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Indian Journal of Library and Information Science

Volume  8, Issue 3 (Suppl), Sept - Dec 2014, Pages 363-368
 

Original Article

Collection Development Policy (Reference to Engineering College Libraries in Bangalore)

Chandrakanth H.G.

*Librarian, R.R. Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

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Abstract

In the present paper an attempt has been made to discuss about the collection development policies of engineering colleges. The study also identifies the users needs and suggests collection development policy to correspond with their needs. The need for a study on collection management policy and process being practices in libraries with special reference to academic libraries in Bangalore has been identified and the same has been taken up a project work, so that the outline of such a study may be fully understood and the practices thus identified may be followed by the libraries for enhancing the quality of the service being offered in Academic libraries.

Keywords: Collection development; Academic libraries; Conventional documents; Non-conventional documents.


Corresponding Author : Chandrakanth H.G.