Subject: DELNET DATABASE ACCESS THROUGH E-MAIL Delhi Library Network 40, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003 DELNET DATABASE ACCESS THROUGH E-MAIL DELNET takes pleasure in announcing the launch of DELSEARCH the software developed inhouse by DELNET for searching DELNET databases through E-mail from any part of the world. DELSEARCH opens a window to all the institutions, infor mation specialists, librarians and users interested in bibliographies and textual information on South Asia. DELNET at present offers the following databases for users around the world. These databases are perpetually being updated and are increasing in size: a) Union Catalogue of Books (2,75,295 records) b) Union List of Serials (116 libraries) i) Science & Technology (9,080 records) ii) Social Sciences ( 7,937 records) iii) Humanities (1,320 records) (c) Database of Periodical Articles (50,693 records) (d) Union Catalogue of Serials (6,093 records) (e) Specialist Database : A Who's Who (1,543 records) DELSEARCH, for searching DELNET databases through E-mail, is the first of its kind in the world which is also the most economical and user friendly remote access facili ty. The DELSEARCH facility can be availed by only individuals and institutional members of DELNET. There has been a persistant demand from individuals and institutions in India and outside India for accessing DELNET databases. We take pleasure in announcing the followng membership rates : Institutions/libraries in India : Admission fee Rs. 5,000/- Annual membership fee : Rs. 5,000/- Institutions/Libraries outside India : Admission fee : $ 2000/- Annual Membership fee : $ 2000/- Temporary Individual Membership Research scholars /individuals in India : Rs. 5,000/- p.a. Research scholars/individuals outside India : $ 500/- p.a. All institutions and individuals searching through DEL SEARCH will be entitled to receive 10,000 search records within the annual membership fee. Any further records received through DELSEARCH will be charged at Rs. 1/- per record within India and 50 cents outside India. Those individuals and institutions interested in membership of DELNET are welcome to apply to the Director, DELNET on the application form given at the end either through E-mail [mem@delnet.ren.nic.in] or by post. Membership of individuals is temporary. They may apply directly to the Director DELNET giving full particulars. Further de tails about DELSEARCH will be communicated to interested users. Users interested in the membership of DELNET will be given free access to DELNET databases through DELSEARCH for a period of 15 days after receiving the full payment for membership. If found unsatisfactory within a period of 15 days, membership fee will be refunded. DELNET is planning to expand its "Books in Print" data base very soon with special offers of free catalogue cards and machine readable data with every order placed through DELNET. DELNET is also planning to launch soon National Bibliograph ic Database which will offer access to millions of MARC records of Indian books in due course of time. For further details contact : H K Kaul, Director Delhi Library Network 40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate New Delhi - 110003 Phone : 4619325, 4619431 ext. 312 E-mail : hkkaul@delnet.ren.nic.in Web : http://www.nic.in/delnet ------------------------------------------------------------------- delnet INSTITIONAL MEMBERSHIP Delhi Library Network 40, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003 __________________________________________________________________ To The Director, Delhi Library Network 40, Lodhi Estate New Delhi - 110003 Dear Sir, We hereby apply for membership of DELNET. We are giving below the requisite particulars about ourselves. The membership fees etc. are being sent separately. We may be given free access to DELNET databases through E-mail for a period of fifteen days. We shall : (a) Abide by the Rules and Regulations of DELNET, and (b) Pay such annual subscriptions and admission fee as may be requested under the Rules in force and which may be formed from time to time. Yours faithfully, (Name) Date : (Name) (Designation) __________________________________________________________________ Particulars of the Applicant 1 Name of organisation : (in block letters) 2 Place of bussiness and address : 3 Name and designation of the executive : head of the organisation (in block letters) with nationality 4 Address of the executive head (a) Office : Phone __________________ (b) Residential: Phone ____________________ E-mail : _________________ 5 Date of establishment_____________________________________ 6 Nature of the organisation with brief particulars or activities____________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ 7 Library collection (a) No. of books including bound periodicals (b) No.of periodicals received (c) Other reading material (d) Total annual budget 8 Names of databases developed ________________________________________ ---------------------------------------- 9 Number of Professional Library Staff _____________________ 10 No. of Library users_____________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- P.S. : Please forward this mail to those who would be interested in accessing DELNET databases through E-mail.