Access management in CeRA of India: Strategies to maximize use of e-resources

Indian National Agricultural Research System (INARS) is one of the largest agricultural systems. In 2007, Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA) was established for providing access of e-Resources to INARS. Access of about 3000 e-journals has been provided to the 143 agricultural institutions/universities of INARS on IP (Internet Protocol) authentication basis through CeRA. Access of e-resources of CeRA has been provided through J-Gate in INARS. Electronic Resources Management is overviewed in the paper. CeRA resources, access management in CeRA, DDR (Document Delivery Request) services etc. are discussed in this paper. Strategies to maximize the use of e-resources have been suggested in the paper.