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Foundation of Library and Information Science

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Collaboration with Publishers/Vendors
Collaboration with publishers and vendors is essential, because they are a good source of
information. We collaborate with journal publishers, book vendors and digital/online
information suppliers to get the latest information resources in the field.
We arrange books exhibitions at the Institute by inviting vendors to exhibit their
publications so that our scholarly community can select books to enrich the library’s
collection. We also arrange online product demonstrations, e.g., Elsevier’s SCOPUS, to
make users aware of products, contents, search capabilities, etc.
Collaboration with Computer Centre
The computer centre plays an important role in any research institution, and collaboration
with the computer centre is important for uninterrupted user services.
Collection

The library is a growing organism, and Ranganathan’s fifth law of library science is
pertinent here. The total collection is more than 32,000 volumes, which includes books,
bound volumes, and reports. We ensure systematic collection development by selecting
resources judiciously. We have more than 1,100 e-documents in the form of CDs, DVDs
and floppy disks. Access to e-journals beginning in 1998-99 was a great boon to the scientific
community, but it was access to ScienceDirect through DAE Consortium beginning in
2001-2002, which presently gives access to more that 2,200 e-journals, has had a huge
impact. It has allowed the scholars to swim in the ocean of scholarly literature.

Figure 4: Growth in Library Collection

Organization
Well-organized collections are the foundation for library services. Librarians are uniquely
equipped to organize information resources. “Every Reader his/her Book” and “Every
Book its Reader,” the second and third laws of library science, are applied here. We
organize information resources to connect the user with information without delay. The
standard techniques of cataloguing and classification are followed to make documents
easily accessible. Orientation services and library guides help users maximize usage.

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