The Application and Use of Library Intranet Services at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Faizul Nisha, Naushad Ali, PM

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD) was established in 1963 as one of the seven institutes of technology in India created as centres of excellence for higher training, research, and development in science, engineering, and technology. The central library of IIT, Delhi is one of the most model academic library. All the students, faculty, employees of the institute are entitled to make use of its services and facilities. Its collection has now increased to 3 lakhs comprising books, periodicals, reference works, technical reports, CD-ROM databases, Video cassettes etc. The library subscribes to 657 current journals and providing access to 6500 scholarly journals through INDEST Consortium. It has also access to more than 3,000 electronic journals (full text). The leading abstracting and indexing databases in the field of engineering and technology are also available on intranet and internet. CD-ROM search services, in-house database services and electronic journals are the major services available on the institution's intranet.