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PAPER ID:IJIM/V.2(V)/54-59/9
AUTHOR : Ashish Kumar, Rajneesh Kumar and Dr. S. K.Pandey
TITLE: Analysis of the Collection Development Policies: A Case Study of the Kumaun University, Nanital
ABSTRACT: University, Nainital. Kumaun University is one of the oldest and the largest state university of the
Uttarakhand state of India and is the only university in the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand.
Design/Methodology/Approach: A survey was conducted through the questionnaire distributed to the
librarians of the campuses of the University, apart from this; an unstructured interview of the librarians was also
conducted for an in-depth understanding of the used process. The other sources of data used in this study are the
annual report and official website of the university.
Findings: The findings reveal the details of the collection and the major problems of collection development in
the Libraries of the University.
Originality value: This paper highlights the issues of collection building process of the libraries of Kumaun
University and suggests certain improvement in the existing system with an emphasis on the written Collection
Development Policy.
KEYWORDS: Collection building, Collection Development Policy
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