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1. Central Facilities

1.1. Library (http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/library/)

The INFLIBNET Centre has a specialized library having unique collection on library and information
science, computer science, communication and information technology. The library is fully
computerized using SOUL 2.0 integrated library management software. The library has around 2,000
documents including books, journals and magazines. Besides, the Centre, as the coordinating agency
for the Consortium, gets complementary access 15,000 full-text journals from 25 publishers, 5

bibliographic databases, 2 legal databases, 4 factual databases and one standards database subscribed
under the e-Shodh Sindhu. The collection of the library is available online though the web OPAC at
http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/library/. Figure 51 shows library of the INFLIBNET Centre.

Fig. 51: INFLIBNET Centre’s Library

The INFLIBNET Library plays a vital role in the collection development and dissemination of scientific
and technical information to meet the present and future needs of the Centre. The Library maintains

databases of i) participants who have attended various training programmes at INFLIBNET Centre; ii)
Institutions having SOUL installations; and iii) Universities and its contact details including e-mail and
website addresses. These databases are accessible through the INFLIBNET Website.

1.1.1. Library Services

The library provides following services to its users:

Ø Reference Service

Ø Document Delivery Service

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