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Ø Current Awareness Service

Ø Inter Library Loan Service

Ø Electronic Information Service

Ø Reprographic Service

1.1.2. Access to Online Database

The Centre subscribes to web edition of the Ulrich’s International Periodical Directory, a web-based
bibliographic database of periodicals that is being used for authentication of bibliographic records in

union catalogues and for other activities. The database accessible on INFLIBNET’s IPs is also accessible
to visiting users. Besides, the Centre, as executing and monitory agency for the e-Shodh Sindhu has
access to all e-journals, e-books and bibliographic database subscribed under this programme.

1.2. IR @ INFLIBNET (http://ir.inflibnet.ac.in)

The Centre has established an institutional repository called IR@ INFLBNET using DSpace, open source

software accessible at http://ir.inflibnet.ac.in. The papers published in the proceedings of the CALIBER
and PLANNER, are uploaded into the repository. The Repository also includes course materials,
newspaper clippings, etc. The repository has 1,591 full-text articles.

1.3. Institutional Members

The Centre has institutional membership of following national and international organizations:

• American Library Association (ALA)

• National Information Standards Organization (NISO)

• Indian Library Association (ILA)

• Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC)

• ADINET (Ahmedabad Library Network)

• British Library, Ahmedabad

2. ICT Infrastructure@INFLIBNET Centre

The INFLIBNET Centre designed and planned the ICT infrastructure for its building based on the
requirements of its scientists and staff. All IT-related solutions and components as well as for integration
of passive and active low-voltage infrastructure solution for the new building of the Centre at Infocity,

Gandhinagar was executed by M/s Progility Technologies Pvt. Ltd (formally M/s Siemens Enterprise
Communication).

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