ADINET

Sharing Knowledge with Society

About

ADINET was established in 1994 It is a Network of Libraries and Information Centers Started covering whole of Gujarat state. Caters to all types of Libraries: school, college, universities, institutional

libraries and even public libraries Access is provided to hundreds of libraries, librarians and organizations

through ADINET Network

The main vision of ADINET is: To bring together Libraries & Librarians Act as catalyst among libraries to enable them to achieve their goals by

helping them to harness their limited resources and collective strengths so that Libraries can continue to play their historic role as society’s portal to information.

ADINET therefore promotes sharing of resources and disseminates information among Libraries by networking them

Objective To integrate the economic, scientific and technical information systems into

an effective network

To co-ordinate with other regional & national Networks, Libraries & Information Centers by providing access to OPAC’s of Libraries. This will provide seamless connection & universal electronic access to the collective collection of Libraries, together with web-based materials

To provide Library Consultancy Services like creation of Website, Institutional Repositories, etc.

To develop Databases of non-print materials and Institutions

To prepare products & services for the Library profession

To help Library users & individuals practicing different professions, in getting specialized information of their interest.

Activities

Librarians’ Day celebration Each year ADINET celebrates the birth anniversary of Dr. S. R.

Ranganathan as Librarians’ Day, by conducting a Seminar on an important current topic

ADINET Monthly Lecture Series is held on last Friday of every month LIS Professionals give interesting & informative talks

ADINET has started a Student Group to provide support & leadership opportunities for MLIS Students

Professional Development Programs In-Service Training Program for LIS Professionals (in Modules)

Manpower development programs Completion of backlog work of library & information centers Digitization work

Services

An Electronic Discussion List has been started with the help of INFLIBNET. This List helps to build online communication & share information

Database of over 5500 Current Periodicals received by over 140 libraries in & around Ahmedabad

Providing Document Delivery & Inter-library Loan by enabling users to locate periodicals/books/reports, so that these can be borrowed on ILL

Content Pages of Library & Information Science journals are regularly supplied to all members and providing full texts of selected articles from content pages

Information services through ADINET Website ADINET Blog is provides platform to discuss LIS professional issues CuCoLib is a RSS based service, current contents of 58 LIS Journals and

LIS News subscribed

ADINET Website

The redesigned ADINET Website links to important Resources

The following useful information is available on the website:-

Directory of Libraries & Information Centers

Online Directory of Librarians

Online Directory of MLIS Students of Gujarat and their Dissertations

Directory of Librarians

Open Access Resources

CUCOLIS

Database of Databases (under preparation)

ADINET Newsletters

Power Point Presentations of Monthly Lecture Series

ADINET Blog

ADINET CuCoLib

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Publications

ADINET Book of PapersADINET NewsletterCUCOLISDirectory of Library and Information Centers in Ahmedabad and GandhinagarDirectory of LibrariansUnion List of 5540 Journal Titles

Recent Initiatives

Cataloguing In Publication (CIP) Data

Copy Catalogue

Collaborative Virtual Reference Service (CVRS)

LIS Identity Project

CIP Data

About 2000 BOOKS are published each year from Gujarat

Approx. 1000 copies of each title is printed Most copies are purchased by Libraries At present there is colossal duplication of work:

Classification, Cataloging, Data Entry, etc. SOUL Catalog Module now has UNICODE Version. 150 Titles were entered in Gujarati & tested All major publishers will provide manuscript of final

proof, to enable ADINET to give CIP Data

Copy Catalogue

Copy Catalog module of SOUL Software has been released by INFLIBNET.

Their Book Database contains 10 million records. 80% of Book Collection of College Libraries can be

downloaded Both standardized & error free data are Very

Important to access & share resources This will be a big boon for solo librarians

CVRS

ADINET in Collaboration with INFLIBNET launched CVRS for academic community

It is a web-based service available through INFLIBNET website

Anybody can freely post their academic queries

Questions on CVRS would be grouped into a number of subject categories and user would be required to choose their subject category before posting his/her question

Questions would be answered by the volunteering Librarians and Information Specialists

Collaborative Virtual Reference Services

CVRS

LIS Identity Project

Are Librarians going through an Identity Crisis?

Librarians are almost always very helpful and often almost absurdly knowledgeable. Their skills are probably very

underestimated and largely underemployed. ---Charles Medawar

Create awareness of Importance of Information

Librarians deserves Professional recognition

Librarians must recognize their potential

Change in attitude, values and code of ethics is very important

LIS Identity Project

ADINET Initiated LIS Identity Project with the following objectives:

•Increase the Usage of the Library and Improve the Services

•Adopt User-friendly latest technologies

•Encourage and facilitate collaborative and effective Resource-sharing

•Prepare user-friendly and competent Library staff

LIS Identity Project

Create awareness of Importance of Information

• Information is a vital and crucial resource of a country

• Formerly Land, Labour and Capital were considered to be chief resources, now information is the prime resource

• While the benefits of information are truly substantial, they are difficult to quantify and the value of information goes unrecognized

LIS Identity Project

• Avoiding duplication of efforts

• Ceasing unproductive activities

• Modifying working methods

• Improves decision making

• Increases efficiency

• Improves productivity

• Expedites solutions

• Avoids duplication of Research

• Enables rapid deployment of innovations

Information saves both time and money in numerous ways

LIS Identity Project

Provide Better Services

• With Own Resources• Using Reference Tools• Using Various Databases, Internet, Web Resources etc• Can we cover all subjects – i.e. the whole universe of

knowledge?• For local information – Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust

LIS Identity Project

Need an Attitudinal Change

Our Attitude NOT Our Aptitude DETERMINES Our Altitude

Project Your Library and its Services

Information Brochures

Information Guides, Placards/Posters

Websites/Blogs

Need of the Hour

Membership

Subscriptions

1.  Institutional Member:   Rs. 10,000/-

2.  Associate Institutional Member:   Rs. 5,000/- 

3. Associate Academic Member:  Rs. 2,000/- (Colleges and Schools)

4. Individual Member:Life Membership - Rs. 1,200/-

5.  Corporate Membership:  (One-Time Payment)      -Multinational Companies (MNC): Rs. 40,000/-      -Companies having several branches in India:Rs. 25,000/-      -Booksellers: Rs. 10,000/-

Life Membership

Still Not a Member of ADINET?

Become a Life Member NOW!

-To Support a Professional Network

- It is your own and only Local Library Network

- To remain professionally active and informed

- To interact with fellow professionals

- To grow professionally…

Membership fees only Rs. 1200/-

Forms are available online

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Get Income Tax Exemption under 80G

Thank You

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Contact

Sharing Knowledge with Society

Mrs. R. R. Bharucha, Director

ADINET

Email: [email protected]

Web site: http://www.alibnet.org

Blog: http://alibnet.blogspot.com