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3. Kumaruguru College of Technology, Coimbatore-641006.
4. Government College of Technology, Coimbatore-641013.
5. Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Vettamalaipalayam, Coimbatore-641-022.
5.3. Memorandum of Understanding and Guidelines
A MoU among participating libraries is essential for effective and efficient utilization of
the service and accrue the optimum advantage out of consortium. Hence the MoU needs to
include the following vital aspects:
A model is given below.
1. Central agency (proposed that Head of the institute of Avinashilingam Deemed
University, Coimbatore, shall be the Chairman) and member institute libraries.
2. An agreement among members should include the terms related to
• Sharing of Resources: Human Technical &Financial
• Kind of Resources: Lab and Library Resources
• Duration of sharing – one/two/more years.
Infrastructure in the member institute: The Member Institute has to maintain the basic
equipment such as
a) ISDN line with 128 kbps
b) Camera
c) Codec
d) Micro phone
e) PC-to display PC based presentations and document sharing.
f) Projector –to project the conference on a bigger screen.
g) Document camera for graphics transmission
h) VCR-To record for future reference
i) Slide to video converter-for 35-mm slide input for making presentations.
j) White board: A white board for capturing the images.
k) Knowledge of Expertise: Sharing the Knowledge of Experts in their respective fields.
l) Monthly Recurring Charge: Monthly recurring charge for telephone lines and human
Resources.
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