Stock Verification of Books in Academic Libraries: A Special Reference to Selected College Libraries in Coimbatore District: A Study

This study made an analysis of stock verification process in 12 academic libraries in Coimbatore district. This study reveals that, 66.67 percentage of colleges take stock verification through separate library committee from outside, 58.33 percentage of colleges take stock verification for the purpose checking the availability of books. 33.33 percentage of colleges lost 50 to 100 books at the time of stock verification,58.33 percentage of colleges take responsibility for the loss of books by the college management, 58.33 percentage of the colleges measure the loss through 3 percentages of total circulation of books in the library