Annual Report (April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009)

Abstract

Contents:--> From the Director's Desk Appendices i 1. Introduction 1 2. Mission and Vision 1 3. Aims and Objectives 2 4. Physical Infrastructure 4 5. Governance 5 6. Human Resources 6 7. Scientific & Technical Activities 6 8. Conventions 63 9. Central Facilities 79 10. Awards, Honours and Distinctions 87 11. Publications 87 12. Training Programmes / Workshops Organized by the Centre 91 13. Distinguished Visitors 100 14. Academic Interaction with Universities and Other Research Institutions 101 15. Project @ INFLIBNET Centre 101 16. Other Notable Activities 104 17. Right to Information Act 104 18. Financial Status 105 Appendix I : Building Committee 106 Appendix II : Governing Council 107 Appendix III : Governing Board 108 Appendix IV : Finance Committee 109 Appendix V : Technical, Administrative and Supporting Staff 110 Appendix VI : No. of Records Contributed by the Participating Universities to the Books Database 112 Appendix VII : No. of Records Contributed by the Participating Universities to the Serial Database 117 Appendix VIII : No. of Records Contributed by the Participating Universities to the Theses Database 120 Appendix IX : State-wise Distribution of SOUL Software 128 Appendix X : Universities having Internet Connectivity under the UGC-Infonet Programme 129 Appendix XI : Publishers, Aggregators and their E-Resources with URL 134 Appendix XII : Audited Annual Report (Summary) 135