The Library of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, organised a User Awareness Programme on One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) and INFLIBNET Services on 5 August 2026 at the IIA campus in collaboration with the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, Gandhinagar. The programme aimed to create awareness about the One Nation One Subscription…
The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) Library is proud to share a moment of immense pride for the Indian astronomical community. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently announced its 2025 PhD Prize Honourable Mentions, celebrating exceptional doctoral thesis work from across the globe. Dr. Raveena Khan, who received an Honourable Mention from IAU Division E…
Professor Annapurni Subramaniam, the Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics in Bengaluru, has been chosen for the prestigious Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar–Vigyan Shri Award for 2024. She is among 13 recipients of the Vigyan Shri Award this year. The award, which includes a medallion and a citation, will be presented on August 23 at the…
The IIA Library is delighted to extend the offering of Overleaf Professional accounts to all students, faculty, and staff members engaged in research papers and projects. This service provides access to a collaborative, online LaTeX editor, enhancing the efficiency and quality of academic writing. The Overleaf tool efficiently manages formatting tasks by leveraging appropriate templates…
New chief for astrophysics institute DHNS, Bengaluru, Oct 16 2019, 00:45am ISTupdated: Oct 16 2019, 02:59am IST Annapurni, S. Noted scientist Prof Annapurni Subramaniam on Tuesday took over as the Director of the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), a premier national research institute in astrophysics. The autonomous research institute under the administrative control…
Dear Colleagues, The latest issue of Current Science (Vol.108, No.9, pp.1731, 10th May.2015) contains the following article in “Living Legends in Indian Science” titled “B. V. Sreekantan: A versatile and humane scientist by P.C. Agrawal” which may be of interest to many of us. Read More: http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/108/09/1731.pdf With Regards, Librarian
Prof. Sujan Sengupta, IIA has written a book on “Worlds Beyond Our Own” and Springer has published the book recently. Read More:
Dear Colleagues, All research papers from Nature will be made free to read in a proprietary screen-view format that can be annotated but not copied, printed or downloaded, the journal’s publisher Macmillan announced on 2 December. Nature makes all articles free to view Investigations launched into artificial tracheas Bullet-proof armour and hydrogen sieve add to graphene’s promise The…
Dear Colleagues, IOP Publishing congratulates scientists Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura on becoming the latest Nobel prize laureates for their invention of “efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources. ” In recognition of Akasaki, Amano and Nakamura’s landmark achievements, we are making a collection of breakthrough…
