Experience, Innovations and Challenges in Setting up a University Library: A Narrative from Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD)

Authors

  • Alka Rai Deputy Librarian, Ambedkar University Delhi, Kashmere Gate Campus, Lothian Road, Kashmere Gate, Delhi-110006, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

University Library, Library Development, Library establishment, e-Resources, Library services, reference services

Abstract

This paper is a biographic sketch of the journey of Library development at Ambedkar  University Delhi (AUD), which came in existence in 2009. This paper is presenting the  chronological development of the library and how the AUD library has evolved with the digital revolution and make the library fully automated, inclusive and user-friendly.This paper also  explains the effective budget utilization, statistics as well as usage statistics of library resources. 

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www.aud.ac.in

Published

2019-05-12

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 1 (2019): Library Progress (International) (Jan-Jun) 2019

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Experience, Innovations and Challenges in Setting up a University Library: A Narrative from Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) . (2019). Library Progress (International), 39(1), 144–153. https://doi.org/10.48165/