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"DELNET has been doing laudable work in expanding the network of libraries and sharing knowledge for over three decades. Such efforts have strengthened the collective resolve to build an inclusive knowledge society and meet the growing demands on our information landscape".

*Excerpts from a message received from Hon’ble Prime Minister on the occasion of NACLIN 2023 conference organised by DELNET from November 22-24, 2023

"The role of DELNET assumes a critical importance in creating a network of libraries".

*Excerpts from a message received from Hon’ble Prime Minister on the occasion of NACLIN 2019 conference organised by DELNET from September 18-20, 2019

"Fantastic service DELNET is doing throughout the country and neighbours".

*Excerpts from the Inaugural Address delivered by Hon’ble Dr Abdul Kalam at NACLIN 2014 conference organised by DELNET from December 9-11, 2014 at Pondichery.

AAI's Corporate Hqrs. Library has been member of DELNET for the last 7-8 years sharing its resources and also using the best resources of other libraries through your organisation. The services being provided by your organization are, no doubt, excellent and we wish in future also, we will receive same services from your organisation.

Harish Kumar
Manager (Library)
Airports Authority of India
Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan
New Delhi
Email: aailib@aai.aero

DELNET is a major resource sharing library network in India. As DELNET is devoted to the modernization and networking of libraries, it has always strived to spread knowledge. There is no doubt that DELNET is providing services to the libraries at their level best.

BrahMos Aerospace Knowledge Centre an ISO 9001-2015 certified knowledge centre is an institutional member of DELNET since 2010. The team DELNET has always arranged our requirements of resources from local as well as out-stationed libraries with minimum cost implications. The Delnet IP based ‘User friendly Discovery Portal’ has no match. Through this portal BrahMos Aerospace Knowledge Centre has always accessed Research Articles, Thesis, Books and Bibliographic Records to fulfil the queries of the Scientists of BrahMos placed at various centres. We will always remain indebted to DELNET for their tireless efforts in solving our queries.

Delnet has always provided us a platform to share our knowledge and experience among the large group of libraries through their tutorials, workshops, lectures and training programmes.
The Annual National Convention on Library and Information Networking (NACLIN) has great impact on library professionals. It has helped our team to enhance their professional skills and networking.

Developing Library Network is a significant dimension in the realm of resource sharing and information networks in India. There is no such successful network of libraries in India at present.

We will surely maintain a strong association and boding with team DELNET in future also.Wishing team DELNET all the best for future endeavours.

Surekha Kaul
Sr. Addl.General Manager
BrahMos Aerospace Knowledge Centre
New Delhi
Phone – 9810658761
E-mail – surekhakaul@brahmos.com

DELNET is the first operational library network in India. DELNET has opened a gateway to more than 7000 libraries to share their resources with fellow librarians and inspire us to explore and achieve complete excellence in providing reference services to our readers. We remain indebted to Late Dr. H.K Kaul and his team for developing DELNET- A Network of Sharing and Cooperation!

Dr. Jyotsna Arora
Deputy Director(Library)
Indian Council of Historical Research
New Delhi-110001
Ph: 011-23384829
Email – dd.lib@ichr.ac.in

This is to acknowledge with appreciation the contribution of the Developing Library Network (DELNET) in supporting the research community in particular and the civil society in general with timely, pertinent, and quality information. This endeavour and various other activities of DELNET are highly praiseworthy, that are highly useful for the societal good. At the India International Centre (IIC), we are extensively using DELNET services for the information needs of our members.

I wish DELNET all the best in their future endeavours.

Usha Mujoo Munshi
Chief Librarian
India International Centre
New Delhi
Email – clo.iic@nic.in

If anyone asks me to rate the DELNET services I give 10/10 because it's not easy work to bring thousands of libraries closer and to connect them altogether. Inter Library Loan is the highly useful service, provided by DELNET, for libraries like us who have limited collection and space. We are delighted to be the member of DELNET as we are able to serve our users requirements better. I really appreciate the efforts that your organisation put to organise conferences and lectures for the Library community. I am very thankful to DELNET for creating such a platform in the field of Library and Information Science.

Thanks & Regards,
Mrs. Ranjeeta Karnani
Senior Librarian
Indian School of Business & Finance
(Teamwork Education Foundation)
New Delhi
Tel: 011- 40430000 Ext 707
Email – ranjeeta.katyal@isbf.edu.in

The NMML library is using DELNET services since 1994. DELNET often organizes workshops and conferences in various parts of the country. The NMML Library staff also participates in these workshops and conferences to develop their skills. The NMML library regularly receives the publications (i.e. DELNET Newsletter, NACLIN Proceedings, etc.) of DELNET. The NMML also uses DELNET online services for searching the books/periodicals/articles etc.

The Library staff of NMML had attended these events and implemented new ideas application for the holistic development of the library.

Thanks
Dr. Ajit Kumar
Library and Information Officer
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India
Teen Murti House
New Delhi
Tel: 011-23794407
Email – lioajitnmml@gmail.com

ORF, is associated with DELNET for the last fifteen years and is one of the best resource sharing network of libraries . Whenever I need any information about the availability of online articles and books, they are always prompt at their service.

We are looking forward to a healthy business relationship

All the best to the faculty of DELNET in future endeavours .

Regards

Nisha Verma
Librarian
Observer Research Foundation
New Delhi
Email – nishaverma@orfonline.org

DELNET has become an inevitable part of our Library. We have been associated with DELNET for more than a decade now.

We have been using DELNET Services optimally as it provides devoted services to its members. We appreciate very prompt and professional support provided by DELNET. It also provides opportunities for networking and professional development.

It is an indispensable Library Network that has made its mark not only on Indian Libraries but also on international libraries it serves.

We highly recommend membership of DELNET to any institute/university/other users who want to provide state-of-art library services to their patrons.

With thanks and regards

Saurabh Prajapti
Deputy Librarian
Institute of Rural Management (IRMA)
Anand, Gujarat
Email – saurabh@irma.ac.in

We started subscribing to DELNET Inter Library services in 2002. A library cannot be self sufficient, which necessitates resource sharing. DELNET has been instrumental in starting this service at national level.

For so many years we have uninterruptedly subscribed to their services and served our users with books and articles not available in our resource collection.

We would extend our warm wishes to the team to continue and expand its network for greater benefit.

thanks

Monita

Monita K. Shastri, PhD
Librarian, IMNU & I/c Chief Librarian
Nirma University
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
Ph.No.: 02717-241900-04, 11-15 : Ext no.: 661; 079-71652661
Email – monita.shastri@nirmauni.ac.in

I appreciate you and your team for good efforts for providing two new digital information sources at DELNET platform.

1. Knowledge Gainer

2. Language Learning

These sources are very helpful to our Central Library users’ community for getting desired information for their study and research.

Thanks & Regards
Dr. Jitendra Kumar Dubey
Deputy Librarian
Shri Vishwarkarma Skill University
Gurugram, Haryana
Contact- 919557499468
Email – jitendra.hvsu@gmail.com

I would like to say many thanks to the team DELNET on behalf of Azim Premji University users, because of very quick response to all our requests without delay, especially on Inter-Library Loan and Document Delivery Services for chapters and articles. We are very much satisfied with your services, also I extend special thanks for New Discovery Portal, it gives a clear image of all transaction, Interface of NDP also very much user friendly.

Thank you once again.

Regards

Praveen
Librarian
Azim Premji University
Bangalore
Karnataka
Email – praveena.cs@azimpremjifoundation.org

We are so happy with the services received from DELNET. The e-resources are very useful. Specially ILL service is very helpful.

And the staffs very cooperative and providing fast service. Even they reply to our emails quickly.

We are very happy to be a member of DELNET.

Thanks and regards,
Manjunatha. S
Librarian
Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous
Bengaluru
Karnataka
Mob: 919844944719
Email – manjunathas@jyotinivas.in

I feel very happy to disclose that the J.N.N.C.E Library users community are expressing gratefulness about DELNET service, maximum ILL services are reaped by our teaching faculties and they enjoying the DELNET site by seeing and making use full of availed free online documents.

Behalf of our users community, we would like to say thanks for the team of DELNET Bangalore and Delhi Unit) and also seeking equivalent support from future also.

Thanking you,

Warm regards

Satish K. T.
Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering
Sawalanga Road
Navule Shimoga
Karnataka
Email – satishsvtj@jnnce.ac.in

It gives us immense pleasure that Central Library, PES University, Bengaluru has established a closer association with DELNET for the last 17 years. The interlibrary loan facility by DELNET is an exemplary service extended to our library users. We appreciate the innovative efforts of DELNET in promoting awareness of its services and fostering knowledge and skill development of library professionals through its workshops and seminars.

We wish to DELNET every success in its endeavors.

Best regards,
Subhash Reddy B
Librarian
PES University
Bengaluru
Karnataka
Mob: 9980833991
Email – librarian@pes.edu

We are extremely happy with the services provided by DELNET. They provide useful e-resources and ILL service in particular has been very helpful to us.

In addition, the staff is cooperative and provide fast service. They respond to our emails quickly.

We are very happy to be a member of DELNET.

Thanks & Regards
Kishore, HV
Librarian
MGM College
Udupi-576102
Karnataka
Email – kishoresringeri@gmail.com

It gives us great pleasure to state that DELNET, with whom our association started as far back as 2001, is a highly reliable and prompt source for documents which are not readily accessible to our Library. DELNET has rendered us signal service by providing prompt responses to our demands for documents for medical emergencies on many occasions during the past years.

Indira Nair
Librarian
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
Kochi
Kerala
Email – indiral@aims.amrita.edu

We are happy to share feedback for your DELNET services. Following are the points we have observed during our subscription with you.

1. Super website.

2. Delivery of required book is very fast.

3. Follow up service is good

4. All employee of DELNET are very cooperative and calm specially Mr. Tanmay

Regards
Satish Thakre
Library Incharge
Institute of Management Technology
Nagpur
Maharashtra
Mob. 91-8806644217
Email – skthakre@imtnag.ac.in

We have been taught about DELNET in library science curriculum. An interesting journey of DELNET attracted me not only for scoring well in degree but embossed on my mind ‘the Library Ethics in Practice’. DELNET is serving to vast user communities. And I have associated with DELNET in 2007.

Since last 8 years I am serving to health care community as Medical Librarian at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Center, Pune. It has been realized that serving to doctors promptly and proactively is a crucial task. I experienced importance of rapid information services in pandemic situation too. Being Medical Librarian, we have to provide necessary information within no time but to keeping the financial limits in mind. Health care resources are highly expensive. In fact, I realized the strength and importance of DELNET sources and services while working at DMHRC.

In 2012, when DMHRC was at early phase of DELNET membership process, a doctor raised an urgent requirement of few articles. I conveyed the situation to DELNET. And at minimal period we have received the requirement. I learned dedication to work from DELNET. That’s the beginning of strong bonding between DELNET and DMHRC users.

Health care professionals are always in search of updates. Simultaneously, they may need to refer rare cases in archives. Being Medical Librarian, we have to tackle information emergencies. I never forget one of such experiences in 2013. Our Orthopedic surgeon wanted to refer an old article on “Fractures of the Acetabulum” published in 1964. And the operation of a child was scheduled on next day. Open fractures of Acetabulam are rare. The publication was about 60 year old. It was not available in local libraries. I immediately informed the circumstances to DELNET. You and your team struggled a lot and provided its scanned copy within couple of hours.

Dr Sangeeta, I experienced the same work spirit even in pandemic situation when most of the academic libraries are either closed or working with minimal staff. In May 2020, our Organ Transplant Surgeon felt need to refer an old publication of 1989. When I requested it to DELNET, your team has provided the full text very early. I realized how devotedly DELNET team is working. The working spirit with higher consistency always matters. With the help of DELNET, I am able to fulfill 97% article requirements of DMHRC user community.

To participate in conferences / workshops organized by DELNET is always an event. It provides us platform to interact with eminent personalities and to nourish the professional development.

We never forget endless efforts put by late Dr H K Kaul who nurtured such an esteemed organization.

Tons of Best Wishes to DELNET.

With Great Admiration
Sheetal Deshpande
Librarian
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Centre
Pune, Maharashtra
Email – library@dmhospital.org

Sanjay Ghodawat University, express our sincere thanks for the service provided by Delnet, it is really good platform for staff and students, very user-friendly and very much informative, thanks again for the support and services.

Librarian
Sanjay Ghodawat University
Kolhapur
Maharashtra
Email – tamhane.kn@snginstitute.in

I am happy to share that our HSS Department is very happy with DELNET for the service they are getting. We are getting many books through DELNET under leadership of Sangeeta on Inter Library Loan for 15-30 days. HSS Dept. always gives very good remarks on DELNET whenever discussion comes in Library Committee meeting.

Dr. P. Visakhi
Librarian
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER)
Mohali
Punjab
Tel: 0172-2240208
Email – visakhi@iisermohali.ac.in

DELNET is a major resource sharing library network in India which connected us with a number of libraries. It helped our faculty, our scholars in getting the books required through inter-library loan and document delivery services. The users find it easy to search as it is simple, single window discovery platform which encourages them to explore the networked library resources and access Research Articles, e-books, e-journals, Thesis, Books and millions of bibliographic records.

The services of Delnet are very prompt, faster, interactive and facilitates the process of quick and safe delivery of the ILL/DDS items. It is an excellent, beneficial and very useful service.

Dr. Sonal Jain
Librarian
IIS (Deemed to be University)
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Ph:09783307309
Email – sonal.jain@iisuniv.ac.in

I have a long association with DELNET and the team. I recall those years, early days of my career, I used to visit DELNET, a small room allocated to provide library-related services, especially Inter-Library Loan and Document Delivery services on the premises of IIC Library. Professional activities and services were the main driving forces which converted this space into a real network, a network of libraries for library professionals.

I read about library networks, resource sharing, document delivery services, and ILL during my education but experienced the existence of such services while dealing with DELNET. These services became a reality. DELNET is like a magic stick in the hands of library professionals as it helped us in discharging library services efficiently. I observed that, how user satisfaction went up, our users started getting almost all required documents available for use in the library within a few days or a week. Still, DELNET is providing the services with the same zeal.

I would also like to appreciate the visionary leadership of DELNET that extended its area of scope and started providing many other services that are useful for libraries in the current time. DELNET is a user-centric organization that seeks feedback regularly from its stakeholders. Discusses suggestions in the open platform and implements appropriate suggestions.

DELNET adapted technological changes that occurred during the last 20 years so that the best possible services can be rendered to member libraries and library professionals. We have witnessed the transformation of DELNET as a nodal agency in the field of Library & Information Sciences. I feel that above all could happen due to visionary leadership, a devoted and dedicated team of professionals who has been working relentlessly.

I feel fortunate enough because I could attend the foundation stone ceremony of DELNET and became a witness of an event where seeds were sowed for a great institute that has been providing excellent services to us.

Best Wishes!

Regards

Dr. Vinay Kumar Kainthola
Assistant Librarian & I/C LIRC
NIIT University
Neemrana, Alwar, Rajasthan
Tel: 01494-660783 | 9829366828
Email – vinay.kainthola@niituniversity.in

Your team does an excellent job of providing materials timely. People of your team work hard, have high morale, treat with respect, and accomplish amazing things. I want to tell you that our organization really appreciates your efforts, I appreciated that you are providing complete data collection to our users. Your team has always tried providing all types of reading materials. In future we also hope these types of services by your team so; once again, you have truly contributed to our organization's success.

Regards,

Neema Shukla,
Chief Librarian,
Poornima College of Engineering
Jaipur
Rajasthan
Email – neemashukla@poornima.org

Sri Sai Ram Engineering College Library has been associated with DELNET for more than a decade. DELNET provides services like browsing of Union Catalogues, Inter Library Loan and Document Delivery Services. Interested readers can access the catalogues of other libraries through DELNET portal and request the required books/documents to be procured from these libraries on loan for a limited period. DELNET provides the delivery of individual books as and when required by our faculty members and students and photocopies of articles published in international journals through Inter Library Loan. We also shared a few of our documents with the needed library. It’s a very good platform for resource sharing.

With Regards,
Dr. N.SIVAKAMI
Sr. Librarian
Sri Sai Ram Engineering College,
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
Ph – 22512222
Mobile-9176619124
Email – sivakami.lib@sairam.edu.in

I give the feedback on the DELNET services:

1. Effective & Efficient services.

2. The resources available in DELENET are very relevant to our users.

3. Users friendly database.

4. Timely respondent

5. Inter loan library services (though we have not avail this services but i feel it will be helpful for our users as well as resources) when we do not have the physical books present in our library.

6. Always willing to help.

With best regards & wishes
Ugyen Sonam
Learning Resources & Documentation Center
Royal Institute of Management
Simtokha, Bhutan
P.O Box No: 416
Contact #: +975-17862452/02-351013/14/Ext No:181
Email – ugyen_sonam@rim.edu.bt