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Information and Library Network Centre
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23°11′18″N 72°38′00″E / 23.18833°N 72.63333°E / 23.18833; 72.63333
LocationIndia
TypeRepository, Networking Universities
EstablishedMarch 1991; 33 years ago (1991-03)
Other information
Websitewww.inflibnet.ac.in

INFLIBNET Centre (Information and Library Network Centre) is an Inter-University Centre of the University Grants Commission (India) under the Ministry of Education (India). The organisation promotes and facilitates libraries and information resources for Indian further education. Its premises are in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.[1]

Shodhganga, the digital repository of theses and dissertations submitted to universities in India is maintained by INFLIBNET Centre. INFLIBNET also performed an important role as an online learning resources by HRD Ministry during COVID-19 lockdown in India.[2][3]

History

INFLIBNET is a major National Programme initiated by the University Grants Commission (India) in March 1991 as a project under the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA). It became an independent Inter-University Centre in June 1996. INFLIBNET runs a nationwide high speed data network connecting university libraries and other information centres.[4]

INFLIBNET is involved in modernizing university libraries in India using the state-of-art technologies for the optimum utilisation of information. In 2022, University Grants Commission (India) launched an initiative with the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre to assist research scholars and their supervisors in conducting their research.[5]

Activities

The Shodhganga portal of Inflibnet Centre displays the achievement of the competing universities with a detailed index of number of theses contributed by several departments of study. Calcutta University, Savitribai Phule Pune University and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have become largest contributors of theses to the Shodhganga portal of Inflibnet Centre.[6]

The Centre leads projects for the development of library services in Indian universities. These have included:

Open access initiatives include:

Publications

INFLIBNET publishes a quarterly newsletter and annual report which are distributed to the academic community across the country.

See also

References

  1. ^ "INFLIBNET Shodhganga: Access 1.35 Lakh Theses Online Now". NDTV.
  2. ^ "10 online learning resources by HRD Ministry you can use during Coronavirus lockdown". India Today.
  3. ^ "10 HRD-UGC Initiatives For Online Learning". NDTV.
  4. ^ "10 Varsity eyes access to digital libraries". The Telegraph (India).
  5. ^ "UGC launches Shodh Chakra to help scholars, guides in research work". Hindustan Times.
  6. ^ "Calcutta, Pune, AMU Varsities Top Theses Contributors To Shodhganga Portal". NDTV.
  7. ^ Home page of SOUL
  8. ^ Home page of Open Journal Access System
  9. ^ Home page of ShodhGanga
  10. ^ Home page of ShodhGangotri

External links

Further reading

  1. Shahaji Shankar Waghmode. "Role of INFLIBNET in Growth and Development of Higher Education in India" (PDF). e-LiS. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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