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E-Resources Consortia in India-Some Lingering Issues


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The dawn of new millennium made a beginning for the advent and availability of e-resources in large numbers for the use of-especially in academic and research libraries in India. Today nearly 10 different consortia are operating in India and are servicing with e-resources, in particular e-journals to Academic and Research community in University Libraries, Research Laboratories and other specialized institutions like IITs, IIMs, IIA and so on., and eased the acquisition and management of serials in the Libraries.
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A. Y. Asundi
Department of Library and Information Science and Officer-in-charge, IT Centre, Bangalore University, Bangalore – 560 056
India


Notifications

  • Malhan, I.V. and Rao, Shivaram (2012) Refocusing attention on institutional and collective responsibility for an effective consortia model. Annals of Library and Information Studies. 59(3): 143-147.

  • Van Dyck, Craig, and Mckenzie, Christopher. (2004) Evolving Relationships between Libraries and Scholarly Publishers: Metrics & Models. Advances in Librarianship. 28: 95-119.

  • www.ifla.org/files/assets/.../electronic-resource-guide-2012.pdf


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  • E-Resources Consortia in India-Some Lingering Issues

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Authors

A. Y. Asundi
Department of Library and Information Science and Officer-in-charge, IT Centre, Bangalore University, Bangalore – 560 056, India

Abstract


The dawn of new millennium made a beginning for the advent and availability of e-resources in large numbers for the use of-especially in academic and research libraries in India. Today nearly 10 different consortia are operating in India and are servicing with e-resources, in particular e-journals to Academic and Research community in University Libraries, Research Laboratories and other specialized institutions like IITs, IIMs, IIA and so on., and eased the acquisition and management of serials in the Libraries.

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