The Indira Gandhi National Open University operates through a three-tier system having University Headquarters at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi; 59 Regional Centres and five (5) Sub-Regional Centres in various States and 1,621 Study Centres scattered all over the country. Library and Documentation Division is a hierarchical system with the Central Library at the Headquarters followed by libraries locate
d at Regional Centres (RCL) and Study Centres (SCL). The Central Library caters to the needs of Academic, Administrative and Supportive staff and students at the headquarters.The RCLs look into the library requirements of Staff, Students, Academic Counselors and Academic coordinators at Regional Centres and the SCLs to meet the needs of the students exclusively. The number of RCLs and SCLs change from time to time depending upon the establishment of new RCs and SCs considering the enrollment of students in the region. Every RC and SC invariably has a small library attached to it. The Central Library is the main library which co-ordinates the effective functioning and development of RCLs and SCLs.The Central Library has been using the LIBSYS, an integrated Library Management software package with all the modules for the library housekeeping operations. Using LIBSYS Web OPAC, users can search the Library online catalogue by Author, Title, Subject and Keywords.
