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. I.R.N. Goudar, Head, ICAST	Member
4.	Dr. S. Sridhara Murthy, Jt. Head, STRD/CNSU	Member
5.	Mr. Viveka Naik, Head, Elec. (Belur)	Member
6.	Dr. M.N. Sathyanarayana, Jt. Head, KTMD	Member
7.	Dr. Jatinder Singh, Sc, FMCD	Member
8.	Dr. Vidyadhar Mudkavi, Sc, CTFD	Member
9.	Dr. G.K. Suryanarayana, Sc, NTAF	Member
10.	Dr. T.R. Ramamohan, Sc, CMMACS	Member
11.	Dr. L. Venkatakrishnan, Sc, EAD	Member
12.	Dr. P.K. Panda, Sc, MT	Member
13.	Dr. S.T. Aruna, Sc, SED	Member
14.	Mr. R. Prathapa Nayaka, Sc, PR	Member
15.	Mr. S. Ravishankar, Sc, C-CADD	Member
16.	Dr. Shylaja Srihari, Sc, FRPD	Member
17.	Dr. G.M. Kamath, Sc, ACD	Member
18.	Dr. K.L. Singh, Sc, SID	Member
19.	Mr. Kanakamuthu, Sc, WED	Member
20.	Dr. P.S.R. Murthy, Hindi OfficerF	Member
21.	Dr. Hema Singh, Sc, ALD	Member
22.	Dr. Rangachari K, Sc, CTFD	Member
23.	Dr. T.N. Venkatesh, Sc, FS	Member
24.	Mrs. Poornima Narayana, Dy. Head, ICAST	Member Secretary