Indian Journal of Library and Information Technology

Abstract

Library plays a very important role in this fast changing e- environment of publishing. Its role includes identification of selection of information, its organization, management, storage, retrieval and dissemination to the right users at the right time, at a right place, at right price and in right format.

The goal of any academic library is to meet the teaching, research and other information needs of the user. The proliferation of literature on all subjects, price of journals, hike in currency conversion rate and the budget crunch made the libraries heavily dependent upon each other. Having said that their networks, etc, at present, the online databases, E- journals, facilitate formation of the consortia at resource sharing among the libraries. The consortium is proving to be one of the major solutions to the existing problems of budget crunches among the libraries and information centers.

Authors

Mr. Mallikarjun N. Mulimani                                            

Librarian

GovernmentFirstGradeCollege, Gadag – 582 101

And

Dr. N. N. Arabagonda

Librarian

Government First Grade College, Byadagi