Collections development of Maulana Azad Library (AMU) and Central Library of University of Delhi

a comparative study

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36311/1981-1640.2010.v4n2.01.p3

Keywords:

Formation and Development of Collections, Library Collections, Collection Development Policy, Academic Libraries.

Abstract

The collections development includes planning for a systematic and rational construction of the general collection. The process includes several activities such as the user’s needs, evaluation of current collections, determination of a selection policy, management of selected items, analysis and storage of collection items incorporated into the planning and resource sharing. Thus the collections development isn't a singular activity, but a group of activities. Organizationally, academic libraries have at least two structured patterns for the collections development: centralized and decentralized systems. In a centralized collections development the full responsibility is of the central library, for the other hand the decentralized collections development are the responsibilities of the sector or department academic. This research was conducted to obtain an overview of the collections development in the Maulana Azad Library of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and in the Central Library of Delhi University (DU).

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  • Shajarul Islam Khan, Aligarh Muslim University
    Research Scholar Department of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh (State of Uttar Pradesh)
  • Musheer Ahmad Khan, Aligarh Muslim University

    Department of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)

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2011-07-17

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2010)

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How to Cite

Khan, Shajarul Islam, and Musheer Ahmad Khan. “Collections Development of Maulana Azad Library (AMU) and Central Library of University of Delhi: A Comparative Study”. Brazilian Journal of Information Science: Research Trends, vol. 4, no. 2, July 2011, pp. 3-21, https://doi.org/10.36311/1981-1640.2010.v4n2.01.p3.