INFLIBNET is an autonomous organization established by the University Grants Commission of India in 1991. It is located at Gujarat University Campus in Ahmedabad. INFLIBNET aims to modernize university libraries in India and connect them through a nationwide data network. Its goals are to automate university libraries, create union catalogs, provide access to electronic resources, promote digitization of documents, and develop expertise in managing digital libraries and repositories. INFLIBNET's major activities include coordinating access to scholarly electronic journals and databases for universities through consortia and providing training on the use of new technologies.

1. INFLIBNET

2. INFLIBNET-Information and Library Network
 is an autonomous Inter-University Centre of the
University Grants Commission (UGC) of India.
 it is the major National programme intiated
by the UGC in March 1991 with its Head Quarters
at Gujarat University Campus,Ahmedabad.
 Intially started as a project under the IUCAA, It
became an independent Inter-University Centre in June 1996.

3.  INFLIBNET is involved in modernizing university libraries
in India and connecting them as well as information
centres in the country through a nation-wide high
speed data network using the state-of-art technologies
for the optimum utilization of information.
 INFLIBNET is set out to be a major player in promoting
scholarly communication among academicians and
researchers in India.

4. OBJECTIVES
 To promote and establish communication facilities to improve
capability in information transfer and access,that provide
support to scholarship, learning and research through
cooperation and involvement of agencies concerned.
 To establish INFLIBNET : Information and Library Network a
computer communication network for linking libraries and
information centres in universities,UGC information centres and
R &D Institutions etc.avoiding duplication of efforts

5.  To facilitate academic communication among scientist,
engineers,acdemics,faculties, researchers and students
through electronic mail, file transfer,computer/audio/video
conferencing.
 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.

6.  To collaborate with institutions, libraries,information centres
and other organizations in India and abroad in the field
relevant to the objectives of centre.
 To promote R&D and develop necessary facilities and create
technical positions for realizing the objectives of the centre.
 To generate revenue by providing consultancies and
information centres.
 To do all other such things as may be necessary, incidental or conducive
 to the attainment of all or any of the above objectives.

7. GOALS
 Achieve complete automation of libraries in
Educational Institutions.
 Create union catalogues of documents available in
libraries in online and real-time environment.
 Provide seamless access to scholarly, peer-reviewed electronic
resources to the universities.

8.  Promote digitization of legacy documents and creation
of content in e-format (including electronic thesis and
dissertations,working papers,cocept papers,technical
reports) in universities.
 Promote setting-up of open access digital repositories
in universities for hosting content created in the process
mentioned above.

9.  Develop expertise in
1. Digital Content Creation
2.Process of digitization
3.Managing digital depositories
 Impart training in applications on various aspects
of new technology to achieve goals mentioned above.

10. MAJOR ACTIVITIES
 The intiative called “UDC-Infonet Library Consortium”
provides access to selected scholarly electronic journals
and data bases in different disciplines.
 The centre responsible for execution and monitoring
this intiative.
 The centre also extends access to e-resources to all Govt/Govt aided
colleges.

11. THE INFLIBNET LIBRARY
 The INFLIBNET centre has a small, specialized library
consisting of 2000 documents on computer, communication
information and library science.
 The library is fully computerized using SOUL Integrated
library management software.
 The collection of the library is available online through
the web OPAC facility of the SOUL.

12. LIBRARY SERVICES
The library provides following services to its users;
1. Reference Service
2. Document Delivery Service
3. Current Awareness Services
4. Inter Library Loan Service
5. Electronic Information Service
6. Photocopy Service

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