India has witnessed a sharp and persistent decline in the number of research journals subscribed by the educational and research institutions across the country during the 1980s and 1990s due to increase in the cost of journals, devaluation of the Rupee against major foreign currencies, static library budgets, etc. [...] Correlation between Number of Downloads and Publication Pattern of Institutions: A Case Study of e-Shodh Sindhu (e-SS) An analysis of the correlation between the number of full-text downloads and the corresponding increase in number of publications of member institutions of e-Shodh Sindhu as reported in INFLIBNET’s Annual Report14 is given here as an example. [...] The objective of measuring the correlation between number of research articles and number of downloads is to ascertain whether increase in research output is influenced by the ease of access to scholarly publications that the consortium has made available to their member institutions. [...] The collective strength of members of the consortium provides it the power to bargain with the publishers for better rates of subscription and terms of licenses. [...] Report of the Expert Committee Constituted by the MHRD to Survey the Current Scenario of Library Consortia in India, to Explore the Possibilities of Joint Negotiations and Collaborative Services and to Recommend Future Course of Action.
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