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COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES IN LAW LIBRARIES IN DELHI: A COMPARATIVE STUDY THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF Doctor of Philosophy in Library & Information Science SUBMITTED BY ROSHAN KHAYAL Enrolment No. P-7277 Under the Supervision of DR. NISHAT FATIMA Assistant Professor DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY ALIGARH- 202 002 (INDIA) 2013 ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY, ALIGARH-INDIA 202002 EPBX : 2700916, 20-22, 26 Ext. 19/39 DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY Direct : +91-571-2700039 Phone Fax : +91-571-2700039 AND Mob. : +91-9358258463 INFORMATION SCIENCE [email protected] Certificate This is to certify that Mr. Roshan Khayal has completed his thesis entitled “Collection Development and Services in Law Libraries in Delhi: A Comparative Study” for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science is an authentic record of the candidate’s own independent and original research work carried out by him under my supervision and guidance. The matter embodied in thesis has not been submitted to any other university or institute for the award of any degree. Dr. Nishat Fatima Assistant Professor CONTENTS Page No. Acknowledgement i-iii List of Tables iv-vi List of Figures vii-viii List of Abbreviations ix-xi CHAPTER-1 Introductory Background and Framework of the Study 1-17 CHAPTER-2 Review of Related Literature 18-43 CHAPTER-3 Profile of the Libraries under Study 44-84 CHAPTER-4 Collection Development and Services of Libraries 85-105 CHAPTER-5 Data Analysis and Interpretation 106-163 CHAPTER-6 Conclusion, Findings, Hypotheses and Recommendations 164-176 BIBLIOGRAPHY 177-185 APPENDIX I Questionnaire for Librarian/Head of the Library 186-191 APPENDIX II Questionnaire for Users 192-195 APPENDIX III Examples of Chi-Square Test 196-220 LIST OF TABLES Table No. Title 1.1 Response Rate of Users 5.1.1.2 Qualification, Designation and Pay Scale of Librarian/ Head of the Libraries 5.1.2.1 Strength of Library Staff 5.1.2.2 Library Membership 5.1.3.1 Total Budget of various Law Libraries during the session 2010-11 5.1.3.2 Increase of Annual Budget for the last five years (in lakhs) 5.1.3.3 Opinion Regarding Adequacy of Library Budget 5.1.4.2 Yearly Addition of Print Documents during last five years 5.1.4.3 Yearly Addition of E-Documents during last five years 5.1.4.4 Collection Development Policy 5.1.5.1 Selection of Study Materials 5.1.5.2 Tools used for Selection of Materials 5.1.5.3 Modes of Acquisition 5.1.5.4 Criteria Followed to Evaluate the Documents 5.1.5.5 Problems while Acquiring Documents 5.1.5.6 Provision of Library Committee 5.1.5.6.1 Types of Library Committee 5.1.5.7 Criteria for Weeding out the Reading Material 5.1.6.1 Classification Scheme used 5.1.6.2 Cataloguing Code used 5.1.6.3 Use of Online Public Access Catalogue iv 5.1.6.4 Software used in Libraries 5.1.7 Library Services 5.1.7.1 Legal Databases used in Libraries 5.1.7.2 Provision of Resource Sharing 5.2.1 Response Rate of Users 5.2.2.1 Purpose of Visit to the Library 5.2.2.2 Frequency of Visit to the Library 5.2.3 Use of library resources 5.2.4 Use of Electronic Information Sources Chapter 5.2.4.1 Use of Online Database Service 5.2.4.2 Use of E-Books – 5 5.2.4.3 Use of E-Journals 5.2.4.4 Use of E-Cases 5.2.4.5 Use of E-Reports 5.2.4.6 Use of CD-ROM Database 5.2.5 Frequency of use of E-Resources 5.2.6 Favourite Activities While Using Internet and InterpretationData Analysis 5.2.7 Use of OPAC and Traditional Catalogue 5.2.8 Adequacy of Reading Facilities 5.2.9 Satisfaction with the Use of Library Resources 5.2.10 Awareness about the services provided by the libraries 5.2.10.1 Awareness of Circulation Service 5.2.10.2 Awareness of Reference Service 5.2.10.3 Awareness of CAS Service v 5.2.10.4 Awareness of SDI Service 5.2.10.5 Awareness of Inter-Library Loan Service 5.2.10.6 Awareness of Translation Service 5.2.10.7 Awareness of Reprographic Service 5.2.11.1 Satisfaction with Circulation Service 5.2.11.2 Satisfaction with Reference Service 5.2.11.3 Satisfaction with CAS 5.2.11.4 Satisfaction with SDI Service 5.2.11.5 Satisfaction with Inter-Library Loan Service 5.2.11.6 Satisfaction with Translation Service 5.2.11.7 Satisfaction with Reprographic Service 5.2.12 Satisfaction with General Facilities Available in the Libraries Chapter 5.2.13 Behavior of Library Staff – 5 Data Analysis and InterpretationData Analysis vi LIST OF FIGURES Fig. No. Title 4.1 Collection Development Process 5.1.1.1 Year of Establishment of Libraries 5.1.3.1 Total Budget of various Law Libraries during 2010-11 5.1.3.2 Increase of Annual Budget for last five years (in lakhs) 5.1.4.1 Total Document Collection in Libraries during the session 2010-2011 5.1.4.2 Yearly Addition of Print Documents during last five years 5.1.4.3 Yearly Addition of E-Documents during last five years 5.2.1 Response Rate of Users 5.2.2.1 Purpose of Visit to the Library 5.2.2.2 Frequency of Visit to the Library 5.2.3 Use of library resources 5.2.4.1 Use of Online Database Service 5.2.4.2 Use of E-Books 5.2.4.3 Use of E-Journals 5.2.4.4 Use of E-Cases 5.2.4.5 Use of E-Reports 5.2.4.6 Use of CD-ROM Database 5.2.5 Frequency of use of E-Resources 5.2.6 Favorite Activities While Using Internet 5.2.7 Use of OPAC and Traditional Catalogue 5.2.8 Adequacy of Reading Facilities 5.2.9 Satisfaction with the use of Library Resources 5.2.10.1 Awareness of Circulation Service 5.2.10.2 Awareness of Reference Service 5.2.10.3 Awareness of CAS Service 5.2.10.4 Awareness of SDI Service 5.2.10.5 Awareness of Inter-Library Loan Service 5.2.10.6 Awareness of Translation Service 5.2.10.7 Awareness of Reprographic Service 5.2.11.1 Satisfaction with Circulation Service vii 5.2.11.2 Satisfaction with Reference Service 5.2.11.3 Satisfaction with CAS 5.2.11.4 Satisfaction with SDI Service 5.2.11.5 Satisfaction with Inter-Library Loan Service 5.2.11.6 Satisfaction with Translation Service 5.2.11.7 Satisfaction with Reprographic Service 5.2.12 Behavior of Library Staff viii List of Abbreviations LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Sr. No. Abbreviations Full Name 1 AACR Anglo American Cataloguing Rules 2 AALL American Association of Law Libraries 3 ADHC Apex Decisions High Court 4 ADSC Apex Decisions Supreme Court 5 AIR All India Reporter 6 AJIL American Journal of International Law 7 AJJ American Journal of Jurisprudence 8 ALA American Library Association 9 ALIS Annals of Library and Information Studies 10 ARL Association of Research Libraries 11 ASIL Annual Survey of Indian Law 12 AUSL American University of Sharjah Library 13 BICJ Bibliography of the International Court of Justice 14 BPST Bureau of Parliament Studies and Training 15 CAPS Contents Abstracts and Photocopies Service 16 CAR Computer-Assisted Retrieval 17 CAS Current Awareness Service 18 CC Colon Classification 19 CCC Classified Catalogue Code 20 CD Compact Disk 21 CD ROM Compact Disc Read Only Memory 22 CDP Collection Development Policy 23 CLM Corporate Laws Management 24 CMC Computer Maintenance Corporation 25 COM Computer Output Microform 26 CPU Central Processing Unit 27 Cr. LJ Criminal Law Journal 28 CRL Central Reference Library 29 CRL College and Research Library 30 DB Delivery of Books 31 DC Drug Cases 32 DCL Doctor of Civil Law 33 DDC Dewey Decimal Classification 34 DDS Document Delivery Service 35 DESIDOC Defence Science Information & Documentation Centre 36 DLJ Delhi Law Journal 37 DLT Delhi Law Times 38 DMC Divorce & Matrimonial Cases 39 DML Development Multimedia Libraries 40 DULS Delhi University Library System 41 EFC Equipment Fund Committee 42 ELIS Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science 43 FAQ Frequently Asked Questions 44 FM Faculty Member ix List of Abbreviations 45 HCJL High Court Judges Library 46 HTML Hyper-Text Markup Language 47 IASLIC Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centre 48 IATLIS Indian Association of Teachers of Library & Information Science 49 ICT Information and Communication Technology 50 IJLIS International Journal of Library and Information Science 51 ILA Indian Library Association 52 ILI Indian Law Institute 53 ILP Information Library Programmes 54 INFLIBNET Information and Library Network 55 IPC Indian Penal Code 56 IPRL Intellectual Property Rights Law 57 ISBN International Standard Book Number 58 ISI Indian Statistical Institute 59 ISO International Standard Organization 60 ISSN International Standard Serial Number 61 IT Information Technology 62 J.D. Juris Doctor 63 JILI Journal of Indian Law Institute 64 JLIM Journal of Library and Information Management 65 JLIS Journal of Library and Information Science 66 JMI Jamia Millia Islamia 67 LA Library Association 68 LAN Local Area Network 69 LARRDIS Parliament Library and Reference, Research, Documentation and Information Service 70 LCR Law Commission Reports 71 LC Library committee 72 LCR Library Committee Room 73 LIRC Legal Information Resource Centre 74 LLJ Law Library Journal 75 LLJ Labour Law Journal 76 LLJMI Law Library-Jamia Millia Islamia 77 LLUD Law Library-University of Delhi 78 LM Library Management 79 LPP Library Philosophy and Practice 80 LRTS Library Resources and Technical Services 81 LU Libraries Unlimited 82 MARC Machine Readable Catalogue 83 MCL Master of Civil Law 84 NALSAR National Academy of Legal Studies and Research 85 NASSDOC National Social Science Documentation Centre 86 NIC National Informatics Centre x List of Abbreviations 87 NLU National Law University 88 PTMC Patent and Trade Marks Cases 89 PARLIS Parliament Library Information System 90 PC Personal Computer 91 PCR Planning Commission Reports 92 PDF Portable Document Format 93 PFA Cases Prevention of Food Adulteration Cases 94 PG Post Graduate 95 Ph.