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1. Automation of University Libraries

The University Grants Commission, on recommendation of the INFLIBNET Centre, had supported 142
universities during IX Plan period and 24 universities during XI/XII Plan periods for automation of their
libraries with software and training support from the INFLIBNET Centre. The total funds allocated to 24
universities for automation of their libraries during XI/XII Plan period is Rs. 195.60 lakhs including Rs.

6.50 lakhs for purchase of equipment (PCs, servers, accessories, scanner, etc.) and Rs 1.65 lakhs
recurring grant for five years for each of the 24 universities. The Centre proactively helped these
universities to automate their libraries. The INFLIBNET Centre signed an MoU with all the 166
universities (142 IX/X Plan Period+ 24 XII Plan Period) on library automation which provides for

universities to contribute the bibliographic records of documents available in their libraries to the
IndCat: Union Catalogue of the INFLIBET Centre.
2. IndCat: Union Catalogue of Indian Universities (http://indcat.inflibnet.ac.in/)

Union Catalogue of Indian Universities (IndCat) is a by-product of the library automation of the
INFLIBNET Centre where in universities that are signatory to the MoU on library automation contribute
the bibliographic records of documents that are available in their libraries. The scope of the IndCat has
now been extended to invite contributions from universities and other institutions who have not signed

MoU with INFLIBNET Centre on library automation.

A brief description of three components of the union catalogue i.e. books, theses and serials maintained
by the Centre is given below. Figure 1 depicts current interface of the IndCat.

Fig. 1: Interface of IndCat: Union Catalogue of Indian Universities

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