In a major initiative under the Department of Secondary and Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), an Indian National Digital Library in Science and Technology (INDEST) has been set up. With the launch of INDEST, in the initial phase, at least 38 major technological institutions in the country such as the IITs, IISc, NITs, RECs and IIITs are slated to benefit. The doors are now open for new consortia members, as the whole concept is open-ended. INDEST serves to benefit members by 'shared subscription' through a consortium of libraries. The sharing of resources at highly discounted rates of subscription hopes to increase access to e-journals, etc. for researchers across the country, while obtaining better terms of agreement with publishers. The consortium's web address is http://www.library.iitb.ac.in/indest/. The aim, according to INDEST, is to improve 'quality and quantity of research'.
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