SECTION - A
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT LIBRARIAN
1. Name of the Institution : ______________________________________________
2. Address : ______________________________________________
3. Type of Institute : Government Private
4. Name of the head of the library: _____________________________________________
5. Designation : _____________________________________________
6. Educational Qualification : _____________________________________________
7. Gender : ______________ Age _______________________
8. Work Experience (in years) : ____________________________________________
9. Have you got any formal training on digital/ICT uses in library. _____________(Yes/No)
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SECTION – B
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT INSTITUTE LIBRARY
1. Year of Establishment of the library: _________________
2. What are the working hours of your library?
S/N Library hours Please
tick (√)
(i) 2 hours
(ii) 3 hours
(iii) 4 hours
(iv) 5 hours
(v) More than 5 hours
3. State the total registered members of library in the last five years
S/N Library registered members 2012- 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016-
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
(i) Faculty members
(ii) Research Scholars
(iii) PG Students
(iv) UG Students
(v) Administrative staff
(vi) Others ____________________
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4. What is the staff strength of your library at present?
S/N Position/ Designation Numbers
(i) Librarian
(ii) Assistant Librarian
(iii) Library Assistant
(iv) Supporting staff
(v) Library Attendant
(vi) Technical Assistant
(vii) Data Entry Operator
(viii) System Administrator
(ix) Others __________________________
5. Number of print collection of your library
S/ Print Please tick
N collection (√)
(i) <5,000 volumes
(ii) 5,000 –10,000 volumes
(iii) 10,000 –20,000 volumes
(iv) > 20,000 volumes
6. Number of E Collection of your library
S/ Print Please tick
N collection (√)
(i) <1,000 volumes
(ii) 1,000 –3000 volumes
(iii) 3,001 –5,000 volumes
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(iv) 50001 - 10,000 volumes
(v) <10,000 volumes
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Section – C
Procurement and Collection development
1. Year wise print collection of your library
2012- 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016-
S/N Types of collection
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
(i) Books
(ii) Journals
(iii) Number of Back Volumes
(iv) Theses and dissertation
(v) Map and atlases
(vi) Any Other __________
2. Year wise e-resources collection of your library
2012- 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016-
S/N Types of collection
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
(i) E-books
(ii) Online database
(iii) Online journals
(iv) CD & DVD ROMs
(v) Audio/Video cassettes
(vi) Any other ____________
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3. Which method do your institution adopt for acquiring collection?
Methods followed Please
tick (√)
Donation/gifts
Membership
Exchange of material
Purchase
Any other, please specify
4. Who is the Head of the selection committee/purchase committee
S/ Designation Yes No
N
(i) Chairman
(ii) Principal
(iii) Members
(iv) Departments HOD’s
(v) Librarian
5. Who makes the selection of books on subjects in your library?
S/ Name of Committee Yes No
N
(i) Library committee
(ii) Book selection committee
(iii) Head of department
(iv) Librarian
(v) Teaching Faculty/Users
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6. Parameter used for selection of documents for library?
S/ Parameters Yes No
N
(i) Book exhibitions
(ii) Books received on approval
(iii) Books reviews in newspapers
(iv) Bookseller’s catalogue
(v) Catalogue of government
publication
(vi) Check the holdings of other libraries
(vii) High standards of quality in factual
content and presentation
(viii) Indian National Bibliography
(ix) New letters
(x) Online book stores
(xi) Publishers websites
(xii) Publisher Catalogues
(xiii) Subject Bibliographies
(xiv) Suggested readings in the VTU
Syllabus
7. Year-wise Allocation of University Library Budget
Sl. No. Year-wise Library Budget Details Budget (in Rs.)
(i) 2013-14
(ii) 2014-15
(iii) 2015-16
(iv) 2016-17
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(v) 2017-18
8. Budget allocation for e-resources is sufficient?
Yes No
9. Separate budget allocation is needed for e-resources?
Yes No
10. Is there need to review budget allocation to make it more effective
and need oriented?
Yes No
11. Year-wise Growth and Development of Library Collection
Year Print Resources E Resources
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
12. General Obstruction been faced in Acquisition of Library material
S No Obstacles Please
tick (√)
(i) Lack of funds
(ii) Exchange rate
(iii) Economic recession
(iv) Hike in prices
(v) Any other, please specify
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13. Is your library registered with commercial free accessible websites of
publishers ?
Yes No
14. Do your institute have separate website or library home pages to
support collection development related activities,
Yes No
15. Please state the criteria applied for making decisions on e-
collections/subscriptions/purchases?
S No Types of E-resources Please
tick (√)
a User request
b Librarian choice
c Research projects
d Course curriculum
e E-resource offers via online
f Regular mail
g Any other ,please specify
16. Criteria followed to cancel the e-resources
SR. Criteria Please
No. followed tick (√)
a Usage statistics
b Budget
c Duplication
d Dissatisfaction with a resource
e Any other, Please specify
17. Is weeding process followed in your library?
Yes No
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