About This
The Ministry of HRD (now called Ministry of Education) has developed e-ShodhSindhu by uniting three consortia initiatives, namely UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium, NLIST, and INDEST-AICTE Consortium, on the proposal of an Expert Committee.
The e-ShodhSindhu will continue to provide current and archival access to more than 10,000 core and peer-reviewed journals, as well as a variety of bibliographic, citation, and factual databases in various disciplines from a large number of publishers and aggregators to its member institutions, which include centrally-funded technical institutions, universities, and colleges covered under the UGC Act’s 12(B) and 2(f) Sections.
Major Aims
The main objective of the e-ShodhSindu:
- Develop a formidable collection of e-journals, e-journal archives and e-books on a perpetual access basis
- Through awareness and training programmes, monitor and promote the use of e-resources in member universities, colleges, and technical institutes in India.
- All educational institutions should have access to subscription-based academic information (e-books and e-journals)
- Subject portals and subject gateways should provide access to open access scholarly content.
- Close the digital divide and advance toward a knowledge-based society;
- Provide access to specified e-resources to additional institutions not covered by existing consortia, such as open universities and MHRD-funded institutions.
- Additional activities and services that necessitate a collaborative platform but are not currently provided by existing Consortia; and
- Moving forward with the creation of a National Electronic Library, which will include electronic journals and books.
