One Nation, One Subscription Implementation in India: Issues, Opportunities and Challenges for Librarians
Author(s): Pavan Agarwal & Sanjeev Kumar Sharma
Abstract - According to the One Nation, One Subscription (ONOS) policy being implemented by the Indian government, all citizens of India should have easy access to digital academic content priced at a reasonable level, regardless of their location or socioeconomic status. In this article, we examine the significant role that library and information science professionals played in the implementation of ONOS. Specifically, we examine how these professionals contributed to the formulation of policies, collaborated with various stakeholders, negotiated licenses, managed legal and copyright issues, and coordinated library networks.....
Keywords - One Nation One Subscription (ONOS), Digital Content Access India, Library and Information Science (LIS) Professionals, Academic Subscription Policy, Library Consortia Challenges, Scholarly Communication India.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.10.3.2024.1774
Cite This Article As: Agarwal, P. & Sharma, S.K. (2024). One Nation, One Subscription Implementation in India: Issues, Opportunities and Challenges for Librarians. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 10(3) 189-199. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1774 Page: 189-199 Publication Date: 28 September 2024