The seventh in a series of articles on the
acquisiton of scientific literature by libraries in
developing countries. (The first five were
published in 1989; the sixth is published in the
same issue of Information Development).
Describes the historical development and
present situation of scientific research and
development and the growth of scientific
documentation in India, including the work of
the Indian National Scientific Documentation
Centre (INSDOC). Outlines the state of
publishing in India. Discusses the problems of
collection building in scientific and technical
libraries. Deals mainly with the acquisition of
journals, through subscription from publishers,
agents, government agencies and learned
societies, and by exchange and gifts. Describes
attempts at library cooperation through
interlibrary loan, cooperative acquisition, union
catalogues and information networks.
Concludes that printed literature remains the
dominant medium for the dissemination of
scientific research results.
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