(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Jadhav, Mahendra N; Kulkarni, Shobha
IIT Bombay Central library has varied collection in physical as well electronic/digital form. The access
and maintenance of physical collection has become a great challenge as far as economic and ethical
problems are concerned. The digital collection can easily be preserve on system and accessible to users
on web without being tampered, but the rare and classic collection in physical form need to be preserved
for future generation by overcoming the unethical means of losses. The MODROB / MHRD sponsored
project helped to initiate the issue of security by installing the electronic security system to secure the
esteemed collection and augment circulation activity. The present paper discusses the methodology for
followed phase – 1 in securing the reference collection of the library.