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Unit 11: Evaluation of Information Sources in Social Science

y Local Centres: In this programme the networks of institutions universities colleges and R &D Notes
organizations would function as local level agencies for serving the users. About 170 university
& 500 college libraries and 200 R & D institutions are included in the programme for providing
information services at local level. Nearly, 40 nodes for this purpose has been planned to be
set up, throughout the country.

Services

INFLIBNET, through its network programme, would provide a number of services:

1. Catalogue-based services:

y Shared cataloguing of monographs, serials and non-book material
y On-line catalogue access for shared cataloguing and location identification

2. Database services

y Bibliographic database services
y Retrospective search, SDI, current awareness services

3. Document supply services

y Inter-library loan service
y Document delivery (fax/non-fax)

4. Collection development

Acquisition and assistance in selection and procurement

5. Communication-based services

y Electronic mail
y Transfer/receiver messages
y Bulletin board-view /update bulletin board

Future

The implementation of INFLIBNET as a computer communication network of libraries would transform
the library scenario within the country.
Earlier, it was planed to implement this project within a period of five, years i.e. during the Eight Five
Year Plan period, under the assumption that the Planning Commission, Govt.-of-India would make
the require funds of Rs. 150 crores available to this project. However due to delay in launching of
the Eighth plan and overall budget crunch. it is planned to implement the project upto the end of the
Ninth Five Year Plan in a phased manner. It was anticipated that during the Eighth Plan Period, the
national and one regional centre would be established, 50 university libraries. 20 sectoral information
centres and document resource centres would be activated and a massive training programme for
developing the man power needed for this project would be started.

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