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Special Library Consortia: A Resource Sharing Approach in an Electronic Milieu

Special Library Consortia: A Resource Sharing Approach in an Electronic Milieu

Tawfeeq Nazir
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 34
ISBN13: 9781466695429|ISBN10: 1466695420|EISBN13: 9781466695436
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9542-9.ch004
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Nazir, Tawfeeq. "Special Library Consortia: A Resource Sharing Approach in an Electronic Milieu." Special Library Administration, Standardization and Technological Integration, edited by Joseph M. Yap, et al., IGI Global, 2016, pp. 78-111. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9542-9.ch004

APA

Nazir, T. (2016). Special Library Consortia: A Resource Sharing Approach in an Electronic Milieu. In J. Yap, M. Perez, M. Ayson, & G. Entico (Eds.), Special Library Administration, Standardization and Technological Integration (pp. 78-111). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9542-9.ch004

Chicago

Nazir, Tawfeeq. "Special Library Consortia: A Resource Sharing Approach in an Electronic Milieu." In Special Library Administration, Standardization and Technological Integration, edited by Joseph M. Yap, et al., 78-111. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9542-9.ch004

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Abstract

Due to increase in costs, proliferation of electronic resources and dwindling library budgets, cooperative e-acquisition has become a compelling proposition in a library consortium environment. The user community also has been greatly influenced by newer technologies facilitating seamless access to information. Users demand to have a wide array of electronic information services. As such, the current library scenario has reached a critical mass both in terms of e-products as well as increased number of virtual users. Due to journal crisis, and cuts in library budgets, the special library professionals are forced to come together in forming a consortium for subscription of e-journals. This chapter provides an outlook of special library consortia in India and the rest of the world.

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