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
WHAT is 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.
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