NatWest Group India and ISDM unveil a first-of-its-kind Digital Library for the Social Sector

The Indian School of Development Management (ISDM), in partnership with NatWest Group India, has launched the NatWest Library which is available in both digital and physical form with the physical set-up at the ISDM's NCR campus.

It is an effort to bring together carefully curated knowledge on a wide range of Development and Management topics that will have a far-reaching impact on social purpose organisations (SPOs), professionals, researchers, academicians, and students alike.

The library can be used for various open-access and subscribed online databases, newspapers, journals, magazines, and millions of eBooks via a single-access platform. Starting with more than 2 million open access eBooks, 517 journals, 4,413 international newspapers, 85 international academic presses, and 8 United Nations databases.

Additionally, the physical library is also home to 3034 books at present and is aiming to expand it to 7000.

“This state-of-the-art digital library will serve as a great platform for students, academicians, and practitioners to access knowledge and information that will equip them to develop evidence-driven projects and influence the social and environmental ecosystem”, said Tania Chatterjee, Head of Sustainable Banking, NatWest Group India who officiated the launch.

Library membership will be done through an institutional integration mechanism ensuring customised access to content relevant to each user.

Additionally, the founder director of ISDM at the Noida campus, Sharad Agarwal said, “The launch of the library is a significant milestone for ISDM. The NatWest Library has provided the chance to open a world of important and critical knowledge products, books, journals to researchers, development professionals, and students”, he concluded.