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1. Sunil Kumar
LIBRARY NETWORKS AND CONSORTIUM

2. LIBRARY AND INFORMATION NETWORKS: INDIA
INFLIBNET
• INFLIBNET (Information and Library Network) 1988 – UGC – Gandhinagar
Gujarat
• INFLIBNET conducts an annual event called Convention on Automation of
Libraries in Education and Research Institutions (CALIBER)
• PROJECTS –Vidwan Database – Database of National Researchers
• ShodhShuddhi- 1 Sep 2019-Ministry of Education –University/Institutions in
India- Plagiarism Detection Software
• IRINIS-Indian Research Information Network System-Research Information
Management Service-
• VIDYAMITRA- e-Content Portal

3. CONT.…
Major Programmes
• Sodhganga – Repository of Thesis – Sodhganagotri –Synopsis
• Consortium – e-SodhSindhu – Combined format of NLIST, INDEST and UGC-INFONET
• INDCAT – Union Catalogue of Indian University Libraries
• SOUL- this Time SOUL 3.0- Library Management Software
Activities
• N-LIST- National Library and Information Service Infrastructure for Scholarly Content.
• Infistats- Statistics of usage of eResources
• INFED- Access Management Federation uses Shibboleth a standard based open source
software for authenticating authorised users from colleges and Universities and provide
them seamless access to e-resources from anywhere, anytime.

4. DELNET
• DELNET (Developing Library Network) 1992-NISSAT – Delhi
• NACLIN is National Convention- ICRL-2018
• DEL-PLUS for small and medium sized libraries- barcode enabled
• Union Catalogue –Books, Periodicals, Articles, CD-ROM database, Video Recording,
Sound Recording, Thesis and Newspaper, Database of E-Books and profile of Member
Libraries.

5. CONT…
• Cambridge Dictionaries Online
• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dessertations
• ODLIS- Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science.
• MEDLINE or other Databases of NLM
• US patents Full Text
• Full Text Medical Journals, e-Journals, Medical Books, Learning Resources for LIS
Professionals

6. OTHER LIBRARY NETWORKS IN INDIA
• CALIBNET (Calcutta Library Network) – 1886- Kolkata
• ADINET (Ahmedabad Library Network)- Ahmdabaad – NISSAT-1993
• MYLIBNET (Mysore Library Network) – Mysore- NISSAT-1993
• MALIBNET (Madras Library Network) – Chennai- INSDOC-1993
• BONET (Bombay Library Network) – Bombay – 1992
• BALNET (Bangalore Library Network)- Bangalore – 1995- NISSAT

7. LIBRARY CONSORTIA IN INDIA
• INDEST (Indian Digital Library in Engineering Sciences and Technology) –AICTE -2003
merged in e-Shodhsindhu
• FORSA (Forum for Resource Sharing in Astronomy/ Astrophysics) – Raman Research
Institute -1981
• UGC – INFONET – 2003-merged in e-Shodhsindhu
• NKRC (National Knowledge Resource Centre)- provided by NISCAIR-2009
• IIM Libraries Consortium-20 Libraries –Initiate in 2001 and completed in 2018
• HELINET Consortium (Health Sciences Library and Information Network) -2002- Rajiv
Gandhi University of Health Sciences
• SPACENET –ISRO – Provide eresources – aquired by sagenet in 2014
• CeRA (Consortia for e-Resources in Agriculture)- ICAR-2007
• ICMR e-Consortia- ICRC Consortium -India TB research Consortium

8. LIBRARY NETWORKS: INTERNATIONAL
• OCLC (1981-Online Computer Library Center)- Ohio college library center in 1967-provide
shared technology services, original research and community programs to member
libraries- more than 15000 members in 107 contries. Worldcat, NetLibrary (eBooks),
OCLC Electronic Collections Online (eJournals Service) FirstSearch (OCLC Database
Service), Question Point (Virtual Reference Service), Contentdm (Digital Content
Management Software), ILLiad (Inter Library Loan Management Software)
• RLG (Research Libraries Group) 1974 founded by New York Public Library- merged in
OCLC Research Library Information Network (RLIN) -Non Profit- The AMICO Library (Art
Images , Course Websites)- RLG Union Catalogue- RLG’s Online Databases – Technical
Services
• Jisc – Joint Information System Committee
• JANET (Joint Academic Network) – UK- 1984
• CALIS (China Academic Library and Information System)-Australian Academic Research
Library Network

9. OCLC PRODUCTS: SCREEN SHOT ON 02.07.2021

10. LIBRARY CONSORTIA: INTERNATIONAL
• CARLI (Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) began operating on
July 1, 2005. CARLI was formed by consolidating three existing Illinois academic library
consortia. Main Program CARLI Counts ( library leadership immersion program that
prepares librarians to make effective use of research findings), CARLI Research
Funding Program (program provides funding to CARLI Governing Member Library staff
and faculty with the intention of spurring research and innovation that support)
• CONCERT (CONsortium on Core Electronic Resources in Taiwan) nonprofit consortium of
200 colleges, universities and research /government organizations- launched in 1998 -
now is conducted by the Science and Technology Policy Research and Information Center
(STPI).

11. CONTD….
• SANLIC ( South African National Library and Information Consortium) – 1999 – Coalition
of South African Consortia Changed name in 2011
• CURL (Consortium of University Research Libraries)- Alternative Name RLUK Research
Library UK- RLUK was founded in 1983 by seven university libraries (Cambridge,
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester and Oxford) and initially operated under
the name CURL (Consortium of Research Libraries). In 2008 we changed Name- Copac,
a union catalogue of the holdings of over 60 UK national, academic, and specialist
libraries
• Archives Hub, a national gateway to descriptions of UK archives of interest to education
and research
• SHERPA, an award wining service whose aim is to facilitate the rapid and
efficient worldwide dissemination of research output.

12. CONTD…
• EIFL ( Electronic Information for Libraries) - Founded in 1999 - Free and open source
software (FOSS) for libraries, Library consortia development
• ICOLC (International Coalition of Library Consortia) approximately 200 library consortia in
North and South America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa. existence since 1996

13. REFERENCES
 Retrieved on 01.07.2021 from www.inflibnet.ac.in
 Retrieved on 01.07.2021 from www.delnet.in
 Retrieved on 01.07.2021 http://www.delnet.in/delplus-library-management.html
 Retrieved on 01.07.2021 www.delnet.in/latest-programmes.html
 Sevukan, R. ,Sharma, J. (2017) Library and Information Networks and Consortia
Networks and Consortia: National and International. Block-3 Resource
Sharing and Library Networks. IGNOU. New Delhi. Retrieved on 01.07.2021
from www.egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/35262

14. CONTD…
 Retrieved on 01.07.2021 from www.oclc.org/en/home.html?redirect=true
 Retrieved on 01.07.2021 from www.rlg.org
 Retrieved on 01.07.2021 www.carli.illinois.edu/products-services/prof-devel
 Retrieved on 01.07.2021. www.carli.illinois.edu/about/histgov
 Retrieved on 01.07.2021. www.icolc.net/about-icolc
 Retrieved on 01.07.2021. www.sanlic.org.za/about/

15. CONTD…
 Retrieved on 01.07.2021 from www.rluk.ac.uk/about-us-old/history/
 Retrieved on 01.07.2021 from www.eifl.net/page/history