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Reference Sources and Services

Notes BTISNET (www.btisnet.nic.in/):

Title: BTISNET (Specialized Information Network) Sponsor: Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India.
Connectivity: 10 Specialized Information Centres in genetic engineering, plant tissue culture;
photosynthesis and plant molecular biology; cell transformation ; bio-process engineering.
Services: Data processing using applications software; online communication access; facsimile facility
INFLIBNET (www.inflibnet.ac.in/index.jsp):
Title: Information Library Network
Sponsor: UGC (1991)
Connectivity: Computer communication network of universities and R&D; libraries and bibliographic
information centers throughout the country
Members: 200 Universities; 400 College libraries; 200 R&D libraries
Services: Catalogue service; database services; document supply services; e-mail; BBS: audio and
video conferencing, etc.
BALNET:
Title: Bangaluru Library Network
Sponsor: JRD; Tata Memorial Library (1995) Members: 100 Libraries
MALIBNET:
Title: Madras Library Network Sponsor: INSDOC & NISSAT (1993) Members: 15 Libraries
Activity: Two important databases, a directory database of current serials in Chennai and a contents
database covering articles published in 300 journals available in Chennai libraries.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
1. The three types of network are LAN, ...... and ...... .
2. The full form of LAN is ...... .
3. The full form of WAN is ...... .
4. The full form of MAN is ...... .
5. Library networks have been divided into two categories i.e., ...... and ...... .

10.3 National Institute of Science Communication and Information
Resources (NISCAIR)

National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), located at New
Delhi, India, is one of the premier information science institutes in India under the umbrella of
CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) that comprise 36 other labs/institutes of different
disciplines spread across the country.

National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR)
came into existence on 30 September, 2002 with the merger of National Institute of
Science Communication (NISCOM) and Indian National Scientific Documentation
Centre (INSDOC).

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