Information Exchange of Library Holding in The North Eastern Universities : State of The Art Practices

Abstract

Convergence of technologies has made library and information services across the regional, national and transnational geographic barriers, and reach global users at the ease of time and speed. Developing union catalogues of library holdings is one of the core areas in this regard; which has invited attention for a good number of obvious reasons and objectives. Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) programme of the University Grants Commission (UGC) had launched this noble venture of creating a Union Database of university holding of the country. This study is lined up to have a close look on the State-of-the-Art scenario of the university libraries in the NE region of the country towards accomplishing this venture.