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Unit 7: Libraries and Information Centers in India

(v) Guidelines for Implementation of UNIMARC Notes
It has been brought out by CALIBNET to provide the library professionals in India with a working
tool for developing their databases in a mutually exchangeable format. The document has been
prepared in 1994, based on UNIMARC Manual (1987), by A Mukhopadhyay, Technical Consultant,
under a project sponsored by the National Information System for Science and Technology (NISSAT),
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India. The guidelines have made
an attempt to take care of the special requirements of the Indian libraries. They are expected to
serve the Indian libraries in upgrading their databases to the international standard.
Immediate Focus
(i) Indian Resources Database
Development of Indian Resources Database on historical value covering manuscripts and rare books,
and personal collections, has already been initiated with porting on the CDB and index to serials
published by Asiatic Society during the last two countries.
(ii) CALIBNET on INTERNET
The design of CALIBNET web page is complete and is available on the Net. The web page (http://
www.calibnet.org/) facilitates access to bibliographic information resources available through
hosting of CALIBNET’s centralized database. The CALIBNET web site provides:
(a) Active link to access
• Indian Library and Network Resources
• Overseas Library Resources on India, including rare documents – printed and anuscripts.
• Worldwide Library Catalogues
• National Libraries of the world
• Newspapers and journals
• Electronic Reference tools
• Factual Information sources
• Book Trade Databases
(b) Varied CALIBNET programs for
• On-demand Information services
• Electronic-mail connections
• Consultative services for Library Automation
• Manpower Development
• R&D in ITS Application

7.6 DELNET

Delhi is growing as a major centre of information resources in India. These resources cater both to
the specialized and the general users. They are located in activities, information and documentation
centres, institutional libraries, research libraries, government libraries, public libraries, and
department libraries besides the libraries of the universities, colleges and schools. During the recent
years, increase in information has led to increase in the demands of the users. It has been noticed
that in this area of information explosion, libraries in India are generally ill-equipped to handle and
retrieve information effectively; the financial resources and the space requirement for housing library
collection are limited in almost all of the libraries. No a single library can afford to house every
necessary document even in the area of its interest. Resource sharing, thus assumes great importance

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