E-journal Consortia for Academic Libraries
Sachin Y, Prasanna Kumara B. M
International Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2018.
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Link: http://www.dline.info/ijis/fulltext/v10n2/ijisv10n2_1.pdf
Abstract:
The higher education system in India is currently one of the largest systems in the world. Academic libraries
play a most significant role in improving the quality of library services for the user community. Emergence of information and
communication technologies and globalization of networks lead huge amount of Information Resources and Services available
on the Web. The present day digital environment is â€˜Consortiaâ€™ that is intended to share the resources through collaboration
among the libraries. The library consortia has played a key role in giving cost effectiveness. Some initiatives are taken by the
universities for accessing E-Journal through consortia. This paper focuses on the emergence consortia for academic libraries,
consortia model, issues, benefits and constraints related to academic library.