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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> In [[India]], a number of [[Library consortium|library consortia]] operate to share e-resources among member [[Library|libraries]] to serve their users. The [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]] oversees the &#039;&#039;&#039;MCIT Library Consortium&#039;&#039;&#039; to subscribe to and share e-resources at highly discounted rates, and to extend to its services to various organisations and institutions under its umbrella. Three departments of the MCIT, namely the [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)#Department of Information Technology|Department of Information Technology]] (DIT), the [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)#Department of Telecommunications|Department of Telecommunications]] (DOT) and the [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)#Department of Posts|Department of Posts]] (DOP), administer the program. Important member consortia include the INDEST-AICTE Consortium, UGC Infonet, the CSIR Consortium, and FORSA.<br /> <br /> Beneficiaries of the consortium include the [[National Informatics Centre|NIC]], [[National Knowledge Network|NKN]], DEITY, [[Centre for Development of Advanced Computing|CDAC]], [[Department of Electronics and Accreditation of Computer Classes|DOEACC]], [[SAMEER]], [[STQC]], [[Software Technology Parks of India|STPI]], [[ERNET INDIA]], [[C-DOT]], and others. The e-Resources currently subscribed to by the consortium are [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|IEEE]]/[[Institution of Electrical Engineers|IEE]] Electronic Library, [[Association for Computing Machinery#Digital Library|ACM Digital Library]], and [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]]/IEC Standards.<br /> <br /> The consortium had operated continuously since 2005. Its headquarters are at the Department of Information Technology in [[New Delhi]].<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://mcitconsortium.nic.in MCIT Library Consortium]<br /> *[http://www.nkn.in www.nkn.in]<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|Delhi}}<br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Consortia in India]]<br /> [[Category:Library consortia]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Library-org-stub}}<br /> {{India-org-stub}}</div>

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