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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Library in Delhi}}<br />
{{Infobox library<br />
| native_name = केंद्रीय पुस्तकालय भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान दिल्ली<br />
| native_name_lang = hi<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| location = [[New Delhi]]<br />
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| collection_size = <!-- {{Format price|number}} --><br />
| num_employees = 40+<br />
| parent_organization = [[IIT Delhi]]<br />
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| website = {{URL|https://library.iitd.ac.in}}<br />
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The '''Central''' '''library''' is the main library of the [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]] (IIT Delhi), located in [[Hauz Khas, New Delhi]]. The library provides access to resources to students, faculty, scholars, and researchers in both print and digital formats.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Ramaiah |first=Chennupati K. |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Electronic_Resources_Management_in_Libra/WvGJAwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Electronic Resources Management in Libraries |date=2013-01-30 |publisher=Allied Publishers |isbn=978-81-8424-813-5 |pages=60-61 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=10 must-visit libraries in delhi with a rich cultural legacy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/web-stories/10-must-visit-libraries-in-delhi-with-a-rich-cultural-legacy/photostory/122317405.cms |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Verma |first=Vijay Kumar |last2=Nair |first2=Aravind R. |date=2023-07-01 |title=Implementation of Electronic Resource Management System: A case study of Central Library, IIT Delhi |url=https://www.srels.org/index.php/sjim/article/view/171031 |journal=Journal of Information and Knowledge |pages=191–197 |doi=10.17821/srels/2023/v60i3/171031 |issn=2583-9314|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Arora |first=Jagdish |date=2002 |title=Network-Enabled Digitized Collection at the Central Library, IIT Delhi |url=https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/bult.251 |journal=Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ahmad |first=Hilal |last2=Mushtaq |first2=Muzamil |last3=Imran |first3=Sheikh Mohd |date=December 2012 |title=The Use of Search Strategies in OPAC: A Comparative Study of Central Library, IIT Delhi; P.K. Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur and Allama Iqbal Library, Kashmir University |url=http://irjlis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/3-IR071.pdf |journal=Journal of Library and Information Science |volume=2 |issue=2 |archive-date=2018-04-26 |access-date=2026-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426194856/http://irjlis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/3-IR071.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ahmad |first=Hilal |date=December 2014 |title=Library Automation in India: A survey of information retrieval system of Central libraries of IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur and Kashmir University |url=http://www.ijodls.in/uploads/3/6/0/3/3603729/8444.pdf |journal=International Journal of Digital Library Services |volume=4 |issue=4 |via=IJODLS}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The library's [[cornerstone]] was laid by [[K.C. Pant]], on 18 May 1985. The new building was inaugurated in 1988 by [[P.V. Narasimha Rao]].<ref name=":0" /> Over time, the library has expanded from traditional print-based collections to digital resources.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wei |first=Wei |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Leadership_and_Management_Principles_in/F3_JAwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Central+Library+IIT+Delhi%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT29&printsec=frontcover |title=Leadership and Management Principles in Libraries in Developing Countries |last2=Johnson |first2=Sue O'Neill |date=2014-06-11 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-95534-4 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Information_Management_in_the_New_Millen/ePkdNDfBVHIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Central+Library+IIT+Delhi%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA221&printsec=frontcover |title=Information Management in the New Millennium |date=2002 |publisher=Allied Publishers |isbn=978-81-7764-170-7 |pages=221 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ahmad |first=Hilal |date=2014-07-09 |title=Library Software Awareness: A Survey of OPAC Vs Card Catalogue in IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, and Kashmir University |url=http://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/djlit/article/view/6164 |journal=DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology |volume=34 |issue=4 |pages=325–332 |doi=10.14429/djlit.34.6164|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sahoo |first=Sambhunath |last2=Panda |first2=K C |date=18 January 2021 |title=Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) Library System: A Comparative Study |url=https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9240&context=libphilprac |journal=Library Philosophy and Practice |via=University of Nebraska-Lincoln}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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