Provide an effective forum to the working scientists and other ICAST users to communicate their suggestions for the provision of effective library and information services.
Evolve collection development policies and procedures including journal subscription and e-journal access.
Formulate the rules concerned to circulation policies.
Advice on ICAST budget proposals, manpower development etc.
Recommend the write-off of lost documents, obsolete and old books etc.
Advise on resource sharing with other libraries.
Advise on the development of infrastructural facilities including space, furniture, reprographic and computer facilities.
The term of the committee will be for a period of two years.

The Present Committee constitutes the following members:

1.	Dr. A. R. Upadhya	Director
2.	Mr. Shyam Chetty, Sc. FMCD	Chairman
3.	Dr. S. Sridhara Murthy, Jt. Head, STRD/CNSU	Member
4.	Dr. M.N. Sathyanarayana, Jt. Head, KTMD	Member
5.	Dr. Jatinder Singh, Sc, FMCD	Member
6.	Dr. Vidyadhar Mudkavi, Sc, CTFD	Member
7.	Dr. G.K. Suryanarayana, Sc, NTAF	Member
8.	Dr. T.R. Ramamohan, Sc, CMMACS	Member
9.	Dr. L. Venkatakrishnan, Sc, EAD	Member
10.	Dr. P.K. Panda, Sc, MT	Member
11.	Dr. S.T. Aruna, Sc, SED	Member
12.	Mr. R. Prathapa Nayaka, Sc, PR	Member
13.	Mr. S. Ravishankar, Sc, C-CADD	Member
14.	Dr. Shylaja Srihari, Sc, FRPD	Member
15.	Dr. K.L. Singh, Sc, SID	Member
16.	Mr. Kanakamuthu, Sc, WED	Member
17.	Dr. P.S.R. Murthy, Hindi Officer	Member
18.	Dr. Hema Singh, Sc, ALD	Member
19.	Dr. T.N. Venkatesh, Sc, FS	Member
20.	Dr. Poornima Narayana, Head, ICAST	Member