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'''Central Reference Library''' is an Indian National Bibliographic Agency in [[Kolkata]] which run under [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Central Reference Library |url=http://indianculture.gov.in/MoCorganization/central-reference-library |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=Indian Culture |language=en}}</ref> It provides bibliographic services to scholars, universities, institutions and government agencies.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chilana |first=Rajwant Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FcSKN9gnAxAC&dq=Central+Reference+Library+kolkata&pg=PA178 |title=Challenges for South Asian Resources and Information Services: Essays in Honour of Dr. Ravindra N. Sharma |date=2008 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-8069-527-8 |language=en}}</ref> This library has started doing digitalization of rare and old books and documents.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rao |first=Dr M. Koteswara |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OQiJAwAAQBAJ&dq=Central+Reference+Library+kolkata&pg=PA104 |title=Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Libraries: Building a Sustainable Knowledge Society |date=2011-10-07 |publisher=Allied Publishers |isbn=978-81-8424-710-7 |language=en}}</ref> It receives three published book from any publisher of India as per provision of ''Delivery of Books and Newspapers Act 1956''.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FDc9DwAAQBAJ&dq=Central+Reference+Library+kolkata&pg=PA249 |title=Library Science and Administration |date=2017-11-30 |publisher=IGI Global |isbn=978-1-5225-3915-5 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
It was established in 1955 in the campus of [[National Library of India]] as National Bibliographic and Documentation Centre.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Sahib |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JmmeWL_9hqAC&dq=Central+Reference+Library+kolkata&pg=PA49 |title=Library and Literacy Movement for National Development |date=2003 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-8069-065-5 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=McDonald |first1=John D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TxgcEAAAQBAJ&dq=Central+Reference+Library+kolkata&pg=PA1994 |title=Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences |last2=Levine-Clark |first2=Michael |date=2017-03-15 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-000-03154-6 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Government agencies of India]]<br />
[[Category:National libraries]]<br />
[[Category:Ministry of Culture (India)]]<br />
[[Category:Libraries established in 1955]]</div>Imteenu