जगात ज्ञानाच्या क्षेत्रात भारतीय

(iii) CO-OPERATIVE ACQUISITION OF SERIALS

Each member should be allotted to subscribe to specific high cost foreign journals. Duplication must be avoided except under special circumstances. Not more than one institution should subscribe to any journal. With prior permission of the publisher we may supply copies of articles to the member libraries if they want. Since Indian journals are less expensive and since we have to encourage Indian Publication, individual libraries may subscribe to them. However for foreign periodicals subscription may be restricted to core and low cost foreign journals Xeroxed copies of contents pages of subscribed periodicals could be exchanged among members and interested renders may get Xeroxed copies of the articles as per their need form the source library.

EXCHANGE OF DUPLICATION

Each library has generally has many periodicals and their duplicates and also certain gaps in its periodical holdings. Each library should circulate will its list of duplicated and gaps as well. This procedure wail facilitates demand and supply of duplicate respectively for making up gaps.

INFORMATION SERVICE

All member libraries in the resources sharing programmed should establish documentation and information services unit in their libraries and they may provide intensive information services like online databases. CD-Rom databases. SDI and current reprographic services. Computer technology has had a noteworthy effect on the coming together of libraries and information centers in developing their system and sharing resources.

HURDLES IN RESOURCES SHARING

1. Buck-passing - The human tendency to ask some once else do ones work and evade responsibility can be a serious problem. There is a need for honesty and reliability among the member Libraries.

2. Users tendency to get from only what is a available on the shelf will brings down the utility of the programmed.

3. Procedural delay for document supply and interlibrary loan system will be detrimental to smooth functioning of the programmed.

4. Non-availability of up to date bibliographical information about holding of the member library will seriously limit the utility.

5. Participants belief that will have some benefit of such sharing system without sacrificing anything will bring the end of the system soon.

6. The heavy rise in postal registration charges and insured parcel charges may take the service more expensive.

7. Lack of the programmes of manpower training in new trends of technology may lead to unsatisfactory service.

CONCLUSION:
Sooner or later all technical libraries will have to think about resources sharing. Sincere attempts with due regards to aforementioned factors are required to establish resources sharing system. Use of new devices like computers, fax machines, online networks, like INTERNET, ERNET, M INFLIBNET, can open new ways for sharing resources. However such new trend will need proper manpower training programmed because the obstacles of resources sharing are not limited to money and matter but also lack of properly trained manpower. Mutual understanding, sincere efforts, proper attitudes of member librarians and common policy programmed may provide better opportunities in future. Let us hope foe the best.

REFERENCE:

1. Iyenger (T.K.S.) Frontier areas in information science. Sherbrook INC, New York, 1989.
2. McGarry (K.J.) Changing context of information, Clive Bingley Ltd. London, 1991.
3. Nagaraj (M.N.) and etc. Networking in Librarians, Indian Associatation of special Libraries, Calcutta, 1994.