Ghosh, Maitrayee; Jambhekar, Ashok(INFLIBNET Centre, February NaN, 2003)
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Abstract:
This article explores the possibilities of establishing Management and Engineering library consortia of two
western Indian states - Gujarat and Maharashtra. It gives an overview of the current status of management and
Engineering libraries of the region and examines the possibilities of building up information sharing system,
which is of great importance and central to the formation of any consortia. Proposals are made here for a model of
library consortia of the 21st century in two western states of India. It focuses on the joint purchase of the resources
by IIT Mumbai, IIM Ahmedabad and other engineering and management institute libraries of the region. The
theoretical and practical advantages and disadvantages of this form of collaborative approach between
management and engineering libraries are described.
University Libraries, with the dawn of Internet era, are compelled to provide relevant information
essential to its end users within a short span of time either from its in-house holdings or from resources
available in other libraries. This could be made possible only by way of Library Consortia (LC). This
paper discusses the planning of LC among the major Campus Libraries of University of Madras. It
identifies the need, prerequisites, problems and solutions involved in consortia formation.