DELNET (Developing Library Network) was started at the India International Centre Library in January 1988 and was registered as a society in 1992.DELNET has been established with the prime objective of promoting resource sharing among the libraries through the development of a network of libraries. It aims to collect, store, and disseminate information besides offering computerized services to users, to coordinate efforts for suitable collection development and to reduce unnecessary duplication wherever possible.
British libraries have over 20,000 books, DVDs and newspapers, from the latest bestsellers to timeless classics. Exclusive access includes: Zinio e-magazines, Press Reader international publications, WF Howes e-audio books, Indieflix streaming films, Digital Theatre Plus, E-brary academic e-books, ProQuest Central scientific e-journals, JSTOR humanities e-journals, Credo reference materials, Grid Club children educational resources, Atomic Training learning resource, Comic Plus graphic novels for children, Qello concerts, Literature Online e-learning materials and Myilibrary aggregated e-books.
ProQuest’s collections span six centuries, all disciplines and the diverse content types needed by researchers, providing the world’s largest collection of dissertations and theses; three centuries of newspapers; more than 450,000 academic eBooks; collections of important scholarly journals and other content researchers need such as data; and unique digital vaults of primary source materials.
JSTOR is a highly selective digital library of academic content in many formats and disciplines. The collections include top peer-reviewed scholarly journals as well as respected literary journals, academic monographs, research reports from trusted institutes, and primary sources. Full runs of more than 2,600 top scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. JSTOR works with a diverse group of nearly 1,200 publishers from more than 57 countries to preserve and make their content digitally available. 70,000 DRM-free e-books from scholarly publishers, integrated with journals and primary sources on JSTOR. The collection includes both backlist and front list titles, and there are no limitations on the number of uses or downloads. More than 2 million primary sources across four collections: Global Plants, 19th Century British Pamphlets, Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa, and World Heritage Sites: Africa. The artifacts, specimens, and documents in the collections are scanned at high resolution to enable detailed inspection of each item.
NDL:s National Digital Library Educational materials are available for users ranging from primary to post-graduate levels, Repository hosts contents from multiple subject domains like Technology, Science, Humanities, Agriculture and others, More than 60 types of learning resources are available,15, 00,000 + Items have been authored by 1.5 lakh authors, Items are available in more than 70 languages, Repository integrates contents from different Indian Institutional Repositories
The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), a project funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), provides e-learning through online Web and Video courses in Engineering, Sciences, Technology, Management and Humanities. It has developed curriculum based video courses and web-based e-courses targeting students and faculty of institutions offering UG engineering and Management programs.
