Dear LIS Professionals, The working librarians' most difficult task is stock verification and stock maintenance and management. We don't have common standard rules by the any authority. Recently, Prof. (Dr.) A.Y. Asundi (well known personality) retired professor, DLISc, Bangalore University, Bangalore, written a book on Stock Inventory. studying problems of librarians on annual stock verification. It has covered problems of stock verification, procedures and methods of stock verification and finally solutions. Author referred almost all MHRD/UGC/Central/State government orders regarding library stock verification, weed out/write off policy and procedures and quoted with reference. further referred Indian courts judgements, developed countries library stock verification rules and norms. Review about the book: Well known authors/LIS professionals also appreciated about the book, currently I don't have review clips to attach here. Really it is one of the prime source for stock verification to the working librarian and LIS professionals. It is an excellent work by the professor. Its like a manual for working librarian. I heartily thank to Prof. A.Y. Asundi for doing wonderful job for LIS profession. It is recently released in Indian market for your reference book details are mentioned here; Title: Paradigms of Stock Inventory in Libraries Author: Prof. A.Y. Asundi Publisher & Place: CBH (College Book House) Publication, Bangalore, Year: 2015 Book Type: Hardcover Price: In INR hundreds only -- *Regards,* *M.S.**GIRISH RATHOD **M.Sc., **M.B.A., **M.A., M.Phil., **K-SET.,* * NET., Ph.D.(Regd)* HEAD ~ LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER, DEPT. OF STUDIES IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, CHURCH ROAD, SIRSI (U.K.) - 581 401. KARNATAKA (INDIA). -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.