Collection development and access to serials in the Central Library of IITs in India

• Published in: Library collections, acquisitions, & technical services acquisitions, & technical services, 2010, Vol.34 (2), p.45-50
• Main Authors: Ghosh, Tapas Kumar, Panda, K.C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Access to materials; Access to serials (online); Acquisition and access: development policy, licenses, censorship; Acquisition. Collection development policy; Collection; Collection development; Collection management; Communities; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; Higher education; India; Information and communication sciences; Information resources; Information science. Documentation; Information service management; Libraries; Library and documentation centre management; Sciences and techniques of general use; Serials; Serials collection; Serials management; Subscription of serials; Tasks; Technical services; Technological university libraries
• ISSN: 1464-9055; 1873-1821
• DOI: 10.1016/j.lcats.2010.03.008

The vital task of the libraries attached to the educational institutions of higher learning is the collection development of information resources as per the requirements of the users. The Central Library of IITs have long been recognized their responsibility to support the study and research of their parent institutions with the rich collection development of information resources both in print as well as electronic format to cater the needs of the academic communities as per the multi-disciplinary and diverse academic program of the respective institutions where greater emphasis on collection of serials, the essential and integral component of updated scholarly communication. The study provides a vivid picture about the current status of serials collection in the libraries attached to the Premier Institutions of India in the field of science and technology to boost up the academic performances.