CIF has an independent library, well furnished and well equipped with communication aids, with more than 15,000 books specific to Sanskrit Studies and Indology. Besides the original classics of Vedanta, Purva Mimamsa, Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaiseshika, Buddhism, Jainism, Sahitya, Dharmasastra and other branches of learning like Art, Architecture, Medicine, Astronomy etc., secondary source books and comparative study materials are also available. Where practicable, CIF will search and enable the procurement of ancient manuscripts and texts.