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resources. The graph shows average 17,928 monthly users from 4,234 member colleges. There is 29%

increase in average monthly users comparing to 2016-2017.

25000

20000
Unique Visitors 15000

10000

13490 12753 14207 15562 19526 20783 18730 16980 18960 19806 20591 23744
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Fig. 32: Month-wise Unique Visitors of the N-LIST Programme 2016 –2017
7.2.6.5. Month-wise Pages Viewed

A total number of 1,08,86,461 pages were viewed by the users in member colleges from the subscribed
e-resources. Figure 33 given below depicts month wise number of pages viewed by the users in member
colleges.

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1600000
1400000
Page Viewed 1000000
1200000

800000
600000
400000 1146872 1163539 1538910
200000 693163 580543 531484 643596 970963 928464 862461 874560 951906
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Fig. 33: Month-wise Pages Viewed 2016 -2017

7.2.7. Economics of N-LIST Programme

Cost recovery, cost avoidance and (lower) rates of subscription are factors that determine economic

viability and cost-effectiveness of consortia-based subscription to e-resources. These factors are
discussed below briefly.

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