Consortia and Web:Access to E-Journals, International Databases and In-house

Information Services

Poornima Narayana

Information Centre for Aerospace Science and Technology

National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore

Library Consortia What for?

• Union Lists/ Shared Online Catalogue

• Shared library system

ex: Automation Software

• Electronic content licensing

Access to International databases

Access to electronic journals

• Electronic content loading

• Digital library initiatives

• Physical storage facilities

ex: A common place to store back volumes

• Arranging meetings/seminars/training programs

• Creation of electronic database

• Collection sharing / Inter Library Loan / Document Delivery

Contd...

• Participants Oriented

• Purpose Oriented

• Clients Oriented

Consortia Models

Participants Model

• Geographical location linked

ex: BSLG

• Libraries in the same discipline

ex: Aerospace libraries group

• From the same parent organisations

ex: CSIR, IITs

• Libraries of Academic organisations

ex: Inflibnet

Purpose Oriented Models

• A group of libraries for accessing

electronic journals

• A group of libraries to avoid duplication

collection

• A group of libraries for joint training

workshops for library staff

Client Oriented Models

• Clients according to their age

ex: Children, Senior citizens etc.

• Clients according to their interest

ex: Sports, Cooking

• Clients according to their educational background

ex: Technical, Professional

CoMSAC: Consortium for Materials Science and Aerospace Collection

• CoMSAC Partners

• Service Providers

• CoMSAC Databases

• CoMSAC Pricing

• Links to Full Text Journals

• CoMSAC Problems

(An initiative taken by ICAST, NAL)

CoMSAC Partners

• NAL - Bangalore

• NML - Jamshedpur

• NPL - Delhi

• RRL - Bhopal

• IIT - Delhi

• ADE - Bangalore

• GTRE - Bangalore

• ADR&DE - Agra

• NMRL - Thane

• Microwave Tube R & D Centre - Bangalore

(Those who have given consent in principle)

Service Providers: CSA/IDS

• Access to more than 70 databases

• Coverage: Life sciences, Environment and Acoustic

sciences, Computer science, Material science, Engineering,

Aerospace, Social sciences and Humanities.

• Quick and Advanced search facilities

• Output: Print, Download, e-mail

• Usage reporting

• Document Delivery

CoMSAC Databases

1. METADEX 1966+

2. Advanced Polymers Abstracts 1986+

3. Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramic Abstracts 1975+

4. Corrosion Abstracts1980+

5. Composite Industry Abstracts 1986+

6. Copper Data center Database 1965+

7. Engineered Materials Abstracts 1986+

8. Materials Business File 1985+

9. Mechanical Engineering Abstracts1981+

10. Aluminum Industry Abstracts 1972+

11. WELDASEARCH1967+

CoMSAC Pricing(Based on 2000 pricing in Dollars)

Consortium With Aerospace Without Aerospace Members Database Database

List Price 16,900 10,000

Consortium

Price 4-5 12,675 7,5006-7 11,830 7,0008-10 10,140 6,00011+ 8,450 5,000

Links to Full Text JournalMore than 5500 E-Journals held by

following Document Suppliers

• OCLC• CatchWord• EBSCO Online• HighWire Press• IDEAL (Academic Press)• Information Quest (RoweCom)• Kluwer Online• LINK (Springer)• ScienceDirect• SwetsnetNavigator

CoMSAC Problems

• New concept in the country

• Heterogeneous group

• Perpetual Access

• Discontinuation of memberships

• Copy Right Issues

Consortia for CSIR LICs: Suggestions1. All CSIR LICs

• Access to E-Journals by publishers like Elsevier covering larger interest

• Acquiring standards and Specifications on shared basis ASTM, ANSI …

• Acquiring Technical Reports on shared basis

2. A Group of CSIR LICs

• Engineering

• Access to International databases

• Acquiring E-Journals by specific publishers

• Standards and Specifications

• Advanced series, etc

What ICAST, NAL can offer for CSIR Consortia Initiative

• Host Union Catalogue of Serials

• Host Union Catalogue of Books and other

documents of Engineering LIC’s

• Training CSIR LIC manpower for adopting IT for

services

Library Websites - Why?

• Facilitate and promote library use

• Basic information about library and its services

• On-line access to local sources

• Gateway to networked information sources

• Integrate Push-based services