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Volume 38, Issue 2
1 June 2010
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Interlending & Document Supply
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Research Article| June 01 2010

DELNET – the functional resource sharing library network: a success story from India Available to Purchase

Sangeeta Kaul
Sangeeta Kaul
DELNET – Developing Library Network, New Delhi, India
Sangeeta Kaul can be contacted at: sangs@delnet.ren.nic.in
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Sangeeta Kaul can be contacted at: sangs@delnet.ren.nic.in
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-5848
Print ISSN: 0264-1615
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2010
Interlending & Document Supply (2010) 38 (2): 93–101.
https://doi.org/10.1108/02641611011047169
Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to describe the work of DELNET, the successful resource sharing and information provider in India.

Design/methodology/approach

The development of DELNET is described, the services it offers and plans for the future.

Findings

The paper finds that DELNET fulfils a vital role in facilitating resource sharing in India and is expanding its role rapidly.

Originality/value

The paper is an up‐to‐date study of resource sharing in India from the perspective of a successful agency.

Keywords:
Library networks, Resource sharing, India
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2010
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