Issues & Challenges for Library Consortium: An Experimental View with DeLCONConsortium for DBT Institutions
Dr. D. D. Lal
(DeLCON Coordinator)
National Brain Research Centre (NBRC),
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), MST, Government of India,
Email : [email protected]; [email protected]
Open Consortium
Consortia
Models
Closed Consortium
Centrally Funded Consortium
National Consortium
Shared Budget Consortium
Models of Consortium
UGC INFONET Consortium + NLIST
INDEST AICTE Consortium (Indian National Digital Library in Engineering Science and Technology) MHRD
IIMs’ Consortium
IISER (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research) Consortium
DeLCON Consortium (DBT’s e-Library Consortium)
CSIR-DST Consortium (NKRC Consortium)
CeRA Consortium (Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture)
FORSA (Forum for Resource Sharing in Astronomy and Astrophysics) Consortium
HELINET Consortium (Health Science Library & Information Network)
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organizations) Library Consortia
DAE Consortia (Department of Atomics Engineering Consortium)
NML-ERMED (National Medical Library's Electronic Resources in Medicine) Consortium(M
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Existing Govt. Consortium in India
DBT Institutions in the Year 2008
Need & Purpose of Consortium Approach
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Impossibility of
Self Sufficiency
Objectives of Library Consortium
Promote Better, Faster & Cost Effective ways to Providing
information to Members
Avoid Duplication & Promote Rational
Use of Funds
Ensure Continues Subscription /
e-Resources to Members
Better Rates & Terms for Purchase
e-Journals
Availability of Larger Spectrum of Journals to Institutions with lesser
costs
Increase the Universe of Publications to the users
through Collection Sharing
Development of DeLCON Consortium
• 10 DBT Core Member Institutions
• 899 Journals with 16 Publishers2009
• 10 DBT + 15 NER +WT= 26 Institutions
• 917 Journals with 20 Publishers2010
• 26 Inst. + 4 DBT + 3 NER + BIRAC= 34 Institutions
• 917 Journals with 20 Publishers2011
• 34 Institutions
• 917 Journals with 20 Publishers
• 34 Institutions
• 1171 Journals with 20 Publishers
2012
2013-2018
Merged
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India launched its e-Library Consortium in January 2009 with 10 DBT institutions.
Funds Management and Budget Sharing Process by DeLCON (upto 2012)
NER-Institutions DBT Sponsored
• Rest of Balance Budget
• 50 Lakhs
• 1 Cr• 1.5 Cr
Budget > 30 Cr
Budget >20 Cr -<30 Cr
DBT Sharing
Budget <20 Cr
Subject Coverage / DeLCON 34 Members
Funding & Monitoring - By The Department
of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India’.
LIFE SCIENCES
1. BIOTECHNOLOGY/ BIOINFORMATICS
2. BIOCHEMISTRY / MICROBIOLOGY
3. BIOLOGY/ CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
4. IMMUNOLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE
5. PLANT GENOME / PLANT BIOLOGY
6. PHYSIOLOGY / PSYCHOLOGY
7. PHYSIOTHERAPY
8. GENOME / GENE / GENETICS
13. MATH./ PHYSICS / CHEMISTRY
14. RADIOLOGY / MEDICINES
15. COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
16. CELL BIOLOGY & CELL SC.
17. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
18. MOLECULAR & CELLULAR BIOLOGY
19. VETERINARY SCIENCES
20. COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSC.
21. SYSTEM NEUROSCIENCE
Covered 1171 e-Journals Under DeLCONConsortium
Issues & Challenges
Budget & Funding
PricingAdvance Payment
Bank Guarantees
Tax/VAT (Service Tax /GST/TDS)
Late Payments / Fine / Interest
Currency Fluctuation
Annual Cap / Increase
Access Issues
Archival Rights
Perpetual Issues
Back Volumes
……Issues & Challenges
Replacement of Journals
Technology Infrastructure
Training & Awareness
Prorate Issues Usages Monitoring / Usability Audit Issues
Resources Identification
Print Independent
Licensing / Legal / Copyright
Standard & Unique T&C & Policy & DeLCON Consortium Management
Credit Period for Payment = 180 days
3 Months Free Trials
No Limit on IP Users
Possibility to
Exchange / Close
Back Vol. V1/I1 or at least
from 1995
Print Not be
Compulsory
Perpetual Access
Remote Username / Password
Prorate Payment Meetings / Trainings
Workshops/Coordination
IP Management /
Updations
Password Management
Budget / Funds /
Payment
34 Institutions, 20
Publishers, 1172 Journals
DeLCON Website
Usages Statistics
Analysis & Management
SFC/EFC Proposal /
Project for DeLCON
Conclusions
1. DeLCON Consortium constituted & setup by the DBT and managing
by NBRC since the Year 2009.
2. Consortium completed successfully 10 Years & Nodal Centre (H.Q.)
NBRC.
3. Centralized funding by DBT, no load on any member Institutions.
4. Terms and Conditions are Unique.
5. DeLCON Consortium helping students, researchers, faculties of
Life Science & Biotechnology for the member Institutions.
6. Although there are various Issues & Challenges, but the DeLCON
Consortium is functioning very smoothly & very popular Consortium
in the area of Biotechnology/Life Science in India.
Thank you
Website : http://delcon.gov.in/