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Title: Consortia Developments in Library and Information Centres : Some Issues
Authors: H, Jayaprakash
Bachalapur, M M
Keywords: Consortia
Electronic Resources
Issue Date: 2-Feb-2005
Publisher: INFLIBNET Centre
Abstract: Due to increase in the cost of journals, dwindling library budgets and proliferation of electronic information resources, libraries have been involved in cooperation, coordination and collaboration in resource sharing. The emergence of information technology made library professionals to change their role as navigator of information and come closer willingly to share available information with other libraries. Libraries and Information Services (LIS) are being transformed by technology; consequently, LIS have to adopt to meet their user’s changing needs and growing expectations. Included among the resource sharing initiatives conceived by libraries in India is the creation of a computerized network or consortium of all LIS to achieve optimum use. This paper presents the consortia developments in the library and information centers in India.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1556
ISBN: 81-902079-0-3
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