FORSA Objectives

OBJECTIVES OF FORSA:

• Collection Development in IT Environment;
• Facilitate e-access to Journals and Books;
• Actively participate in Resource Sharing, ILL;
• Document delivery by Fax, e-mail, Speed post, Courier, etc.
• Database merging of library holdings (Books/Journals) and facilitate access to merged database;
• Digitization of archival materials of the institute and making it available on website for access by all;
• To facilitate access to website of each institute's library;
• Participate actively in Consortia Plans for sharing e-journals, e-books and other databases with various Publishers and academic societies publications and joining existing consortia where forum members are benefited;
• To come forward for .Open Access. and to develop institutional repositories;
• To welcome new members of institutes where astronomy is one of the subjects of study and library has collection pertaining to the subject.