Library consortia: a step forward the information society

Main Authors: Bedi, Shalu, Sharma, Kiran
Other Authors: Vohra, Ranjana, Mahajan, Preeti, Chakravarty, Rupak
Format: Proceeding PeerReviewed application/pdf
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Twenty First Century Publications, Patiala , 2008
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Online Access: http://eprints.rclis.org/11395/1/Shalu_Bedi_and_Kiran_sharma_LIBRARY_CONSORTIA.pdf
http://eprints.rclis.org/11395/
Daftar Isi:
  • The increasing price of electronic journals, indexing and abstracting databases along with the traditional published print subscriptions has forced library community to explore alternative means of subscription. The emergence of library consortia is a very promising development in this direction. The Phenomenon of consortia or group of libraries maintaining information resources together has become very common these days, In India, during last few years we witnessed many consortia based subscription. This paper briefly discusses the concept, need, advantages and also the major consortia initiatives in India.