ALLAHABAD: The authorities of the Central Library of Allahabad University in collaboration with INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad (an IUC of University Grants Commission) organised a day's user awareness programme on N-LIST, on Friday. Organised at the seminar hall of AU's guest house, the awareness programme was attended by representatives of over 75 different educational institutions of higher studies, not only from city but from various other districts too.
Detailing on the successful programme, deputy librarian, Dr B K Singh said that the project entitled 'National library and information services infrastructure for scholarly content (N-LIST), is being jointly executed by the UGC-INFONET digital library consortium, INFLIBNET centre and the INDEST-AICTE consortium. The N-LIST project provides access to e-resources to students, researchers and faculty from colleges and other beneficiary institutions through server(s) installed at the INFLIBNET centre.
The authorized users from colleges can now access e-resources and download articles required by them directly from the publisher's website once they are duly authenticated as authorized user through servers deployed at the INFLIBNET centre.
Faculty members, staff, students and researchers from eligible colleges covered under Section 12B/2F of UGC Act and Non-Aided colleges (except Agriculture, Engineering, Management, Medical, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing) are eligible to access e-resources through the N-LIST project. Members can access more than 4000 e-journals and 80000 e-books through this project. tnn
There were more than75 participants in this programme which includes the principals, librarians and faculty members of the constituent colleges of AU as well as other colleges situated in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Dean Research and Development Prof NR Farooqi, inaugurated the programme. He stressed on maximum usage of AU's library and motivated those attending the programme that as authorities put so much of efforts in providing various amenities in the library, the real beneficiaries should come forward and make use of the library.
Prof-In-Charge of the Central Library of AU, Prof HD Sharma, welcomed the guests and participants while senior scientists of INFLIBNET, Ashok Kumar Rai gave the detailed exposition of N-LIST. The deputy librarian, who was also the coordinator of this programme delivered the vote of thanks.
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