JAMBHEKAR, Ashok et alii. A plan for the establishment of a library network or consortium of Management & Engineering libraries (MELC) in western India: Preliminary investigations and formulations. In: CALIBER 2003, March 2003, 8p. Accessibility: http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/23/01/CALIBER_2003.pdf , visited 2007/05/03
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DC- Title: A plan for the establishment of a library network or consortium of Management & Engineering libraries (MELC) in western India: Preliminary investigations and formulations
DC- Creator: JAMBHEKAR, Ashok et alii
DC- Subject: library consortia, information sharing, library networks, library services
DC- Description:“This article explores the possibilities of establishing Management and Engineering library consortia of two western Indian state - Gujarat & 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.”
DC- Publisher: Middlesex University Digital Repository, deposed by BIRCHALL Alex
DC- Contributor: ---
DC- Date: 2003-03
DC- Type : article
DC- Format : PDF
DC- Identifier : http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/23/01/CALIBER_2003.pdf
DC- Source : CALIBER
DC- Language : English
DC- Relation : ---
DC- Coverage: India
DC- Rights: ---
DC- Creator: JAMBHEKAR, Ashok et alii
DC- Subject: library consortia, information sharing, library networks, library services
DC- Description:“This article explores the possibilities of establishing Management and Engineering library consortia of two western Indian state - Gujarat & 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.”
DC- Publisher: Middlesex University Digital Repository, deposed by BIRCHALL Alex
DC- Contributor: ---
DC- Date: 2003-03
DC- Type : article
DC- Format : PDF
DC- Identifier : http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/23/01/CALIBER_2003.pdf
DC- Source : CALIBER
DC- Language : English
DC- Relation : ---
DC- Coverage: India
DC- Rights: ---
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Background
2. Circumstances of Libraries in the region
2.1 Resources and services available at IIT Mumbai, IIM Ahmedabad and other participating libraries
3. Planning assumptions & Mission
4. The proposed network model
5. Funding and management
6. Expected benefits and difficulties
7. Observation & conclusion
2. Circumstances of Libraries in the region
2.1 Resources and services available at IIT Mumbai, IIM Ahmedabad and other participating libraries
3. Planning assumptions & Mission
4. The proposed network model
5. Funding and management
6. Expected benefits and difficulties
7. Observation & conclusion
