The present book “Library Consortia – A Complete Handbook” is
primarily written to familiarize the users with the concept and development of
library consortia that has emerged worldwide as a major mean for resource
sharing in digital environment. The book is divided into ten
chapter:
• Introduction
• Library Consortium: An Overview
• Consortia: Types and Models
• Library Consortia: Components and Benefits
• Governance, Structure and Funding of Library Consortia
• Negotiations and Licensing
• Management Issues and Challenges
• Nationwide Single Library Consortium
• Evolving Roles of Library Consortia
• Important Library Consortia
It is hoped that this book will not only be useful for the
working professionals but the teachers of library & information science
will also find it very useful.
Preface
List of Abbreviations
1 Introduction
2 Library Consortium : An Overview
3 Consortia : Types and Models
4 Library Consortia: Components and Benefits
5 Governance, Structure and Funding of Library Consortia
6 Negotiations and Licensing
7 Management Issues and Challenges
8 Nationwide Single Library Consortium : The Merging
9 Evolving Roles of Library Consortia
10 Important Library Consortia
Further Readings (Only Books)
Index
Dr. Anil Kumar Dhiman holds MA
(Pol. Sci.), MSc (Botany), MLIS, BEd, MSc (Comp. Appl.), MBA (IT), MBA (HR) and
PhD (Botany) & PhD (LIS). He is working as Information Scientist in Gurukul
Kangri University, Haridwar. He has 260 papers (218 in Library Science and 42
in Botany) and 32 books (23 in LIS and 09 in Botany) to his credit. He has
presented 77 papers /research papers in national and international
seminars/conferences including one in Kathmandu (Nepal) during February–March
2011 and another in Lahore (Pakistan) during November 2015. 22 candidates
M.Phil. (LIS) and 08 candidates (01 in Botany and 07 in LIS) have been awarded
Ph.D. under his supervision by now and many more are working for their Ph.D. He
was awarded APSI Young Scientists Award & Gold Medal in 1999 by APSI,
Muzaffarnagar (India); USSHLE-IJILIS-PBDBBS Award in Library & Information Science
for the year 2003; Glory of India International Award in 2006 by Friendship
Forum of India, Delhi; and “Best Librarian Award – 2016” by Library
Professionals Association, New Delhi at PK Das Institute of Medical Sciences,
Vaniakulum, Palakkad (Kerala) on 09 March2016.
He has also
been chairperson/resource person in various seminars/conferences of national
and international repute and has been the member of organizing committees. He
is also associated with CSTT, MHRD, New Delhi as Library & Information
Science Expert.
