The purpose of the article is to analyze the feedbacks or members assessments of ugc infonet digital library consortium to gear up the programme with national importance and keep the pace and shape of the future of academic learning and research. The access to ejournal consortia was started in october 1, 2003 when the users started getting access to these resources on trial basis for three months. Pdf ugc infonet digital library consortium resources. The paper intends to study the use of online resources and services provided by ugc infonet. Scope, limitations and methodology of the study this study focuses on the awareness and use of ugcinfonet consortium by the research.
The ugc infonet digital library consortium subscribes to the following resources for its member institutions. Aug 06, 20 inflibnet and ugc infonet digital library consortium ipp lecture mks 1. The result of this survey hopes to serve as input for the future policy decisions of the ugc infonet project. Nearly 200 responses to a survey based on questionnaire have. Inflibnet and ugc infonet digital library consortium for access to e resources dr. This study aims to understand the implication of the 8020 rule in large academic library consortia. Paper examines the usage pattern of the ugc infonet digital library consortium 16 full text databases in relation to the usefulness of the resources in university. Pdf assessment of implementation of eresources project. Scholarly information access pattern of ugc infonet digital library consortium by faculty and research scholars in gandhigram rural institutedeemed university india. Awareness and usage of ugcinfonet digital library consortium.
Use of ugcinfonet digital library consortium resources. The paper focuses on the study of usage of eresources available through ugc infonet digital library consortium by university of pune users. Manual downloading and analysis of usage statistics is a timeconsuming process for a consortium like ugc infonet digital library consortium having more than 180 core members. The researcher analysis again the responses of the questionnaire that 88. Users can get information about the ugc infonet digital library consortium, eresources, details of member universities, user help guides and usage statistics, etc. In terms of number of users, the ugcinfonet digital library consortium is the largest consortium in india with a vision and plan to reach out to all universities and colleges affiliated to these universities, over a period of time.
All college covered under section 12b2f of ugc act and nonaided colleges can access to electronic resources subscribed by the ugc infonet digital library consortium as well as few selected eresources that were found most appropriate for colleges including ejournals and ebooks. Ejournals consortium is the one amongst the foremost programmes launched by university grants commission ugc, india for the free flow of scholarly information between the indian universities. Utilization of ugcinfonet e journal access by research. Use pattern of ugcinfonet consortium by research scholars of. The purpose of this paper is to find out user awareness and uses of ugc infonet digital library consortium by faculty members and research scholars in school of physical sciences, mizoram university. It was also found that users faced problems while using online journals. Awareness and use of ugcinfonet digital library consortium by the. Ugc infonet digital library consortium on research output of member universities jagdish arora, kruti j. Users are free to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles. Ejournals, eresources, consortium, web based access, ugc infonet consortia. The ugc infonet will be overlaid on ernet infrastructure to provide assured quality of service and optimal utilization of bandwidth resources.
Based on the recommendation of an expert committee, the mhrd has formed eshodhsindhu merging three consortia initiatives, namely ugc infonet digital library consortium, nlist and indestaicte consortium. Ugc infonet digital library consortium the ugc infonet digital library consortium was launched in 2004, as a nation wide programme to facilitate access to eresources to university libraries in india. Eresources, ugc infonet digital library consortium. Pdf awareness and usage of ugcinfonet digital library. Library consortia in india with special reference to ugc. Access to scholarly journals and databases for indian.
Pdf the higher education system in india is very large and complex. The consortium provides access to more than 5000 ejournals in various disciplines. Usage study of ugcinfonet eresources at university of pune. Ugc infonet is an ambitious programme of ugc to interlink all the universities in the country with stateofart technology. Use pattern of ugcinfonet consortium by research scholars. Ugc infonet ejournals consortium launched by ugc is one of the biggest and ambitious programmes in the history of higher education in india. Implications of sushi for analysis of usage statistics of e. Usage study of ugcinfonet eresources at university of. Calis may,1998 in china, ugc infonet, csir ejournal consortium in india, wrlc in washington, ohio link in.
The main objective of this programme is to facilitate the research and academic community of the country by providing them nascent, authentic and scholarly literature from all parts of the world with the help of stateoftheart technology. Access to ejournals through ugc infonet digital library. Use of ugcinfonet ejournals consortium by faculty members. Most of the respondents visit library once in two days. Scholarly information access pattern of ugcinfonet digital. Evaluating the awareness and usage of ugcinfonet digital library. An initiative of ministry of human resource development mhrd under the nmeict, funded by ugc, as college component under ugc infonet digital library consortium now part of eshodhsindhu. The paper explains the role of ugc infonet and ugc infonet digital library consortium in india. The users faced problem while accessing e consortium and lack of awareness of eresources available. It is noticed that 100% titles usage in 4 databases. Q guideline on fair use and license agreement with publishers. Open access is a publication model wherein neither a reader nor the readers institution are charged for access to articles or other resources.
Ugc infonet digital library consortium the ugc infonet digital library consortium is major initiative of university grants commission ugc to bring qualitative change in academic libraries in india. Digital library consortia with reference to ugcinfonet. This paper discusses in detail the title wise usage in the 17 databases for which title wise usage is available. Pdf usage of ugc infonet digital library consortium. The above chart reflects the percentage value of users which aware with ugc infonet digital consortium use in central university of allahabad. The library consortia were created for increasing scholarly resources at shared cost and also to provide related services to their member organizations. The ugcinfonet digital library consortium, launched in 2004, provides differential access to 5,790 journals to 160 universities covered under 12b act of the. This chapter presents a questionnairebased survey finding that 85. Awareness and use of ugcinfonet digital library consortium e. The present paper is an attempt to study the use of ugc infonet digital library consortium by pg students and.
To know the awareness, use, and impact of ugc infonet digital library consortium eresources. The ugc infonet digital library consortium is the most important consortium providing access to a large array of eresources to all academic universities and. Knowledge, access and effective use of ugcinfonet ejournals by. Introduction one of the major developments in the field of. Pdf analytical study of title wise usage of ugc infonet. To know the significance of ejournals over print journals.
Methodology to investigate the use of electronic journals and its influence on library functioning, the survey. Ugc infonet ugc is modernizing the university campuses with stateoftheart campus wide networks and setting up its own nationwide communication network named ugc infonet. Ugc infonet digital library consortia, electronic journals, uses patterns 1. The knowledge of these issues will, no doubt, help to plan for further improvements in user services. It was formally launched in december, 2003 by honorable dr. To know purpose of using ugc infonet eresources by user. A survey has been conducted among the librarians of universities of karnataka and opinions were sought regarding. The purpose of this paper is to find out user awareness and uses of ugc infonet digital library consortium by faculty members and research scholars in school of physical sciences, mizoram. Scope, limitations and methodology of the study this study focuses on the awareness and use of ugc infonet consortium by the research. The program was launched in 2002 to bring about a qualitative change in the academic infrastructure, especially for higher education. It is a new phase for the higher educational system of the country in which. A p j abdul kalam, the then president of india soon after providing the internet connectivity to the universities in the year 2003 under the ugc infonet programme.
Use of ugcinfonet digital library consortium among distance. Infonet digital library consortium is the most important consortium providing access to a large array of e. A survey problems faced in using and reasons for nonuse. The ugc infonet digital library consortium is major initiative of university grants.
Use of ugcinfonet ejournals by research scholars of. It is a national initiative for providing access to scholarly electronic resources including more. In terms of number of users, the ugc infonet digital library consortium is the largest consortium in india with a vision and plan to reach out to all universities and colleges affiliated to these universities, over a period of time. Feb 26, 2014 the ugc infonet digital library consortium was formally launched in december, 2003 by honourable dr. Manoj kumar sinha associate professor and head department of library and information science assam university a central university silchar788011 mobile 09435231672, 09435712447 email. General articles impact of access to eresources through. Aims and objectives the main objective of the ugc infonet digital library consortium is to provide. Utilisation and satisfaction on ugcinfonet ejournals by.
The objective is to find trends in usage of eresources and which eresources are used to the maximum. In this paper an effort is being made to discuss the various concepts of library consortia in india briefly and ugc infonet digital library consortium in detail. Library consortia have become powerful negotiating parties incorporating their own clauses in the contracts with the publishers. A questionnaire based survey was conducted with all. Pdf the last few years, the ugc infonet digital library consortium has been providing indian universities with electrical access to national. This paper describes the use of ejournals and databases subscribed by ugc infonet consortium by the users of university of mysore. Proliferation of information, diminishing library budgets and enhanced information needs for prompt access have led to formation of such consortium to resolve serial crisis, provide 365. Trivedi and ajit kembhavi over the last several years, the ugc infonet digital library consortium has been providing indian universities with electronic access to. Knowledge about ugc infonet consortium ugcinfonet ejournals consortium is the one amongst the foremost programmes launched by ugc, india for the free flow of scholarly information between the indian universities. Institutional members and library visitors scholars cannot access subscribed eresources. The factors that have led to the development of consortia are diverse among countries. Infonet digital library consortium resources by research scholars and faculty members of university of delhi in history and political science. A need was also felt by some research scholars regarding inclusion of some more e journals in ugc infonet consortium zaidi and bharati, 2008. Ugc infonet digital library consortium is an innovative project launched by ugc to provide access of full text electronic resources and bibliographic databases to the research and academic community in india.
This paper describes definitions, aim, organizations, internal structures, policies and other characteristics of the ugc infonet ejournal consortium which is one of the well known consortia for higher education in india under the ugc. Awareness and usage of ugc infonet digital library consortium among faculty members of state universities in tamil nadu. Inflibnet and ugc infonet digital library consortium ipp. Ugcinfonet ejournal consortium free online nta ugc net. The main aim is to determine the needs of research scholars and faculty members of university of delhi in the discipline of history and political science and to find out how far their information needs are. The technological advancements have made radical changes in the conventional system of information processingdissemination. To understand and measure the frequency of access of the consortium eresources. Ugcinfonet ejournals consortium the university grants commission ugc has initiated a programme to provide electronic access over the internet to scholarly literature in all areas of learning to the university sector in india. International journal of library and information studies. Consortium, 23 icast consortium, 24 and ugc infonet digital library consortium. Ugc infonet digital library consortium inflibnet centre text electronic journals improve your research by accessing scholarly content brought to you by the inflibnet centre link to eresources search journals and databases of member universities frequently asked question f.
The ugc infonet ejournal consortium covers all disciplines in the ugc curriculum. Use of ugcinfonet consortia by the research scholars at. Implication of 8020 rule in electronic journal usage of. Following is the list of eresources with link to their brief introduction. Guidelines for ugcinfonet digital library consortium. Ugc infonet, ejournals consortium programme is an innovative scheme implemented in india in the year 2004 to access scholarly journals in general university environment. The usage of eresources is one of the most important parameters to judge effectiveness of a consortium. Use of ugc infonet digital library consortium among distance education faculty members of annamalai university. Ugc has takenup the task of networking university campuses with the stateoftheart campus wide networks under the ugc infonet connectivity program. This consortium has been the joint effort of ugc, india and the ernet india, new delhi under ministry of information technology. Introduction the university grants commission ugc has initiated the ugc infonet program to provide electronic access to scholarly literature in all areas of learning to.
To understand and measure the frequency of access of the consortium. The consortium is known as ugc infonet digital library consortium. The role of consortia is highly remarkable in distributing scholarly eresources to institutions in huge quantities. To find out the respondents satisfaction with the ugcinfonet consortium service to know problems face while accessing and using the ugcinfonet consortium.
Pdf ugc infonet digital library consortiuman overview. Knowledge about ugc infonet consortium ugc infonet ejournals consortium is the one amongst the foremost programmes launched by ugc, india for the free flow of scholarly information between the indian universities. Ugc infonet overview new authorstream presentation. Inflibnet initiative ugc infonet is the largest academic consortia initiative in indian higher education that provides services to 414 institutional members across the country. Pdf use of ugcinfonet digital library consortium by. To find out the respondents satisfaction with the ugc infonet consortium service to know problems face while accessing and using the ugc infonet consortium. Ugcinfonet consortium is one of the land mark achievement in the field of higher education in. All electronic resources subscribed are available from the publishers web site.
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