Financial needs and problems of university and research laboratory libraries in India
In the developing knowledge society and emerging electronic environment, university and research laboratory libraries in India are facing several challenging situations and problems. Due to unavailability of funds, libraries are finding difficulties not only in modernising and restructuring their work operations but also in maintaining traditional services to their users. The rising cost of reading material and currency fluctuations considerably reduce the purchasing power of libraries while growing user demand and additional requirements for modernisation put many libraries in a predicament. This paper discusses the financial problems of university and research laboratory libraries in India in general and describes case studies of such problems faced by the University of Jammu library and the Regional Research Laboratory Library, Jammu.
What is it like to study for an undergraduate degree in India? Some potential implications for the transition into taught postgraduate programmes abroad
The Indian higher education (HE) system is the second largest in the world and major structural and policy developments have been announced. However, reforms are still to be passed by parliament (Mishra, A & Sharma, Y, 2012). Most international observers’ interest appears to be focussed on the foreign education legislation bill, which will determine the scope for international collaborations (Altbach, 2009, 2008). Other legislative developments are concerned with HE privatisation and maintaining standards in the context of rapid expansion (Agarwal, 2007; Altbach, 2010).
The invisible Web
1. The term invisible Web 2. Size and scope of the invisible Web 3. Search techniques and search facilities to gain access to and retrieve information from the invisible Web 4. Guide to specialized search engines to access and retrieve information on the invisible Web 5. Selected directories of searchable databases 6. Links to a few listed sites about searchable databases and the concept of the invisible Web 7. References