Aimed to set up a consortium of archives and libraries in India with the purpose of catalogue-sharing
>> In order to facilitate catalogue-sharing, we held basic workshops in digital cataloguing for librarians, as well as provide server space for an online shared catalogue.
>> Currently, the directory page and the blog are active
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WHAT'S THE IMPORTANCE OF A CONSORTIUM?
>> It serves a community of local scholars such as schools and colleges who would otherwise not have access to these resources.
>> Reduces the cost of archiving by avoiding duplication of digitized material. Participating institutions can avail of the entire holding from the database at a discounted rate or on the basis of exchange.
Abhijit Bhattacharya
Aparna Balachandran
Rochelle Pinto
Critically examine archiving practices and policies in state and private archives to develop ideas about ownership and use; facilitate public conversations among specialists
and users on these issues.
Archive & Access is supported by the Jamsetji Tata Trust and housed at the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore Technical and legal support provided by the Centre for Internet and Society and Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore