General Section

General section contains General stack, books in Malayalam language and literature, Book Bank collection, Urdu and Hind collection etc. Reading space in this section can accommodate more than 100 students.

Career Corner

Well stacked resources for various career development programs are one of the attractions of the Abussabah library. Books for various competitive exams like UGC NET, GATE and NEET etc. are available in this section. Special attention is given to add state of the art books for Civil services examinations in this section. Books for job oriented examinations like PSC, UPSC etc. are also available in this section.

PG Section

PG section contains books for circulation. Books are arranged according to DDC and well stacked in this section. There is an exclusive section for Arabic books in this section.

Reference section

Reference section has 3 subsections:

a) General reference section

This section contains general reference materials such as Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, and Directories etc. More than 15000 books are available in this section.

b) Text Book Reference

This section contains one copy of the text books prescribed in the syllabus of the institution. Costly books having only a single copy are also stacked in this section.

c) Thesis/ Dissertation section

This section contains copies of the Theses/ Dissertations submitted in various teaching departments of the institution. Minor Research Projects and VIBGYOR (A collection of Publications by Faculty) is also available in this section.

Mappila Studies and Research Section (MSRC)

The Mappila Studies and Research Centre was established in 1983 and it promotes interdisciplinary research, documentation, and community engagement. It provides research assistance for academicians and the general public on the issues of structural formation of variables in the social fabric of the region and the community and also updates the data pertaining to the issues of the marginalised demographic groups in the region focusing on Mappila Muslims of Malabar. The Malabar Studies Research Centre (MSRC) boasts an impressive collection of rare and valuable books, newspapers, manuscripts, magazines etc.

The Mappila Studies and Research Centre (MSRC) holds an impressive collection of 1049 rare documents in Malayalam, English, and Arabi-Malayalam. In addition to these, the Centre has successfully digitized 16 rare Arabi-Malayalam books, enhancing their accessibility for research and preservation purposes. The collection was further enriched when T.M. Suhara Beevi contributed 197 rare documents, a gesture that has added significant historical value to the centre. Complementing these resources, the Cheraman Perumal Islamic Heritage Museum in Kodungallur provided digital versions of 113 documents. The Mappila Studies and Research Centre (MSRC) actively engages in heritage preservation through initiatives like heritage trails, which take participants to historical destinations across Malabar, with special focus to Kozhikode. Currently, the Centre is dedicated to an ambitious project: compiling a comprehensive collection of issues of Al Ameen, a rare and influential newspaper founded by freedom fighter Muhammed Abdurahman Sahib in 1924.

Circulation section

Books are issued to the members from this section. Members must record their entry to the library in the 'In out Management system' kept in this section.

Technical section

Technical works related with the library such as classification, cataloguing, labelling and processing of membership requests etc. are done from this section.

Periodicals section

Periodicals section is arranged in two areas. In the left side of the general stack journals are arranged and in the right wing magazines are arranged. Both are arranged alphabetically by title.

Bound Volumes section

Back volumes of the journals subscribed are bounded and kept in this section.

News paper section

A separate news paper reading section is available in the library. There are 10 newspapers subscribed in the library.

Reprographic centre

A reprographic centre is functioning inside the Abussabah library complex. This facility is intended for photocopying various library resources and other outside resources. Books can be Xeroxed within the limits of the copyright laws. All types of application forms for various education purposes of the institution are available in this section. An amount of Rs. 2 per page will be charged for using this facility

Research corner

In order to foster research a separate section is available for research scholars. There are 150 research cubicles installed and research scholars have allotted a particular research area inside this section.