E-ShodhSindhu Consortia: A Boon to User of Indian Academic Libraries

Authors

  • Vasantray A. Chauhan Librarian, L.C. Institute of Technology, Bhandu, Gujarat, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2017.7.2.473

Keywords:

E-ShodhSindhu, Digital Library Consortia, E-resources, INFLIBNET

Abstract

E-ShodhSindhu Consortium is an innovative project conceived and launched by MHRD Government of India and executed by INFLIBNET Centre to provide access to full text resources and database to the research and academic community in India. One of the objectives, inter alia, is to create awareness among the research scholars regarding the aims, membership databases, E-resources of Shodhsindhu consortia. E-ShodhSindhu is the best way of a common infrastructure and it has become very important. The budget problem is solved as the e-resources are accessed at lower subscription rates with easy terms of subscription under the single window.

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Published

18-08-2017

How to Cite

Chauhan , V. A. (2017). E-ShodhSindhu Consortia: A Boon to User of Indian Academic Libraries. Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services, 7(2), 34–36. https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2017.7.2.473