State Public Libraries Acts in India

1. Tamil Nadu, 1948 http://www.tn.gov.in/kovailibrary/
2. Andhra Pradesh, 1960
3. Karnataka, 1965 http://www.kar.nic.in/publib/
4. Maharashtra, 1967
5. West Bengal, 1979 http://banglargranthagar.gov.in/
6. Manipur, 1988
7. Kerala, 1989  http://www.statelibrary.kerala.gov.in/
8.  Haryana, 1989
9. Mizoram, 1993
10. Goa, 1993
11. Gujarat, 2000  http://sycd.gov.in/library/
12. Orissa, 2000  http://hkmsl.gov.in/
13. Rajasthan, 2005
14. Uttar Pradesh, 2005
15. Uttarakhand, 2005
16. Pondicherry, 2007/2008

OPACs from India

Today libraries in India are providing access to their Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) from their websites to benefit researchers from all over the world. Here few such websites have been listed. Please go through the links provided on each of them for further details.

American Center Information Resource Centers in India
British Council Libraries in India
Cochin University of Science and Technology Library
Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics Library, Pune
Health Education Library for People
ICSSR-NASSDOC, New Delhi
Indian Institute of Science Library, Bangalore
Indian Institute of Technology Library, Mumbai
Indian Statistical Institute Library, Kolkata
Indian Statistical Institute Library, Delhi
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Library, Mumbai
NAL Information Centre for Aerospace Science and Technology, Bangalore
National Institute of Bank Management Library, Pune
National Law School Library, Bangalore
National Science Library, New Delhi
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Library, Mumbai
Tata Institute of Social Sciences Library, Mumbai
University of Pune Library, Pune
St. Stephens College, Delhi

Library Scholar

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Articles, essays, reviews, and editorials about using computers gathered from user group leaders and members all around the world. You are encouraged to submit articles and reviews from your organization.

Important websites for searching the Book Dealers/Sources

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LIS Journals published in Indian Languages

1. Granthalaya Vigyan (Hindi), From 1970
Published by Prof. Kaula Library & Information Science Endowment
Founder Editor :- Prof. P. N. Kaula (Prithvi Nath Kaula) {RetiredProf. & Head, Deptt. of Lib. & Info. Sc., Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi)
Editor :- Dr. S.P.Sood (Satyendra Pal Sood) {Retired Associate Prof.,Deptt. of Lib. & Info. Sc., University of Rajasthan, Jaipur}
Sub-Editor :- Rupendra {Retired Librarian, Lal Bahadur ShashtriPostgraduate College, Jaipur}Periodicity :- Half-yearly (but generally two issues cumulated into one)
Annual Subscription :- Rs. 200/-
Contact Address :- Dr. S.P. Sood, 3 KHA 4 A, Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur-302 004Cell # :- 0-93144-45564Ph. # :- 0141-265-1853

2. Annals of Library Literature (Bengali & English), From 1987
Published by by Deptt. ofLib. & Info. Sc., Vidyasagar Univ., Medinipur (West Bengal)

3. Granthalokam (Malyalam), From 1948
Official organ of Kerala State Library Council, Thiruvananthpuram

4. Granthagar (Bengali)i> , From 1958
Published by Bengal Library Association, Kolkata

5.Granthalaya Sarvaswamu (Telugu), From 1916
Published by Andhra Pradesh LibraryAssociation, Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh)

6.Karnataka Granthalaya (Kannada)i> , From 1969
Published from Banglore

7. MFCLA Bulletin (Marathi & English), From 1988
Published by MaharashtraFederation of College Library Association, c/o Deptt. of Lib. Sc., Smt. LRT Commerce College, Akola (Maharashtra)
Periodicity :- Quarterly

8. Pustakalaya (Gujarati), From 1924
Published by Gujarat Pustakalaya Sahayak SahkariMandal Ltd., Vadodara (Gujarat)