare delivery by offering instant, round-the-clock access to the latest research for doctors, faculty, and students, reducing reliance on print and bridging geographical gaps in medical knowledge.

Access Medicine

is the collection of medical learning resources featuring hundreds of books, review questions, cases, videos, podcasts, infographics, interactive 3D modules and more across the basic sciences and clinical specialties.

BMJ E-Resources

provide a comprehensive suite of digital platforms tailored for clinical practice, academic research, and medical education. Central to this collection is BMJ Research to Publication (RTOP), an interactive online program developed with UCSF that guides researchers through 57 courses covering study design, manuscript preparation, and international journal publishing. Complementing this research toolkit is BMJ Best Practice, which delivers step-by-step, evidence-based decision support at the point of care, and BMJ Learning, which offers thousands of interactive, peer-reviewed modules and clinical case scenarios to support continuous professional development and medical education. 

BMJ RTOP

BMJ BEST PRACTICE

BMJ Learning 

MedOne Education 

MedOne Education by Thieme is an interactive medical e-learning platform that provides complete online access to Thieme’s extensive textbook library, including its famous Color Atlases and Flexibook series across basic sciences and clinical specialties. Designed to support medical students, faculty, and clinicians, it features tens of thousands of high-resolution anatomical illustrations and clinical videos—easily downloadable for presentation and study—alongside interactive Q&A review banks and high-yield clinical modules. 

 This database is available only at the static IP addresses of the college

ONOS (One Nation One Subscription )

E-JOURNALS are available through the consortium ONOS (One Nation One Subscription ), a Central Sector Ministry of Education scheme, to provide access to 13,000+ journals from 30 Publishers, from January 2025 onwards. 

Plagiarism Checking Service–DrillBit

The Directorate of Medical Education (DME) has made DrillBit Plagiarism Detection Software available free of cost for 300 document checks. Access is strictly managed for PG theses, faculty research, and UG projects. (For more Details visit : https://sites.google.com/view/gmckottayamcentrallibrary/drillbit-gmckottayam)