CAPSS LIBRARY

The Library of Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS) was established in 2006, which was rechristened as the Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies (CAPSS) on 25 July 2025. The Library houses about 11,000 volumes on Air Power, Environment, Terrorism, International Relations, National Security and Defence Related Issues. Of these the academic periodicals are preserved for reference for two years. The Library continued to provide services using various network resources, including the services offered by DELNET (Developing Library Network). Scholars can search Delnet online database and can borrow books on Inter Library Loan.

Library has access to the e-resources (online databases and online journals). Over the years the library has received valuable books as gifts from Late Air Chief Marshal O.P Mehra, Late Shri K Subrahmanyam, Smt. Madhuri Sondhi, Library of Congress, Late Director General (CAPSS) Air Cmde Jasjit Singh, Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja and Dr Sanjaya Baru. The books in the library are classified according to D.D.C scheme and catalogued online into machine readable form through LIBSYS (LSEase) library management software package. The Online Public Access catalogue (OPAC) is available on the web which provides bibliographic information of the Books (https://capsopac.lsease.in/).

Books can be issued to the scholars for two months and be renewed provided there is no reservation for them. Membership of the library is confined to the members of CAPSS.