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Library Consortia in India: Initiatives and Concerns


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1 Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calicut, Kerala, India
2 Sree Sankaracharya Unviersity of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala 683 574, India
     

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The paper explains major activities of the library consortia in India like FORSA, CSIR Consortium, INDEST, IIM Consortium, MCIT Library Consortium, UGC-INFONET Consortium etc. Also discusses the concerns over the archival of electronic journals such as unprecedented pace of technological developments, hardware and software updates, copyright issues and mergers, cessation and stoppages of publishing industry.
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About The Authors

M. Bavakutty
Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calicut, Kerala
India

T. A. Abdul Azeez
Sree Sankaracharya Unviersity of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala 683 574
India


Notifications

  • Biradar, (B S); Sampath Kumar, (B T). Library Consortia: an emerging trend. SIS 2002; National Conference on Consortia Approach for Content Sharing among Libraries. Mangalore University, 2002.

  • Biswas, (Bidan Chand Dasgupta); Swapan (K). Opportunities for libraries in managing resource sharing through consortia: a new challenge for Indian libraries. International Caliber-2003. 13-15 February, 2003, Ahmedabad, p291-297.

  • Patil, (Y M). Resource sharing through consortia: an experience with FORSA Libraries. In Symposium on Consortia Approach to Resource Sharing: Issues and Policies. DRTC Bangalore, 2004.

  • Kushwah (Shivpal Singh) and others. Consortia initiative for access to electronic publication in Indian libraries. International Caliber-2003. 13-15 February, 2003, Ahmedabad, p347-357.

  • www.iiap.res.in/library/krish.ppt

  • http://paniit.iitd.ac.in/indest/

  • http://intranet.iimk.ac.in/libportal/iimconsortium.htm

  • Upadhyay (P K); Panigrahi (Sushant K). Consortium of Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Library and Information Systems for Resource Sharing and Creating a Common Digital Library. In Symposium on Consortia Approach to Resource Sharing: issues and policies. DRTC Bangalore, 2004.

  • http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/econsortia/faq.htm


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Authors

M. Bavakutty
Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calicut, Kerala, India
T. A. Abdul Azeez
Sree Sankaracharya Unviersity of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala 683 574, India

Abstract


The paper explains major activities of the library consortia in India like FORSA, CSIR Consortium, INDEST, IIM Consortium, MCIT Library Consortium, UGC-INFONET Consortium etc. Also discusses the concerns over the archival of electronic journals such as unprecedented pace of technological developments, hardware and software updates, copyright issues and mergers, cessation and stoppages of publishing industry.

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