Central library, IIT Delhi

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Central library, IIT Delhi
केंद्रीय पुस्तकालय भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान दिल्ली
Location New Delhi, India
Other information
Employees40+
Parent organization IIT Delhi
Website library.iitd.ac.in

The Centrallibrary is the main library of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), located in Hauz Khas, New Delhi. The library provides access to resources to students, faculty, scholars, and researchers in both print and digital formats. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

History

The library's cornerstone was laid by K.C. Pant, on 18 May 1985. The new building was inaugurated in 1988 by P.V. Narasimha Rao. [1] Over time, the library has expanded from traditional print-based collections to digital resources. [7] [8] [9] [10]

References

  1. 1 2 Ramaiah, Chennupati K. (2013-01-30). Electronic Resources Management in Libraries. Allied Publishers. pp. 60–61. ISBN   978-81-8424-813-5.
  2. ↑ "10 must-visit libraries in delhi with a rich cultural legacy". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  3. ↑ Verma, Vijay Kumar; Nair, Aravind R. (2023-07-01). "Implementation of Electronic Resource Management System: A case study of Central Library, IIT Delhi". Journal of Information and Knowledge: 191–197. doi: 10.17821/srels/2023/v60i3/171031 . ISSN   2583-9314.
  4. ↑ Arora, Jagdish (2002). "Network-Enabled Digitized Collection at the Central Library, IIT Delhi". Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology.
  5. ↑ Ahmad, Hilal; Mushtaq, Muzamil; Imran, Sheikh Mohd (December 2012). "The Use of Search Strategies in OPAC: A Comparative Study of Central Library, IIT Delhi; P.K. Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur and Allama Iqbal Library, Kashmir University" (PDF). Journal of Library and Information Science. 2 (2). Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2026-01-16.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ Ahmad, Hilal (December 2014). "Library Automation in India: A survey of information retrieval system of Central libraries of IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur and Kashmir University" (PDF). International Journal of Digital Library Services. 4 (4) – via IJODLS.
  7. ↑ Wei, Wei; Johnson, Sue O'Neill (2014-06-11). Leadership and Management Principles in Libraries in Developing Countries. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-317-95534-4.
  8. ↑ Information Management in the New Millennium. Allied Publishers. 2002. p. 221. ISBN   978-81-7764-170-7.
  9. ↑ Ahmad, Hilal (2014-07-09). "Library Software Awareness: A Survey of OPAC Vs Card Catalogue in IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, and Kashmir University". DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology. 34 (4): 325–332. doi: 10.14429/djlit.34.6164 .
  10. ↑ Sahoo, Sambhunath; Panda, K C (18 January 2021). "Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) Library System: A Comparative Study". Library Philosophy and Practice– via University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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