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Developing Library Network

1. Goals of INFLIBNET 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. To provide effective and efficient access to knowledge . To provide access to peer-reviewed scholarly electronic resources . Strengthen educational institutions with value added services . Develop tools and techniques to access information anywhere, anytime

2. Developing Library Network (DELNET)

3. Introduction DELNET was established in 1988 as city based library network in Delhi, and was popularly known as Delhi Library Network, networking the libraries of the Delhi . Got registered as a society in 1992. On 13th September 2000, Delhi Library Network – DELNET became DELNET-Developing Library Network . DELNET with passage of time and technological advancements not only widened its scope but has crossed the geographical boundaries. Presently , it is the major resource sharing library network in India connecting more than 6930 national libraries in 33 States and Union Territories in India and 22 member library from other countries.

4. Objectives The main objectives of DELNET is to promote resource sharing among the member-libraries by collecting, storing and disseminating information and by providing networked services to the researchers and scholars to supplement their research activity. Undertake scientific research in Information Science and Technology Coordinate with other regional, national and international networks and libraries to exchange information Technical guidance to the member-libraries Collection development Establishment of referral and /or research centres Maintain a central online union catalogue for participating libraries Development of specialized bibliographic database

5. Products and Services Union Catalogue of Books . Union List of Current & Catalogue Periodicals . CD-ROM Database, Database of Indian Specialists, Database of Periodical Articles, Union List of Video Recordings, Urdu Manuscripts' Database, Database of Theses and Dissertations , DEVINSA Database, sample databases of language publications . Inter library loan (ILL) & Document Delivery Services ( DDS)etc.

6. Union Catalogue of Books :- DELNET provides access to 3,52,45,416 bibliographic records of books in English script available with various member libraries located in and outside the country. The databases can be accessed and retrieved by any of the desired fields including Title, Author, Subject, Date of Publication . The database size grows with each passing day as more and more data from the member libraries are being merged in the centralized union catalogues . Through these services, the researchers and scholars of the member libraries are able to get and refer to the books which are not readily available in their own libraries, at times, the books are out of print and are not even available in the market .

7. Union List of Current Periodicals DELNET is maintaining an online union list of current journals available in the fields of Science and Technology, Social Sciences and Humanities. This database has now 1,04,569 titles of current journals available in member as well as non member libraries of DELNET. The information about the availability of the current journals is of great help for the document delivery services. The photocopies of journal articles are arranged from the libraries and supplied to the requesting libraries.

8. Database of Thesis and Dissertations :- This database contains around 1,30,753 Thesis and Dissertations submitted to various Universities and Institutions.

9. Other Services Subscription of World eBook Library : WEL is one of the Asia’s largest collection of Primary Sources of eBooks ( 41,86,185 ) It’s a paid service & cost approx more than INR 1 Lakh For DELNET Members only INR 85000 per annum DELNET Consortium: Various e-Journals available for Management, Pharmacy, Medical Science and Engineering

10. Publications National Convention on Library and Information Networking (NACLIN) Proceedings DELNET Newsletter