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Legal Deposit and Bibliographical Control in India

Author: A.A.N. Raju

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ISBN 9788170005551
Year of Publication 2009
Binding HardBound
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Language English
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This book Legal Deposit and Bibliographical Control in India, presents briefly the concept of legal deposit and bibliographical control and traces book publishing in India and number of books published annually and emergence of the legal deposit and bibliographical control of India Publications.
It also deals with the working of Press and Registration of books Act, 1867 in the Stats of India with special reference to southern States. the receipt of books at the National Library and the three designated depository libraries at New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai and with focus on Southern States of India under the provisions of Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Pubic Libraries) Act, 1954 and the coverage of such publications by Indian National Bibliography was also presented succinctly.
For the first time an in-depth study has been made on the state of legal deposit and bibliographical control in India by collecting relevant data. The various tables provided in the book will throw more light on the present scenario of annual book production in various languages of India and the coverage of subject fields.
It is hoped that the present publication will serve as one of the basic sources of Information on the subject and go a long way in meeting the information requirements of those interested in legal deposit and bibliographical control in India.

1.Introduction
Intellectual Output
Legal Deposit
Bibliographical Control
Universal Bibliographical Control (UBC)
National Bibliographical Control (NBC)
Regional Bibliographical Control (RBC)
Reference
2- The beginning
Pioneers of Indian Publishing
Number of Publishers
Paperbacks Publishing in India
Number of Publications
Book Production Figures
PRB Act, 1867
Reference
3- Legal Deposit in India
 Legal Deposit
Origin of Legal Deposit in India
South India scenario
Legal Deposit Guidelines
References
4. Bibliographical Control in India
Current Bibliography
Retrospective Bibliographies
National Bibliography of Indian Literature
Indian Books in Print
All India Index to English Books in Print (AIIEBIP)
Bibliographical Control of other types of material
Periodical Lists
Book Reviews
Subject Bibliographies
Institutional Contribution
Indian Languages Publications
Indian National Bibliography
Language wise coverage of Book in INB
Language Bibliographies of INB
Language bibliographies in other languages
Modernization of INB
References
5. Working of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (PRB Act, 1867) in the States of India
Background
Objectives
Provisions of the Act
Important Provisions
Delivery of Printed Books and Newspapers
Penalties for not delivering Books and Newspapers
Registration of Books and Newspapers
Working of the Act in the States of India
Tardy Implementation of the Act
Working of the Act in Andhra Pradesh
Receipt of Publications
Constraints in the effective implementation of the Act Need For co-operation And co-ordination
Number of Books Received
Book Purchase Under RRRLF Scheme
Receipt of Publications under Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 in South India
Language wise receipt of Publications
References
6. Receipt of Books Under Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act, 1954
Receipt of books at the National Library
Number of books received at the National Library
Receipt of books by the Depository Libraries
Language wise receipt of books by the four recipient libraries
Language wise Receipt of Books (Under DB Act, 1954) by the Connemara Public Library , Chennai
State wise receipt of books by the National Library
Language wise receipt of books by the National Library
References
7. Receipt of Books from the Southern States at the National Library Under DB Act, 1954
Language wise receipt of Books by the National Library
Language wise/Subject wise receipt of Books by the National Library
Books received by Central Library, Mumbai from South India under DB Act, 1954
8. Conclusions and Suggestions
Suggestions
Index

Prof. A. A. N. Raju is formerly Head, Department of Library and Information Science and Dean, Faculty of social Sciences, Osmania University, Hyderabad -500 007.
Prof. Raju published seventy research papers in English and Seventy articles in Telugu in LIS professional journals. He authored and edited Twenty books covering various facets of LIS both in English and Telugu. His earlier books on library classification include DC, UDC and CC; A Study in Comparison (Delhi Ajanta,1984); Universal Decimal Classification (IME, 1991):( Chennai, TR Publications1991); Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC-20): Theory and Practice; A Self Instructional Manual Chennai, TR Publications 1995). and colon Classification: Theory and Practice: A Self Instructional Manual (New Delhi, Ess Ess Publications, 2001)
Prof. Raju has been very actively associated with the professional activities, both at local and national levels. He is Life Member of ILA,IASLIC, ALSD, IATLIS,and APLA He was Vice-President of ILA (1986-87), IASLIC(1998-89 and 1992-93), President IATLIS(1996--98) and presently Vico President, of Andhra Pradesh Library Association APLA, Vijayawada. He was member of U.G.C. Panel on Library Science for two consecutive terms (1991-93 and 1994-96). Recipient of IATLIS-Motiwale Best Teacher Award for 1995.and UGC Emeritus Fellowhip (1999-2001)

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