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INFLIBNET AND
UGC-INFONET DIGITAL LIBRARY
CONSORTIUM FOR ACCESS TO E-
RESOURCES
Dr. Manoj Kumar Sinha
Associate Professor and Head
Department of Library and Information Science
Assam University (A Central University)
Silchar-788011
Mobile- 09435231672, 09435712447
E-mail: dr_mk_sinha@yahoo.com,
mksinha1965@gmail.com,

UGC - SPONSORED LIBRARY NETWORK
INFLIBNET
(Information & Library Network), Ahmedabad
 An autonomous Inter-University Centre of the University
Grants Commission (UGC)
 It is a major National Programme initiated by the UGC in
1991 with its Head Quarters at Gujarat University
Campus, Ahmedabad. Initially started as a project under
the IUCAA in 1988;
 It became an independent Inter-University Centre in 1996
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BACKGROUND OF INFLIBNET
(INFORMATION & LIBRARY NETWORK)
 It is basically a cooperative endeavours in resource
development, sharing and its utilization at national level;
 Till date, 142 university libraries have been financed to
establish the necessary infrastructure for computerisation
of their libraries and link them through network; and
 09 Central Universities and 02 State Universities are
given Financial Assistance for Modernisation of Libraries
and Creation of Bibliographic Databases
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MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF INFLIBNET
 To promote and establish communication facilities to
improve capability in Information Transfer and Access
that provide support to scholarship , learning research
and academic pursuits through cooperation and
involvement of Agencies;
 To establish Information and Library Network –a
computer communication network for linking libraries
and information centres in universities, deemed to be
universities, colleges , UGC-Information centres,
Institutions of national importance, R& D institutions
etc. avoiding duplication of efforts in acquiring
resources.
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ACTIVITIES OF INFLIBNET
 Automation of University Libraries ;
 E-Journal Gateway and Archival Library;
 Development of Union Databases;
 SOUL 2.0 (Software for University Library);
 Human Resource Development and
Consultancy;
 IFLIBNET Repositories (Using D-sapce);
 Open Source Software and R & D; and
 Hosting of Scholarly Journals under Open
Access Programme
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MAJOR PROJECTS OF INFLIBNET
 UGC-INFONET Connectivity Programme;
 UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium
 UGC-INFONET : 2.0;
 Special Drive for North East and Jammu & Kashmir;
 N-LIST (The National Library and Information Infrastructure for
Scholarly Content: 6000 (12 B ) Colleges funded by the UGC will
have access to electronic resources subscribed by the UGC-
INFONET Digital Library Consortium for its members
institutions; and
 Hosting of ETD : Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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AUTOMATION OF UNIVERSITY
LIBRARIES
 INFLIBNET has been able to create an IT conscious
environment in University Libraries ;
 142 Universities were provided grants for
developing ICT Infrastructure for Automation and
Networking (Assam University is one of them ); and
 Gujarat University Automation Project
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UGC –INFONET CONNECTIVITY
PROGRAMME
 158 Universities are equipped with State –of
–Art Campus Wide Network;
 Internet Bandwidth ranging from 256 Kbps
to 4 Mbps to be given depending upon
geographical locations of the universities;
and
 Internet Bandwidth is being upgraded to 4/
10 Mbps for all universities .
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CONSORTIUM
 159 Universities Covered Phase Wise ;
 More than 5000 e-journals ;
 9 Bibliographical Databases ;
 Covers almost all Disciplines (Sceince &
Technology, Humanity & Social Sciences,
Mathematics ect.)
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SOUL 2.0 (SOFTWARE FOR UNIVERSITY
LIBRARIES)
 INFLIBNET develops State of –the-Art Library
Management Software
 More than 1950 Institutions have procured and
installed for Library Automation;
 Available in limited (30,000/-) and Full Version
(Rs.60,000/-);
 MARC 21/ ISO 2709 format for Data Exchange ;
 RFID Compliant , Copy Cataloguing and Web OPAC
Facility;
 5-Days In-House Training and Regional Training
Programme for imparting training on SOUL Software
 Established Regional Service Centers' and SOUL
Support Cell with dedicated Helpline for
Troubleshooting
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UGC-INFONET 2.0 : A NETWORK
OF INDIAN UNIVERSITIES
 UGC-INFONET is an ambitious programme of UGC to
interlink all the Universities in the country with state-of-art
technology .
 The Network is being switched over to BSNL backbone w. e. f
1st April 2010 and renamed as UGC Infonet 2.0.
 ON the new scheme 10 Mbps(1:1) Leased line is being
established in 180 plus universities preferably by using Fiber
to provide Internet Services.
 INFLIBNET is responsible for executing and monitoring the
entire project. The UGC-INFONET mainly provides Internet
bandwidth, a pre-requisite for delivery of scholarly content
subscribed through the UGC-INFONET Digital Library
Consortium. The scheme has now been extended to 200
Universities and 6 Inter-University Centres of the UGC.
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STATUS OF 182 UNIVERSITIES AS ON
13TH AUGUST 2010
 Universities Covered : 200
 Funds Released From UGC : 182
 Link Commissioned by BSNL : 165
 North East Universities/Commissioned : 9
 New Central Universities : 12
 IUCs/Commissioned : 6
 NKN Connected Universities* : 10
 NKN Connected Universities Excluded : 5
 Temporary 2 Mbps given : 28
 New Universities added in
UGC Infonet 2.0 : 26
 Monitoring Graphs Available : 111
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DEVELOPMENT OF UNION DATABASES
 Book Databases : 1,17,01,946 Records from 122
Universities / Institutions;
 Theses Database: 2,14,898 Records of Doctoral Theses
from 238 Indian Universities / Institutions;
 Serials Holding Databases , 50,164 Holdings of 210
Universities ;
 Current Serials Database 22, 471 Records from 238
Universities
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DEVELOPMENT OF UNION DATABASES
 Experts Database : 15, 912 Records of Experts in
different diciplines ;
 Subject Expert (NISSAT) 24,143 Records;
 Research Projects : 13,466 Records of Ongoing
and Completed projects funded by Governmental
Agencies .
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SERVICES OF INFLIBNET
 Bibliographic Database Search Services ;
 On-line / Offline Document Delivery; Services
through Five National Centers ;
 CD-ROM Database Search Services;
 E-Resources available under UGC-INFONET
Digital Library Consortium;
 E-Resources for College Libraries under N-LIST
Programme (Some Colleges of North Eastern
Regions
 Facilitate Hosting of Open Access Scholarly
Journals from INFLIBNET Node
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E-RESOURCES AVAILABLE UNDER
CONSORTIUM
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E-RESOURCES UNDER
UGC-INFONET
 09 Central and 02 State Universities are the part
of 142 Universities Chosen by INFLIBNET
Centre, Ahmedabad for access to E-Resources;
 5000 + E-Resources from 23 World Class
Publishers are available under UGC-INFONET
Digital Library Consortium for Full-Text, Abstracts
, and Table of Contents Access of E-Journals,
Databases;
 www.inflibnet.ac.in
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PUBLISHERS WISE DETAILS OF
E-RESOURCES UNDER UGC-INFONET
 American Chemical Society (ACS): 31
Journals in Chemistry (http://pubs.acs.org )
 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC): 27
Journals in Chemistry (http://www.rsc.org )
 Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Chemical
Abstract Databases: (http://www.cas.org )
 Nature Publications: Nature (
http://www.nature.com)
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 Institute of Physics: 36 Journals in physics including
archival access (http://www.iop.org/EJ)
 Cambridge University Press: 68 Journals from different
scientific disciplines.
 (http://journals.cambridge.org );
 Project Muse (John Hopkins University) 220 Journals in
social sciences , Humanities, and Mathematics
(http://muse.jhu.edu/journals )
 BIOSIS: Biological Abstract Databases
(http://www.biosis.org )
 Encyclopaedia Britannica (http://www.britanica.com )
 JSTOR (http://www.jstor.org )
 American Institute of Physics: 36 Journals in Physics
(http://www.aip.org )
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 American Physical Society (http://www.aps.org )
 Science Online (http://www.scienceonline.org )
 Annual Reviews (http://www.annualreviews.org )
 Springer Link Journals (http://www.springerlink.com )
 Kluwer online (http://www.kluweronline.com )
 Emerald Library Science Collections
(http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ft )
 Elsevier Science-Life Science Collections
(http://www.sciencedirect.com )
 Ingenta Gateway Portal (http://gateway.ingenta.com )
 J-Gate Gateway Portal (http://www.j-gate.informindia.co.in
)
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CONTRIBUTION OF INFLIBNET FOR
UNIVERSITIES OF N E REGION
 Provide Financial Assistance to all the Central and State
Universities for ICT Infrastructural Development;
 Provide SOUL Software and Support to all Universities and
Colleges on nominal Cost for Library Automation and
Networking Programme;
 Free SOUL 2.0 has been provided to all Colleges with
Training to Library Professionals at INFLIBNET Centre
Ahmadabad;
 Organise User Awareness Programmers for Faculuty ,
Research Scholars and Studenst for accessing to E-
Resources available under UGC-INFONET Digital Library
Consortium
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CONTRIBUTION OF INFLIBNET FOR
UNIVERSITIES OF N E REGION
 Introduce Attachment Programme for the
LIS Professionals of N E Region;
 Established SOUL- Support Centre at
Gauhati and Manipur Universities to help
solving problems of SOUL Users;
 Organise PLANNER ( Promotion of Library
Automation and Networking in North
Eastern Region ) especially for LIS
Professionals of N E Region
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PLANNER ORGANISED BY INFLIBNET
FOR LIS ROFESSIONALS
 1st PLANNER- NEHU , Shillong, 2003
 2nd PLANNER –Manipur Univ. : 2004
 3rd PLANNER –Assam Univ. : 2005
 4th PLANNER- Mizoram Univ. : 2006
 5th PLANNER-Gauhati Univ. : 2007
 6th PLANNER- Nagaland Univ : 2008
 7th PLANNER-Tezpur Univ. : 2010
 8th PLANNER- Sikkim University,
Gangtok : 2012
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E-JOURNALS USER AWARENESS
PROGRAMMERS/ TRAINING
 Invite two Professionals from each University of N E
Region to attend One Month long Training Programme for
Computerization of Library Activities ;
 Organised One/ Two Days E-Journals Users Awareness
Programmers;
 Organised SOUL Training Programmers;
 Organised Tutorials on Institutional Repositories and
Local Digital Libraries using D-Space Open Source
Software;
 Organised Training for College Library Professionals at
INFLIBNET Centre on SOUL 2.0 / Application of IT/
Computerization in Library Activities .
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CONCLUSION
 Library Networking by various agencies have been
momentum in the country. Amongst all other Library
Networks , INFLIBNET has been playing a significant
role for the modernization of University and College
Libraries of India in general and NE Region of India
in particular;
 Thanks to INFLIBNET for Bridging the Digital Divide ;
 We are located in remote area but we are no longer
remain electronically isolated lagging behind rest of
the country;
 Now we have ample E-Resources at our hand . We
have to optimally utilized the resources for academic
and research output converting our dreams into
reality.
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THANKS
AND
HAVE A NICE DAY
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