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University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh has taken an initiative to form a Digital Resources Consortium for the university libraries in Bangladesh for sharing integrated library systems and computer databases, collection development, purchasing of electronic journals, and digital resources. As of today there is no formal platform of consortium is established in Bangladesh. This paper attempt to analyze the suitability of formation of consortium in Bangladesh based on the requirement and usage of digital information and gives some overview of progress in developing a consortium for academic libraries in Bangladesh, with an emphasis on the role of UGC Bangladesh.
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Uddin, M.N., Chowdhury, M.H.H. (2006). Developing a Digital Resources Consortium for University Libraries in Bangladesh: Proposed Role of UGC. In: Sugimoto, S., Hunter, J., Rauber, A., Morishima, A. (eds) Digital Libraries: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities. ICADL 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4312. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11931584_55
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