E-JOURNAL CONSORTIA AND KNOWLEDGE E-JOURNAL CONSORTIA AND KNOWLEDGE DELIVERY: A CASE OF Ch. CHARAN SINGH DELIVERY: A CASE OF Ch. CHARAN SINGH

UNIVERSITY, MEERUTUNIVERSITY, MEERUT

Dr. (Ms) Shiva Kanaujia SukulaDr. (Ms) Shiva Kanaujia SukulaAstt. LibrarianAstt. Librarian

Central Library,Central Library,Ch. Charan Singh University, MeerutCh. Charan Singh University, Meerut

Abstract:Abstract:

E-journal consortia function as a critical information service E-journal consortia function as a critical information service platform for higher education centres in this age of shrinking platform for higher education centres in this age of shrinking budgets and soaring journal prices. The literature reflects the budgets and soaring journal prices. The literature reflects the need and provision of consortia-based information services need and provision of consortia-based information services that can cater to vast number of users with limited resources. that can cater to vast number of users with limited resources. This study pertains to Ch. Charan Singh University campus, This study pertains to Ch. Charan Singh University campus, Meerut (India) and various aspects such as need; reasons, Meerut (India) and various aspects such as need; reasons, benefits and quality assessment of e-journal consortia and benefits and quality assessment of e-journal consortia and knowledge delivery are discussed. The article gives a picture knowledge delivery are discussed. The article gives a picture of the e-journal consortia of Ch. Charan Singh University, of the e-journal consortia of Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut (India) and further steps to be taken for enhanced Meerut (India) and further steps to be taken for enhanced services. services.

IntroductionIntroduction

Limitations of University Limitations of University Population explosion, knowledge explosion, Population explosion, knowledge explosion,

document explosion, document explosion, Need of Consortium: Need of Consortium: limitations in finance and limitations in finance and

diversity in users’ needsdiversity in users’ needs UGC-INFONET Program, ERNET : E-UGC-INFONET Program, ERNET : E-

journals demand electronic environment in the journals demand electronic environment in the university such as network (intranet) to spread university such as network (intranet) to spread the facility all over the university the facility all over the university

Efforts of UGC in knowledge deliveryEfforts of UGC in knowledge delivery

Demand for the journals: globalization of Demand for the journals: globalization of education and competitive research education and competitive research

UGC: the Internet to cover the gap between UGC: the Internet to cover the gap between the demand and supply of journals the demand and supply of journals

UGC-InfoNet: member universities: quality UGC-InfoNet: member universities: quality information: affordable price information: affordable price

E-Journal Consortium And Knowledge Delivery: E-Journal Consortium And Knowledge Delivery: Purpose In Ch. Charan Singh University, MeerutPurpose In Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut

Experiment with innovative information services;Experiment with innovative information services; Fast research concepts and procedures will move Fast research concepts and procedures will move

forward;forward; University library will be able to design and plan University library will be able to design and plan

more effective networked environments; more effective networked environments; University will share information and insights on how University will share information and insights on how

e-journals can be utilized more effectively. e-journals can be utilized more effectively.

S.No Name of the Publisher URL

FULL TEXT DATABASES

1.23.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.

American Chemical Society (31)American Institute of Physics (18)

American Physical Society (10)Annual Reviews (29)

Cambridge University Press (189) Elsevier Science (34) Emerald (28)

Encyclopedia Britannica Institute of Physics (36) J-STOR (457) Nature (1) Portland Press (4 )

Project Muse (222) Royal Society of Chemistry (23) Springer & Kluwar Journals (1217) Blackwell Taylor and Fracis (1105)

Oxford University Press

http://www.pubs.acs.org/http://www.aip.org/http://www.aps.org/http://arjournals.annualreviews.orghttp://journals.cambridge.org/http://www.sciencedirect.com/http://www.emeraldinsight.comhttp://search.eb.com/http://www.iop.org/EJhttp://www.jstor.org/http://www.nature.com/http://

www.portlandpress.com/pp/default.htm

http://muse.jhu.edu/journalshttp://www.rsc.org/http://www.scienceonline.org/http://www.springerlink.com/http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk

List Of Publications Subscribed Under Ugc-Infonet E-Journals Consortia In Ch. Charan Singh University,

Meerut

PORTALS

1.2.

Ingenta - Gateway Portal (5400)J-Gate Gateway Portal (15000)

http://www.ingenta.com/http://www.j-gate.informindia.co.in/

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES

1.

2.3.4.

a.b.c.d.e.f.

Chemical Abstracts Service (1 Database)Biological Abstracts (1 Database)

MathSciNet Database ( 1Database) Royal Society of Chemistry (6

Databases) Laboratory Hazards Bulletin Methods in Organic Synthesis Natural Product Update Chemical Hazards in Industry Analytical Abstracts Catalysts & Catalysed Reactions

http://stnweb.cas.org/

http://web5.silverplatter.com/http://web5.silverplatter.com/webspirhttp://www.rsc.org/

http://www.rsc.org/is/database/http://www.rsc.org/is/database/moshomehttp://www.rsc.org/is/database/npuhomehttp://www.rsc.org/is/database/chihome.http://www.rsc.org/is/database/aahomehttp://www.rsc.org/is/database/ccrpub

Open Access JournalsGeneral List of Open access eprints

http://dmoz.org/Science/Publications/Archives/Free_Access_Online_Archives/

arXivhttp://arxiv.org/

PubMed Central (PMC)http://pubmedcentral.nih.gov/

CogPrintshttp://cogprints.org/

Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Libraryhttp://www.ncstrl.org

CERN Document Server (CDS)http://weblib.cern.ch/

Citebasehttp://citebase.eprints.org/cgi-bin/search

The Economics network (RePEc)http://repec.org/

BioMed Centralhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/start.asp

HighWire Press Freehttp://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/freeart.dtl

BBS Prints Interactive Archivehttp://www.bbsonline.org/

Citeseerhttp://citeseer.nj.nec.com/cs

Cognitive Sciencehttp://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/

Eprints.org archiveshttp://software.eprints.org/

Public Library of Sciencehttp://www.plos.org/index.html

Directory of Open Access Journalshttp://www.doaj.org

Coverage of subjectsCoverage of subjects

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Physical and Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Physical and Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences, Computer Science, Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics Mathematics, Statistics

Access: to current and archival literatureAccess: to current and archival literature

Knowledge Delivery through E-journal Knowledge Delivery through E-journal consortiumconsortium

World Wide Web allows informal distribution of World Wide Web allows informal distribution of information information

Discipline-based consortia (dedicated to research Discipline-based consortia (dedicated to research fields or specific concepts) are becoming essential fields or specific concepts) are becoming essential platforms for scholarsplatforms for scholars

Resources for pre-print and peer-reviewed articles, Resources for pre-print and peer-reviewed articles, primary research, and an interactive exchange of primary research, and an interactive exchange of ideas and even information materials ideas and even information materials

Need of consortia in Ch. Charan Singh Need of consortia in Ch. Charan Singh University, MeerutUniversity, Meerut

Integrated access to the organized and indexed digital Integrated access to the organized and indexed digital collections collections

Digital collections integrated with traditional library Digital collections integrated with traditional library collections collections

Assurance of continued availability of information Assurance of continued availability of information resources: round-the-clock instant accessresources: round-the-clock instant access

Access to users beyond the physical space and time Access to users beyond the physical space and time limits of the library. limits of the library.

Opportunity to minimize the local costs of content Opportunity to minimize the local costs of content management, thereby reducing the need for physical management, thereby reducing the need for physical content handling. content handling.

Infrastructure for Knowledge DeliveryInfrastructure for Knowledge Delivery

Campus wide network and ensures uniform access all over the Campus wide network and ensures uniform access all over the campus. campus.

Open to all students at the university. Open to all students at the university. Works on lines similar to the terminal rooms in traditional Works on lines similar to the terminal rooms in traditional

computer centers. computer centers. 30 departments are being served. 30 departments are being served. Around 500 of computers to serve networked information Around 500 of computers to serve networked information

services. services. The University is planning to increase the number of The University is planning to increase the number of

computers in order to facilitate more users. computers in order to facilitate more users. Library is able to pool the print and electronic resources and Library is able to pool the print and electronic resources and

has infrastructure to share more information effectively using has infrastructure to share more information effectively using the Internet and the web technology.the Internet and the web technology.

Impact Of The Consortium On Academic Impact Of The Consortium On Academic CommunityCommunity

strategies for the electronic information services are based on the strategies for the electronic information services are based on the practices in the print environment practices in the print environment

consortia-based information environment, savings: storage, access, consortia-based information environment, savings: storage, access, and circulation and circulation

focus on increasing support for fair use in the electronically focus on increasing support for fair use in the electronically empowered consortia-based environment, empowered consortia-based environment,

To explore cooperative content agreements with information To explore cooperative content agreements with information providers that maximize economies of scale, providers that maximize economies of scale,

To keep public information in the public domain, to invest in To keep public information in the public domain, to invest in local campus networks, and to encourage a competitive local campus networks, and to encourage a competitive market in scholarly information content. market in scholarly information content.

Electronic access far outstrips the traditional journals system Electronic access far outstrips the traditional journals system for providing access, especially among research scholarsfor providing access, especially among research scholars

Benefits to the academic community:Benefits to the academic community: Print journals are replaced by e-journal.Print journals are replaced by e-journal. Though the journal is in electronic form, yet Though the journal is in electronic form, yet

individual articles can be ordered in print formindividual articles can be ordered in print form E-journal is "secondary to" the print journalE-journal is "secondary to" the print journal Electronic version is published several months Electronic version is published several months

after the print versionafter the print version

Qualitative Assessment Of Knowledge deliveryQualitative Assessment Of Knowledge delivery

choosing print or electronic information, user choosing print or electronic information, user preference, user satisfaction, and ease of preference, user satisfaction, and ease of administration administration

consortia as a means to derive the best possible consortia as a means to derive the best possible purchase bargain with collective buying power, purchase bargain with collective buying power, which is true, but is not an end in itself which is true, but is not an end in itself

the university is conducting focus group sessions the university is conducting focus group sessions structured around following areas:structured around following areas: How academic community identifies, obtain, and use How academic community identifies, obtain, and use

information for research and teaching activities.information for research and teaching activities. The ways academic community would ideally like to get The ways academic community would ideally like to get

information; they need and why.information; they need and why.

Impact on librarians:Impact on librarians:

Saving time and moneySaving time and moneyConsortium significantly reduces the number of Consortium significantly reduces the number of difficult, time-consuming tasks faced by difficult, time-consuming tasks faced by university.university.

Helping librarians to help the academic Helping librarians to help the academic communitycommunitythe library and information professionals face the library and information professionals face pressures from researchers who expect information pressures from researchers who expect information to be easily and freely available on the web.to be easily and freely available on the web.

Some Measures for Better Knowledge Delivery:Some Measures for Better Knowledge Delivery:

Complete and Consistent ContentComplete and Consistent Content Open LinkingOpen Linking Non-English ContentNon-English Content

Conclusion:Conclusion:

We are living in very turbulent times where things change rapidly in our We are living in very turbulent times where things change rapidly in our nearest environment. The commercial publishers and intermediaries nearest environment. The commercial publishers and intermediaries offer already today their own integrated electronic libraries. If library offer already today their own integrated electronic libraries. If library does not make significant progress towards making instant access for does not make significant progress towards making instant access for the users to a significant amount of electronic information resources, the users to a significant amount of electronic information resources, there is a risk that academic institutions decision makers and key there is a risk that academic institutions decision makers and key users will shop elsewhere for satisfaction of their information needs. users will shop elsewhere for satisfaction of their information needs. The most important things here are making funds available for this The most important things here are making funds available for this development by reducing the library "paper work" and adjusting staff development by reducing the library "paper work" and adjusting staff numbers involved in those processes. Universities must change their numbers involved in those processes. Universities must change their primary operations drastically in the coming years. Conventional primary operations drastically in the coming years. Conventional educational strategies are way too expensive to meet the demands for educational strategies are way too expensive to meet the demands for further education and lifelong learning in our societies. Libraries further education and lifelong learning in our societies. Libraries cannot avoid changing their operations drastically as well - if they cannot avoid changing their operations drastically as well - if they want to survive. want to survive.

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