The purpose of this paper is to present the situation of collection development and management of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati and IIT Patna libraries. This research includes other areas of collection development, i.e. collection development policy, acquisition of resources, selection of resources and budget allocation. The collection management includes accessibility, stock verification, shelf arrangement, weeding out and library security of IIT Guwahati and IIT Patna Central Libraries.,A structured questionnaire was sent to the librarians via e-mail, which includes 20 questions with 103 preferences.,Present research has found that there is a difference in newly established IIT Patna library and old IIT Guwahati library in some aspects of collection development. In the library of IIT Patna, library committee is responsible for collection development policy as well as recommender of resource selection, whereas in IIT Guwahati library advisory committee is responsible for collection development policy and selection of resources on the recommendation of faculty members. The IIT Patna library is not facing any problem, while IIT Guwahati library facing many problems i.e., lack of funds, information explosion and literature scattered. The RFID is used in IIT Patna library, while in IIT Guwahati library it is under process.,The study is limited to the collection development policies undertaken in IIT Patna and IIT Guwahati in eastern India. The research questions are limited to the theme only. Therefore, the findings of the study are not valid for an in-depth study.,The study has great importance for librarians of IITs which have recently established in India. The findings and suggestions can serve as groundwork and could help to solve some common problems that had been faced by them.,This is a comparative study of IIT Guwahati and IIT Patna libraries in eastern India. The collection development aspects, i.e. selection, acquisition, finance and collection management, play a vital role in the collection development to serve their users. The study can serve as a base for future studies in other academic and special libraries.

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印度东部印度理工学院图书馆的馆藏发展实践：一项研究

本文的目的是介绍印度技术学院（IIT）Guwahati和IIT Patna图书馆的馆藏开发和管理情况。该研究包括馆藏发展的其他领域，即馆藏发展政策，资源获取，资源选择和预算分配。IIT Guwahati和IIT Patna中央图书馆的馆藏管理包括可访问性，库存验证，货架安排，除草和图书馆安全。通过电子邮件向图书馆员发送了结构化的调查问卷，其中包括20个问题和103个首选项。研究发现，新建立的IIT Patna图书馆与旧的IIT Guwahati图书馆在馆藏发展的某些方面有所不同。在IIT Patna的图书馆中，图书馆委员会负责馆藏发展政策以及资源选择的推荐人，而在IIT Guwahati中，图书馆咨询委员会负责根据馆员的建议制定馆藏发展政策和资源选择。IIT Patna图书馆没有遇到任何问题，而IIT Guwahati图书馆则面临许多问题，例如资金不足，信息爆炸和文献散乱。RFID在IIT Patna图书馆中使用，而在IIT Guwahati图书馆中正在进行中。该研究仅限于印度东部IIT Patna和IIT Guwahati采取的馆藏发展政策。研究问题仅限于主题。因此，该研究结果不适用于深入研究。该研究对于最近在印度建立的IIT图书馆员具有重要意义。这些发现和建议可以作为基础，可以帮助解决他们所面临的一些常见问题。这是印度东部IIT Guwahati和IIT Patna图书馆的比较研究。馆藏开发方面，即选择，获取，财务和馆藏管理，在馆藏开发中为服务其用户起着至关重要的作用。该研究可以作为其他学术图书馆和特殊图书馆未来研究的基础。采购，财务和馆藏管理，在馆藏开发，为用户服务方面起着至关重要的作用。该研究可以作为将来在其他学术图书馆和特殊图书馆进行研究的基础。采购，财务和馆藏管理，在馆藏开发，为用户服务方面起着至关重要的作用。该研究可以作为其他学术图书馆和特殊图书馆未来研究的基础。