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Libraries of various institutes generally develop their own e-resources acquisition policies which
they follow for acquisition of e-resources. The main object of evolving this policy is to provide
easy access to all the e-resources, provide Authentic Information to users and availability to
anywhere. The e-resource Acquisition Policy should follow the Library Standards like BSI (Bureau
of Indian Standards), ISO (International Standards Organization) etc., Law of IPR and Copyrights
should be applicable. For acquisition of e-resources and for its uninterrupted optimum utilization,
libraries develop their own acquisition policy which provide safeguard while acquiring e-resources
and also in the event of dispute or odd situation. In this paper, we discuss broad features
of the acquisition policy which generally cover the e-resources to be selected, acquired, mode of acquisition, infrastructure required for its optimum use, collection development, availability of
funds, priority to be given to e-resources to be acquired, intellectual access, ILL, technical compatibility,
archival policy, contract negotiation and pricing policy, consortia acquisition, licensing,
free e-resources, de-selection, exclusion of free e-resources, duplication, types of e-resources,
digital collection, etc. To impart awareness among the learners and users located in remote areas,Government should take initiative to develop a network which provides information and other eresources
up to that level. |
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