Dear Moderator: Kindly announce the following for the benefit of LIS-Forum members. Thanks Dr. Y.M.Patil Retd. Librarian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the book: Consortium Approach to Resource Sharing in an E-Environment. By Yalagouda M. Patil The book deals with resource sharing through consortium keeping in view - journals crisis, cost escalation, scholarly publishing, shift from print to e-version and dwindling library budgets. To begin with, resource sharing is briefed covering library cooperation. Emergence of e-publishing has facilitated subscription to e-journals, access and delivery mechanisms. With proliferation of e-resources, consortia have emerged with aim of moving from organizational self-sufficiency to a collaborative survival mode. There are several consortia types and models available. The purpose of consortia is to deal with pricing and licensing by means of negotiations and to achieve win-win situation to all stakeholders. With growth of consortia, it is desirable to form National Consortium and National Site Licensing for access to available information at national level. Publishers were providing ‘big deal’ offers which could solve journals crisis but not budget constraints. With experiences gained in forming consortia, library professionals also gained enough skills for negotiations. To implement consortia activities, it is required to have minimum library IT infrastructure for access to information. It is important to look into archiving needs of consortia on a long term basis. Recent developments are for consortia migration and merger to make better use of available information. The Indian initiatives in forming consortia and experiences gained are briefed. CONTENTS OF BOOK: FOREWORD by Dr. Jagadish Arora; PREFACE Chapters 1 Introduction;2.Resource Sharing;3.Scholarly Electronic Publishing and E-Journals;4.Library Consortium;5.Consortia Types and Models;6.Consortia pricing models;7.Consortia licensing for E- Journals ;8.National Consortium Site Licensing;9.The Consortia and “Big Deals”;10.Library consortia negotiations;11.Library Consortia and Technology Infrastructure;12.Consortia and Digital Preservation System ;13.Consortia merger and migration;14.Emergence of Consortia in India;15.Indian Consortia Experiences; Annexure I Important Resources on Consortia; Annexure II E-Journals Consortium- Request for Proposal (RFP); References 2 Publishers: Scientific Publishers (India), 5A, New Pali Road, P.O.Box 91, Jodhpur 342 001, Rajasthan ISBN: 978-81-7233-882-4; Price Rs.1250. US$42.00. Info@scientificpub.com; www.scientificpub.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.