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Why AICTE made the specific online e-resources mandatory?
AICTE has made some e-resources mandatory for all AICTE approved institution. It would cost around Rs. 9 Lakhs to 13 Lakhs. Is this decision beneficial to users (students + staff) of institution or the foreign companies those are the publishers / distributors / sellers of these specific products? Does it not seem the play behind the carton?
It would be justified If AICTE makes mandatory availing the e-journals in a given qty., but the motive of this decision seems doubtful.
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Badan Barman on
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Ya, I am totally agree with you. Recently I heard that they make some useless database mandatory in a separate circular. What people will be benefited from these. I think our library association should approach the AICTE. They cannot make some databases mandatory. They can make subscription of e-resources mandatory but not some specific kind of resources. I am fully oppose this approach.
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Permalink Reply by A.KIRUBANITHY on
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No doubt, it is to be admitted that the questions you posted were of acceptable and sure we were also for the same.what is the need for so many journals in UG level
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Permalink Reply by Ritesh Kumar Tiwari on
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Dear Sir,
Thanks for your kind reply
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Permalink Reply by Rakesh K. Sharma on
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Dear Sir,
Thanks for your kind reply
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Permalink Reply by Sunita Gurav on
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Do we really need them ?
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Permalink Reply by KUNWAR ABHISHEK PRATAP SINGH on
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Yes, i think that on- line data bases for U.G. leval is not mandatory. it should be only for PG/ Research institute.
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Permalink Reply by K. Nagaraja Rao on
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I am really puzzled to see the circulars and its corrigundum about the addition of e-journals packages. The beauty and difficulty of these resources is if the Institution does not use them sufficiently then money is wasted. These packages will not be available after one year. On average institutions will be spending at least 6500 rupees ever day for subscribing them. The counter begins the moment subscription is activated.
Similar to INFILIBNET the access should be provided for all institutions for a fixed cost.
Rao
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Dear Sir,
Thanks for your kind reply. I am agree with you.
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Dear Madam,
Thanks for your kind reply. It may be needed but, to make mandatory some specific products is not justified.
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Permalink Reply by Ganta Srinivasa Rao on
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AICTE simply can not make mandatory to subscribe this high expansive e-journals.with out making a better way of usage. Most of the faculty dealing undergraduate courses are not interesting search or browse for subject contents. AICTE should make a system in curriculum design for a usage of e-resources. Other wise 90% of money spent on this resources are waste.
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Thanks for your kind reply. Very well said. AICTE should design the curriculum in such way that students and staff would be required referring these e-resources.
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