INFLIBNET Centre (Information and Library Network Centre) is an autonomous Inter-University Centre of the
University Grants Commission (UGC) of India located in the campus of
Gujarat University,
Ahmedabad. The centre was initially started as a national project in 1991. It became an independent Inter-University Centre in June 1996.
Major activities
The
Centre has implemented several projects for the development of library
services in Indian Universities. These include the following:
- Financial support for the automation of University Libraries
- Development of a comprehensive database of the resources in various libraries in India
- Development of an integrated library management software called SOUL (Software for University Libraries)[1]
- UGC-Infonet Internet Connectivity Programme
- The centre has taken several open access initiatives like:
- OJAS, a platform to faculty and researchers in Universities to host their open-access journals[2]
- Shodhganga, a digital repository for theses and dissertations by research scholars in universities in India[3]
- Shodhgangotri, a digital repository of synopsis of research topic submitted to the universities in India by research scholars[4]
- An institutional repository called IR@INFLBNET for papers published in the proceedings of the CALIBER and PLANNER[5]
- Creation of R&D facilities and working groups to study and contribute to the open source movement
- Maintenance of a database of sccientists, researchers and other
faculty members working at leading academic institutions and other
R&D organisations involved in teaching and research in India
- Bibliometric and scientometric studies
- e-PG Pathshala: A Gateway to All Post Graduate Courses
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