Minutes of the
meeting of the Representatives of NIT Libraries
(12-13 July2013)
Background
In pursuance to the
decision taken in the 5th Meeting of the Council of NITs (Item No.
5.32) and subsequent letter of MHRD F. No. 33-8/2012-TS.III/dated 7th
December 2012, in the matter of “benefit of e-journal to be made available to
NITs”, a meeting of Representatives of NIT Libraries, represented by Librarians and
Professors In-charge of Libraries, was convened on 12-13 July 2013. The focus
of the deliberations was to propose a strategy for making e-journals available to
NITs.
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Date of Meeting: 12-13 July 2013
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Venue: Senate Hall , NIT Warangal
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In presence: (List Attached)
Following resolutions were unanimously made in the above
meeting.
1.
It was resolved to form ‘NIT Libraries Consortium’.
2.
It was resolved to constitute an Interim Core Committee with the
following members, to come out with the”vision and objectives” of the Consortium.
i.
Prof. B. V. Appa Rao, NIT Warangal - Coordinator
ii.
Prof. S. D. Bharti, MNIT Jaipur
iii.
Dr. Kishor Chandra Satpathy, NIT Silchar
iv.
Dr. Krishan Gopal, NIT Kurukshetra
v.
Dr. Abdul Rashid, NIT Srinagar
vi.
Dr. Manik Mandal, NIT Durgapur
vii.
Mr. Ritesh Kumar Sahu, MNNIT Allahabad
viii.
Dr. H. Anil Kumar, IIM Ahmedabad
ix.
Dr. Sarbrinder Kaur, NIT Jalandhar
x.
Dr. S. K. Bose, IISER Bhopal
xi.
Sri R.Sammi Reddy, Librarian, NIT Warangal
3.
It was resolved that the negotiation through
this consortium shall come into effect from 1st January 2014. However,
up to 31st December 2013 all subscriptions are to be settled by the respective
Institutions.
4.
It was also resolved that all NITs will submit
their requirement, in order of priority, of e-Journals for 2014 to the
consortium by 31st August 2013. However, for the e-Journals of Science
Direct, NITs will send their priority of subject
collections by 31st July 2013.
5.
It was resolved to propose that NIT Warangal may
be requested to act as nodal NIT for the Consortium for the first two years.
6.
It was resolved to host a website of the
consortium at the nodal NIT, that is NIT, Warangal, and the consortium shall
function in a transparent manner.
7.
It was resolved to constitute the core committee
of the consortium with representation from all the six zones, namely, North,
South, East, West, Central and North-east of the country.
8.
In the meeting , following ‘Vision and Objectives’, as prepared by the core committee (para 2)
was approved.
VISION
TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE
IN RESEARCH THROUGH NETWORKING OF LIBRARIES OF NITs
OBJECTIVES
I.
To provide a platform to collaborate the procurement
of e-resources
II.
To negotiate with publishers and/or their
representatives for better pricing and/or enhanced content.
III.
To formulate a model license agreement for
procurement of e-resources.
IV.
To facilitate orientation and training of users
and library professionals in use of e-resources.
V.
To work towards growth and development of
library professionals.
VI.
To promote sharing of the research outputs among
the NITs
VII.
To work towards development of manpower roadmap
for libraries
VIII.
To develop a technology road map for libraries
(Prof. B. V. Appa Rao)
Coordinator , Interim Core
Committee
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