Library Consortia: A Step forward the Information Society

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 a very promising development in this direction. The Phenomenon...

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Main Authors: Bedi, Shalu, Sharma, Kiran
Other Authors: Mahajan, Preeti
Language:en
Published: Twenty First Century Publications, Patiala 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105994
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Summary: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 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.