The INFLIBNET Centre was established in 1991 as an independent Inter-University Centre (IUC) of the University Grants Commission (UGC). It is headquartered on the Gujarat University campus. INFLIBNET aims to promote computerization of libraries and establish a national network of libraries. It provides access to bibliographic databases, digital libraries, and established resource sharing among academic libraries in India through initiatives like Shodhganga and e-PGPathshala. Major activities of INFLIBNET include operating the UGC-Infonet e-journal consortium and the N-List program to provide access to e-resources, developing the IndCat union catalogue of resources across libraries, and establishing institutional repositories.
2. INTRODUCTION
An autonomous IUC of UGC.
Headquarter in Gujarat University campus.
Estd. in 1991
Started as a project under IUCAA.
It became an interdependent IUC in 1996
3. OBJECTIVES
to promote and implement computerization.
to evolve standards and uniform guidelines.
to provide reliable access to document collection of libraries .
to provide access to bibliographic information sources .
to develop new methods and techniques for archival .
to optimize information resource utilization .
to create databases of projects, institutions, specialists, etc.
to encourage co-operation among libraries, documentation
centres and information centres in the country.
4. FUNCTIONS
To facilitate academic communication.
To undertake system design and studies in the field of
communications, computer networking, information handling
and data management.
To establish appropriate control and monitoring system for
the communication network and organize maintenance.
To collaborate with institutions, libraries, information centres and
other organizations.
To generate revenue .
5. GOALS
Achieve complete automation of libraries in educational
institutions
Create union catalogues of documents available in libraries in
online and real-time environment.
Promote digitization of legacy documents and creation of content
in e-format in universities.
Promote setting-up of open access digital repositories in
universities.
6. MAJOR ACTIVITIES
e-consortium
UGC-INFONET DLC
N-LIST program
e-PGPathshala
IndCat Union Database
Open Access Initiative
INFOPORT
IR@INFLIBNET
OJAS
Shodhganga
Shodhgangotri
Research Project
SOUL
Vidwan Database
8. UGC-INFONET DLC
Provides current as well as archival access to 7500+ core and peer
reviewed journals.
From 26 publishers
These e-resouces covers almost all subject.
209 University registered.
10. N-LIST program
Provides access to e-resources to students, researchers and faculty
from colleges and other beneficiary institutions.
With the help of UGC
3772 registered colleges.
12. e-PGPathshala
The MHRD, under its National Mission on
Education through ICT (NME-ICT), has assigned
work to the UGC for development of e-content.
77 subjects at postgraduate level.
Content in different subjects across all disciplines of
social sciences, arts, fine arts & humanities, natural
& mathematical sciences, linguistics and languages
14. Indcat Union Database
Online Union Catalogue of Indian Universities
Online Library Catalogues of books, theses and journals available
in major university libraries in India.
The union database contains bibliographic description, location
and holdings information for books, journals and theses in all
subject areas
23. Conferences
CALIBER :Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education
and Research
PLANNER : Promotion of Library Automation and Networking
in North Eastern Region