Library | GIPE

For over a century, the Dhananjayarao Gadgil Library has been a trusted destination for learning, discovery, and knowledge sharing. Serving both academia and the wider community, it continues to preserve its rich legacy while embracing modern information access.

Founded in 1905

Established under the aegis of the Servants of India Society, with Gopal Krishna Gokhale among its founding members, the library has served as a center of knowledge and learning for over a century.

Academic & Public Library

Since 1930, the library has supported the academic community of GIPE while continuing its unique role as a public library, extending access to readers beyond the campus.

Extensive Social Science Collection

One of India's most significant social science libraries, housing books, journals, government publications, theses, dissertations, rare documents, and archival resources that support diverse learning needs.

Digital Access & Knowledge Resources

Combining heritage with technology, the library offers seamless access to its collections through the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) and DSpace@GIPE Institutional Repository, enabling users to explore bibliographic records, theses, dissertations, publications, and other digital resources anytime, anywhere.

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A Collection
That Preserves the Past, Powers the Future

Bringing together a remarkable range of resources that reflect the evolution of social science thought, public policy, and economic discourse, the collection spans rare historical publications, government archives, contemporary journals, international reports, and research resources. Carefully curated over decades, it offers a rich foundation for learning, exploration, and lifelong discovery.

2.8 Lakh+

DOCUMENTS

1,875

JOURNAL TITLES

135+

PERIODICALS

5,000+

RARE BOOKS

Featuring around 500+ unpublished theses and dissertations, alongside 1200+ maps and specialized reference materials, the collection offers unique resources that support discovery, scholarship, and lifelong learning.

Historic Gokhale Library facade, standing as a testament to scholarly endurance since 1965.

Rows of bound cartographic archive volumes in the library — Extensive cartographic archives documenting the evolution of regional trade.

The Constitution of India displayed in the library — The Constitution of India

A stack of rare historical books from the library collection — Preserving rare books that shaped modern economic thought.

Serial Publications

Serials section of the Library consists of around 57,000+ publications which include annual administrative reports, serially published reports, annual conference volumes and other such publications which come out serially once in a year or two.

Grey Literature

Collection built from more than 60 organisations that include working papers/discussion papers, occasional papers etc. of various national and international research institution, universities, and agencies

Budgets

Union budgets rights from 1799-1805 and 1874-75 to till date, the budgets of princely and provincial states of pre-independence period and unbroken series of the budgets of state governments after the formation of states on linguistic basis.

Depository Collection

Publications of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the European Community and also the Government of Canada are part of this collection.

World Economics

Complete collection of EXIM Bank Occasional Paper Series, Essays in International Finance Series and Princeton Papers in International Finance Series of the Princeton University, Research papers of International Food Policy Research Institute, World Watch papers of World Watch Institute, OECD Development Centre, Institute of Economics, etc.

Parliamentary / Legislative Council Debates

Rare collection of old British Parliamentary Papers of 18th and 19th centuries and Proceedings of Legislatures in India, both Central and States, including that of provincial states. Reports and resolutions of Indian National Congress from 1885 onwards.

Rare Books

Library has more than 5,000 rare books that are published from 1680 to 1940. The oldest book from this library is "Works of the famous Nicholas Machiavel citizen and secretary of Florence" by Machiavel, Nicholas published in 1680. Most of the rare books of this library are digitized and accessible from the Institutional Repository.

Census publications

Most of the Census Publications of Government of India and States are available right from 1872, i.e. from first Census of India to till date that forms a very valuable part of collection. National and international family health survey reports, fertility and mortality survey reports, etc. This collection also includes policy documents on family planning and publications describing genealogy of different families of Maharashtra.

Committee and Commission Reports

Large collection of reports of various Committees and Commissions appointed by the Government of India, U.K., U.S. etc. Most of the Indian reports are pertaining to Indian economy and planning in India. There are reports of major educational committees and commissions, policy documents, economics of education and history of education

Gazetteers and Gazettes

The most comprehensive collections of Gazetteers for India's Princely States and Provinces during the pre-independence and post-independence periods.

Bi-Annually

ASCI Journal of Management

Weekly

Economist

Quarterly

Developing Economies

Monthly

Monthly Statistical Bulletin (Korea)

Quarterly

Journal of the Rajya Sabha

Quarterly

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Quarterly

Tribal Research Bulletin

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