Collection Development' is a process of planning, building, and maintaining a libraries information resources in a cost-efficient and user-relevant manner. Principal activities include the identification, selection, and sometimes, procurement of locally appropriate materials; the allocation of the resource budget among different subjects and formats; collection management, analysis, and evaluation; liaison with library users; planning and implementation of resource sharing and related programs; and the determination and coordination of policies and procedures governing these functions...

With the exponential growth of telecommunication and network technologies, today s Scientists, Engineers and Technologists largely depend upon Electronic Information Resources (EIS) in their day to day scientific work. The coming of EIS has led to a significant transformation by which scholarly information is disseminated across the globe. This has greatly affected the way a scientist or an engineer seeks this information, acquires it and uses it effectively. User Studies took off as early as 1940 in the area of Library and Information Science and is still one of the most researched areas....