Networks of library information science

Library and Information Networks in India

General Networks:

• NICNET   (1976)/1977

          INDONET  (Ahmedabad Library Network) (1986)

               I-NET (formerly VIKRAM    (1991)

              RABMN  (1991)

Library Networks (Metropolitan):-

• CALIBNET     (Calcutta Library Network)            (1986

• DELNET         (Developing Library Network)        (1988)

•  ADINET      (Ahmedabad Library Network )        (1993)

1. MALIBNET    (Madras Library Network)               (1993)
2. PUNENET             (Pune Library Network )           (1992)
3. BONET           (Bangalore Library Network)          (1994),
4. MYLIBNET   ( Mysore Library Network,                (1995)
5. BALNET                                                                      (1997)

Library Networks (Wide Area):-

• INFLIBNET ( Information and Library Network)      (1991)

 Information Networks (Sectoral) & other:

 (VIDYANET, OPNET , SIRNET , BTISNET, DESINET)

• ERNET  (Education and Research Network) 1986
• JANET        (1984)
• OCLC ( Online Computer Library Center )     1967

1. RLIN   (Research Libraries Information Network)
2.  USENET (Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system)