Collection Development Division

Collection development is a collaborative effort of the library and institute communities especially faculty members. Therefore, all faculty members are considered an integral part of the collection development team. The empanelled vendors of Central Library, IIT Delhi are regularly visits to departments/schools/centres, showing the latest published books; and to seek recommendation of books. Hence, faculty members are encouraged to refer online catalogues, publisher catalogues, publisher sites, book reviews, announcements to get updates on latest published books and contact the vendors to recommend the books are research and teaching interests.

Faculty

Faculty members can recommend the books by filling Faculty Book Recommendation Form with details about book including title, author, publisher, ISBN, publisher price etc. and name of empanelled vendor who have agreed to supply the book. The book(s) requisitioned by the faculty members for purchase should be routed through the respective HoD/HoCs always with approval. Then, CDD immediately check the duplication, if the library already owns a copy of the recommended book, faculty will be informed with details of the same. If doesn’t find, then it will be processed further for the procurement as per policy. The faculty will be informed once after book has been received, processed and is available for checkout.

Student

The active students including research scholars, undergraduate, and graduate students of IIT Delhi can also recommend the books by Student Book Recommendation Form with details about book including title, author, publisher, ISBN, publisher price etc. and empanelled vendor Name of Vendor (if possible). The book(s) requisitioned by the students must be approved by the concerned faculty (usually supervisor) and forwarded through ACL representative of concerned Department/Centre/School with approval. Then, CDD will take the further procurement process as per collection development policy.

 

Technical Staff

Technical staff members can recommend the books by filling the Book Recommendation Form (Technical Staff) with details about the book, including title, author, publisher, ISBN, publisher price etc. and Name of empanelled vendor (if possible)(List available at Link: https://library.iitd.ac.in/approved-vendors). The book(s) requisition form should be routed through the concerned faculty incharge and respective HoD/HoC/HoS always with approval. Then, CDD, Central Library will take the further procurement process as per the collection development policy. The budget allocated to the Deptt/Centres for the procurement of books shall be used for this purpose.

Admin Staff

Admin staff members can recommend the books by filling the Book Recommendation Form (Admin Staff) with details about the book including title, author, publisher, ISBN, publisher price etc. and Name of empanelled vendor (if possible)(List available at Link: https://library.iitd.ac.in/approved-vendors). The book(s) requisition form should be approved by reporting officer (Group-A). Then, CDD, Central Library will take the further procurement process as per the collection development policy. The Central Library budget shall be used for this purpose.

 

The Central Library, IIT Delhi, in collaboration with the IIT Delhi Empanelled Book Vendors is regularly organizing the Physical & Virtual Book Exhibitions to provide an open platform to institute fraternity to visit, choice, review, recommend and procure the books displayed by the vendors.  During the exhibition, the empanelled vendors setting up stalls with their latest editions of published books including textbooks and references from the leading publishers like Springer, Elsevier, CRC Press, Cambridge University Press, Chicago Press, Harvard University Press, Macmillan International, MIT Press, Wiley, World Scientific, Bloomsbury etc. to attract visitors. The faculty members and students of IIT Delhi can review each book and recommend to strengthening the physical book collection of Central Library and well as Departmental Libraries. The main aim of book exhibitions is not only getting recommendations, but it can also play an important role in developing the reading habit among professionals and bringing the institute community together. 

Objectives

• To provide an open platform to institute faculty members/students and staff members to know recent editions of published books on their subject area/discipline.
• To facilitate to review and recommend the books for the Central Library and Departmental Library to strengthen the collection.
• To facilitate faculty members to procure the books using their PDA/PDF.
• To facilitate the institute community to buy the books from the personal funds on IIT Delhi approved discounted rates.

• To develop the reading habits among institute fraternity.

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