Established in 1986, the library has nearly 13256 books on hotel management and allied subjects. The library spans 150 sq. mt. and has a seating capacity of 100. In addition, it subscribes to nearly 37 journals on general and trade subjects from all over the world. The library also has a large section devoted towards general reading including sports, history, culture, and fine arts. The college library is equipped with 14 computer terminals with e-mail and internet facilities. Library also have 987 CD-ROMs on hospitality and other related subjects. There is a separate library for the BA in Culinary Arts course, currently having around 2337 books. The library is fully automated, and resources are made available through both online and offline. The library is fully air conditioned, and Wi-Fi enabled.

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WGSHA Library also subscribes to online databases such EBSCO Hospitality and Tourism Complete, Culinary Arts Collections and Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection, etc. These can be accessed remotely using the following link.

https://my.openathens.net/app/research

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The online public access catalogue of WGSHA Library describes the resources like books, projects, book bank books etc. and can be accessed using the following link.

https://wgshaopac.koha.manipal.edu/

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Contact details:

Library email ID: lib.wgsha@manipal.edu

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Librarian:

Mrs Jyothi Mallya

jyothi.mallya@manipal.edu

91-0820-2571101 Ext 33321

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Assistant Librarian:

Mr Manjunath Prabhu

manjunatha.prabhu@manipal.edu

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Library Assistants:? Mr Santhosh G Naik, Mr Prasanna Kamath, Mr Rama Shenoy