Electronic journals unfold their most valuable features when they are inter-linked with other documents, archives and databases. These electronic journals need an archiving system that is based on a global concept. ...

The phenomenon of consortia or group of libraries buying e-information together has become very important in the last few years. This new scenario, along with new forms of purchasing and selling e-information, has led to ...

A special session was held during the LISA VI conference to felicitate veteran librarians and to highlight their achievements. A list of honorees is given.

With increases in prices of journals, shrinking library budgets and cuts in subscriptions to journals over the years, there has been a big challenge facing Indian library professionals to cope with the proliferation of ...

Library Consortia evolved as a group activity over the years to empower the collective bargaining with publishers. The libraries felt the urge to collaborate not only for viable economics, but also for enhanced information ...

There are many models of library consortia which came into existence due to various reasons and compulsions. FORSA (Forum for Resource Sharing in Astronomy) is an informal consortium borne from institutional linkages of ...

The continued escalation of journal prices, and inadequate access to scholarly journals along with a consistent reduction in library resources and the advent of new technologies have all contributed to a change in the ...