MCIT LIBRARY CONSORTIUM |
Resource Sharing and Networking of Libraries |
MCIT Library Consortium comprises organizations from Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT); Department of Telecommunication (DOT) and ; Department of Post (DOP) . Each department has a number of PSU/Organizations/Autonomous Bodies. Following is the broad organization chart of MCIT Library consortium: |
These
organizations have their own Libraries, Documentation Centres and
Information Centres to meet the information needs of their officials. These
organizations spend huge amount of their budget to purchase/subscribe books,
journals etc. Sometimes it has been observed that these
libraries purchase common/similar information resources separately. Thus there
is a need of common purchasing and sharing of information resources among
these organizations for the best utilization of their library budget as well
as information resources |
Digital
Library of ICT resources |
MCIT
Libraries Consortium has the above areas in its purview. All the three
Departments, Autonomous Bodies and PSU (s) has number of publications like
Annual Reports, Standards, Patents and many important government publications.
A Digital Library
of all such collections will be put on the consortium web site for
general purpose in public domain wherever possible and for internal use of
MCIT officials. |
e-Journals
subscription and maintenance |
Looking into the trends of e-Journals, MCIT Libraries Consortium is in the process of common subscription on Consortium Platform. Department of Information Technology, Department of Telecommunications, Department of Post and other Autonomous Bodies, PSUs subscribe Journals/Magazines related to ICT in print form. As the users of our Library systems spread across the nations and cyber savvy in nature looks forward for e-version of Journals/Magazine. The most beneficial properties of e-Journals like round the clock accessibility, retrieval of information at light speed and mouse click access are the add on features to refer e-Journals. In the common e-Journals subscription of MCIT Libraries Consortium Digital Libraries/e-Journals/Database of are enlisted. |
Union Catalogue |
For resource sharing among the participating Libraries of Consortium, Union Catalogue of Books, Journals and resources available in the member libraries will be hosted on the web site. e-Granthalaya software with such features for online Inter Library facility and creating integrated LIS system. |