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Facts About "Information Network System"
Dear friends,
Find herewith the Facts about” Information Network System”
- OCLC is the biggest network system in the world.
- OCLC stand for Online Computer Library Centre.
- Earlier name of OCLC was Ohio College Library Centre.
- University Library Network in India is known as INFLIBNET.
- INFLIBNET was initiated by UGC
- INFLIBNET stands for Information and Library Network.
- INFLIBNET was set up in 1988.
- The head quarter of INFLIBNET is Ahmadabad .
- The full form of DELNET is Developing Library Network.
- The earlier name of DELNET was Delhi Library Network.
- DELNET is Regional Area Network.
- DELNET was developed in the year 1992.
- DELNET adopts AACR-II code of cataloguing.
- NICNET is the programme of India.
- NICNET was started in 1977.
- NICNET project is sponsored in India by Planning commission, Govt. of India.
- NICNET is not primarily for academic purposes.
- “GISTNIC “is a part of NICNET
- The full form of ERNET is Education and Research Network
- ERNET was started in 1986.
- ERNET project in India was launched by Department of Electronics
- The full form of JANET is Joint Academic Network (UK)
- WLN stands for Washington Library Network.
- INIS stands for Information Network in Nuclear Science and Technology.
- Indian input centre for the INIS is situated at BARC.
- INIS is the first decentralized Information system at the international level.
- BLAISE is an Information system established in UK.
- RLIN- Research Libraries and Integrated Network.
- SIRNET- Scientific and Industrial Research Network.
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Permalink Reply by Dr.K.Nagaraju on
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Madam,your contribution for this information is very good, i regularly watching your posts which are useful for LIS professional
my observation in this is actually Inflibnet was started in 1991 .
Tahnking you
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Permalink Reply by SUMAN SINGH on
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Very important information
Thanks mam
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