About Us
About Developing Library Network (DELNET)
DELNET- Developing Library Network was established as a
Society in 1992. It was initially supported by the Department
of Scientific and Industrial Research, National Informatics
Centre, Ministry of Communication and Information
Technology, Government of India. It is located in Jawaharlal
Nehru University (JNU) Campus, New Delhi. DELNET is a
major resource sharing library network in South Asia
connecting nearly 6000 libraries in India and eight other
countries. These libraries include academic libraries
(Universities and Colleges), government libraries, libraries of
R & D organisations, among others. DELNET provides access
to millions of resources comprising e-books, e-journals, and
other resources including more than 3 crore records of
books, journals, periodical articles, video-recordings, sound
recordings, theses and dissertations etc. DELNET has recently
launched the Discovery Portal for member-institutions.
DELNET provides the Inter-library Loan and document
delivery service which is the best in South Asia. The service is
being offered to promote resource sharing at the national
and international levels among member-libraries of DELNET.
In order to modernise and network libraries, DELNET
provides DelPlus - the Library Management Software free of
charge to member-libraries. DELNET also offers support for
installing Koha software to its member libraries. DELNET has
a consortium for e-books and e-journals.
DELNET arranges training programmes, lectures, workshops
and the National Convention on Knowledge, Library and
Information on Networking (NACLIN) every year.
For further details please visit www.delnet.nic.in
About Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD)
The Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi (Ambedkar University
Delhi or AUD) is a public University with a multi campus,
unitary structure with research, postgraduate and
undergraduate programmes in the social sciences and the
humanities. The Ambedkar University Delhi was established
by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
through an Act of Legislature in 2007 and was notified in July
2008. Mandated to focus on research and teaching in the
social sciences and humanities and guided by Dr Ambedkar's
vision of bridging equality and social justice with excellence,
AUD considers it to be its mission to create sustainable and
effective linkages between access to and success in higher
education. AUD is committed to creating an institutional
culture characterized by humanism, non-hierarchical and
collegial environment, teamwork and nurturance of
creativity. AUD has a rich and rapidly growing library located
on both campuses, with a fast-growing subscription base of
e-journals and resources. AUD library is running in three
campuses - Kashmere Gate Campus, Karampura Campus and
Lodhi Road Campus. The libraries are fully online and can be
accessed both on and off campus. More details are available
at www.aud.ac.in
About Society for Library Professionals (SLP)
The Society for Library Professionals (SLP) was established on 3 January 2008 under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
The role of this Society is to achieve high standard of Librarianship in India. This will be achieved by the development of
strong linkages among libraries and information centres across the globe; promotion of the library and information science
profession in India by fostering collaboration with national
and international agencies; and for intellectual development and education exchange of its members.
About Special Libraries Association -Asian Chapter (SLA)
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) with its headquarter at USA, is a non-profit global organization
for information. SLA was founded in 1909 in the State of New York and is now the international association
representing the interests of thousands of information professionals in over eighty countries worldwide.
The mission of the Special Libraries Association is to advance the leadership role of SLA members in putting
knowledge to work for the benefit of decision makers. The SLA Asian chapter has about 175 members and
covers a large geographical area consisting of 22 countries.