Can you tell me about the working hours for Andhra University Library? Also provide me the contact address of Andhra University Library?

The Andhra University Library was started in 1927, renamed as V.S.Krishna Memorial Library in 1968 in respect to the former Vice-Chancellor Dr. V.S.Krishna. It has two branch Libraries, one in Engineering College and other in Law College.

It has huge collection of books apart from important journals, microfilms, and paper and palm leaf manuscript. The Library User community consists of teachers, research scholars, students and non teaching staffs.

It works as a hub of knowledge base for the students, research scholars, teachers and R&D wings of local industries such as Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Indian Navy and its several establishments, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Simhadri Power Project, Bharat Heavy plates & Vessels, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Coramandel Fertilisers, Hindustan Zink Ltd. etc.

Library Working Hours

Dr. V.S. Krishna Library offers 14 hours (8.00 A.M. to 10.00 P.M.) service to students, academic and research community 10.00 A.M. to 05.00 P.M. on Sundays. The library will be closed only on Public holidays as per the university academic calendar.
Following is the schedule of working hours of different sections in the library:

Library Timings

I. Circulation:
a) Property counter - 08.00 AM to 10.00 PM
b) Gate control - 08.00 AM to 10.00 PM
c) Statistics - 08.00 AM to 10.00 PM
d) Issues and returns - 08.00 AM to 08.00 PM
e) Collection of fines - 08.00 AM to 08.00 PM
f) Other processing - 10.00 AM to 05.00 PM
g) Loan Section:
1) Science - 08.00 AM to 08.00 PM
2) Arts - 08.00 AM to 08.00 PM
3) History etc. - 08.00 AM to 08.00 PM
4) Telugu etc. - 08.00 AM to 08.00 PM
h) Text book section - 08.00 AM to 10.00 PM
i) Reading room - 24 hours
j) Computer section - 10.00 AM to 05.00 PM
k) Periodicals - 08.00 AM to 10.00 PM

II. Reference:
1) Central+Spl. - 08.00 AM to 10.00 PM
2) Science - 08.00 AM to 10.00 PM
3) Engg. - 08.00 AM to 10.00 PM
4) Arts - 08.00 AM to 10.00 PM
5) Thesis - 10.00 AM to 05.00 PM

III Acquisition - 10.00 AM to 05.00 PM

IV Technical - 10.00 AM to 05.00 PM

V Bindary - 10.00 AM to 05.00 PM

VI Internet Browsing Centre - 08.00 AM to 10.00 PM

VII Administration -10.00 AM to 05.00 PM

VIII Central Processing Section:
1) Periodical (Partly)
2) Acquisition
3) Technical

Binding Administration 10.00 AM to 05.00 PM (with a lunch Break from 01.00 PM to 02.00 PM)


Contact Detail:
Dr. V.S.Krishna Library,
Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam - 530 003,
Andhra Pradesh, India.