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.

1. Sandip Das

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

7. UGC-INFONET DLC

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.

9. N-LIST program

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.

11. e-PGPathshala

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

13. IndCat Union Database

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

15. INFOPORT

16. IR@INFLIBNET

17. OJAS

18. Shodhganga

19. Shodhgangotri

20. Research Project

21. SOUL

22. VIDWAN Database

23. Conferences
CALIBER :Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education
and Research
PLANNER : Promotion of Library Automation and Networking
in North Eastern Region

24. PLANNER 2014

25. AnyQ
ThankQ
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26. Reference
About INFLIBNET Retrieved from www.inflibnet.ac.in/ on 1st
June 2014