N-LIST: National
Library and Information services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST)
is the programme funded by the MHRD under NME-ICT to extend access to selected
e-resources to colleges covered under Section 12B of UGC Act as well as
Non-aided colleges during from 2010 - 2013. The programme has subsumed under
UGC-INFONET-Digital Library Consortium as college component from year 2014
being funded by UGC.
n.d.: No Date (n.d.)
is a phrase used in library cataloguing to indicate that the publication date
is not traceable in or on the item.
n.p.: No Place (n.p.)
is a phrase used in library cataloguing to indicate that the place of
publication is not provided in the item.
NAAC: National
Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an autonomous body established
on 1994 by University Grants Commission (UGC) to access and accredit
institutions of higher education in the country and help in making quality the
defining element of higher education in India through a combination of self and
external quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance initiatives.
2011-J-P-II-Q-4
NACLIN: National
Convention on Library and Information Networking (NACLIN) or National
Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking (NACLIN) is an
annual convention targeted to librarians and knowledge managers organized by
Developing Library Network (DELNET) in India. 2007-D-P-II-Q-14,
2011-D-P-II-Q-13, 2012-D-P-III-Q-21
NACO: Name Authority
Cooperative (NACO) is a Program for Cooperative Cataloguing (PCC) of the
Library of Congress.
NASSDOC: National Social
Science Documentation Center (NASSDOC) was established in 1969 in New Delhi as
a division of Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) to provide
library and information support service to the researcher of social science.
National Social Science Documentation Center (NASSDOC) was previously known as
Social Science Documentation Centre (SSDC). 2005-J-P-II-Q-41, 2010-J-P-II-Q-43,
2010-J-P-II-Q-44, 2011-J-P-II-Q-43, 2012-J-P-II-Q-36
NATIS: National
Information System (NATIS) is an international information system first
discussed at the intergovernmental conference on the planning of national
documentation, library and archives infrastructure in Paris in September 1974
which was organized by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) in cooperation with the International Federation for
Documentation (FID), the International Federation of Library Associations
(IFLA) and the International Council on Archives (ICA). 2013-D-P-III-Q-42,
2015-J-P-III-Q-54
NCIP: National
Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP) is an information standard Z39.83,
developed by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) to support
circulation activities among independent library systems, including patron and
item inquiry, and to update transactions in circulation and interlibrary loan
(hold, reserve, checkout, renew, and check-in), self-service applications,
online payment, direct consortial borrowing, and controlled access to
electronic resources.
NCLIS: National
Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) was an agency in the
United States government between 1970 and 2008. The activities of the
Commission were consolidated into the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
NCP: Network Control
Program (NCP) provided the middle layers of the protocol stack running on host
computers of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), the
predecessor to the modern Internet.
NEPHIS: NEsted PHrase
Indexing System (NEPHIS) is an ad hoc string indexing system developed by
Timothy C. Craven in 1986.
NGL: NewGenLib (NGL)
is an integrated library management system developed by Verus Solutions Pvt
Ltd. Domain expertise is provided by Kesavan Institute of Information and
Knowledge Management in Hyderabad, India. NewGenLib version 1.0 was released in
March 2005. 2009-J-P-II-Q-32
NIC: National
Informatics Centre (NIC) is the premier science & technology organisation
of India's Union Government in informatics services and Information-and-Communication-Technology
(ICT) applications. The NIC was established in 1976 and is a part of the Indian
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology's Department of
Electronics & Information Technology with its headquarters in New Delhi.
2012-J-P-II-Q-36
NIC: Network
Interface Controller (NIC), also known as a Network Interface Card (NIC) is a
computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network. The
NIC allows computers to communicate over a computer network, either by using
cables or wirelessly.
NICNET: National
Informatics Centre Network (NICNET) is a satellite based nationwide network
provided by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) located in Delhi from 1985.
NIC is the premier science & technology organisation of India's Union
Government in informatics services and information-and-communication-
technology (ICT) applications. 2005-J-P-II-Q-32, 2007-D-P-II-Q-37,
2011-J-P-II-Q-32, 2014-J-P-III-Q-40
NICRYS: The National
Information Centre for Crystallography (NICRYS) is the first hard data Centre
established at the University of Madras. 2012-D-P-III-Q-20
NIP / NITS: National
Information Policy/ National IT Strategies (NIP / NITS) is a program of
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). IFLA
conducted a survey in 1996/97 to find out which countries had National
Information Policies (NIPs) and/or National Information Technology Strategies
(NITSs). Of the 135 countries contacted, 55 replies were received: 34 had NIPs
or NITSs, 10 were discussing these and 11 gave a negative response.
2015-J-P-III-Q-54
NISCAIR: National Institute of Science Communication
and Information Resources (NISCAIR) was established on 30th September 2002 in
New Delhi under the umbrella of the Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR). NISCAIR was formed with the merger of National Institute of
Science Communication (NISCOM) and Indian National Scientific Documentation
Centre (INSDOC) to disseminate and documentation of Science & Technology
information. 2005-J-P-II-Q-18, 2008-J-P-II-Q-4, 2010-J-P-II-Q-10,
2010-D-P-II-Q-43, 2011-J-P-II-Q-43, 2012-J-P-II-Q-36, 2012-J-P-II-Q-44,
2014-D-P-II-Q-41
NISCOM: National
Institute of Science Communication (NISCOM) was set up in the year 1951 to
publish scientific journals, periodicals and compile information on the
country's raw material in the form of Wealth of India series, an encyclopaedic
publication of great national importance. On 30th September, 2002 the Indian
National Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC) and NISCOM merged to form
National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources
(NISCAIR). 2010-J-P-II-Q-10
NISO: National
Information Standards Organization (NISO) is a United States nonprofits
association formed on June 22, 1939 and assumed its current name in 1984 with
its headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, accredited by the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop voluntary standards in library science,
information science, publishing, and other information services.
NISSAT: National
Information System for Science and Technology (NISSAT) was launched in 1977 to
established bridge between information resource developers and users in India
and other countries to promote research and development (R&D) in
information science and technology. NISSAT project was ended during 2002-2003
for financial crisis of government. 2005-J-P-II-Q-27, 2006-J-P-II-Q-29
NKC: National
Knowledge Commission (NKC) is a high-level advisory body to the Prime Minister
of India constituted on 13 June 2005, by the Prime Minister of India, Dr.
Manmohan Singh, with the objective of transforming India into a knowledge
society. The NKC consists of 8 members with Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda as
the Chairman. The title document of
National Knowledge Commission on Libraries’ is “Libraries: Gateways to
Knowledge”.
NKN: National
Knowledge Network (NKN) is a part of the Knowledge Commission (NKC) headed by
Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda to connect nearly 2500 institutes like all state
universities, central universities, IITs, government medical and engineering
colleges, R & D institutes like ICMR, BARC, etc. with network backbone. The
decision to set up National Knowledge Network (NKN) was announced in 2008-09
with an initial allocation of INR 100 crore to the Department of Information
Technology (DIT), Ministry of Communications and IT. However, the Cabinet
Committee on Infrastructure in March 2010 approved the establishment of NKN at
an outlay of INR 5,990 crore to be implemented by National Informatics Centre (NIC)
over a period of 10 years. The project is being monitored by a High Level
Committee headed by Dr. R Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor to the
Prime Minister of India.
NLM: National
Library of Medicine (NLM) is the world’s largest medical library administered
by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and located in Bethesda, Maryland.
The precursor of the NLM, established in 1836, was the Library of the Surgeon
General's Office, a part of the office of the Surgeon General of the United
States Army and its new name was given in 1956.
NME-ICT: National
Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT)
is a project of the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of
India Government of India to provide high speed NMEICT network connection to
universities, colleges and institutes all over India so that high quality
e-content could be reached to the teachers and students of educational
organizations.
NML: National
Mission on Libraries (NML) India is a high level committee formed on 4th May,
2012 in pursuance of National Knowledge Commission recommendations by the
Ministry of Culture under the Government of India to modernise and digitally
link nearly 9,000 libraries across India. The project costs around 1000 crores.
The scheme was approved on 28 November 2013 and the President of India, Pranab
Mukherjee launched the National Mission on Libraries on 3 February 2014 at
Rashtrapati Bhavan.
NMM: National
Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) was established in February 2003, by the Ministry
of Tourism and Culture, Government of India to unearth and preserve the vast
manuscript wealth of India.
NPAC: National
Program for Acquisition and Cataloging (NPAC) is a Shared Cataloguing Program
under Title IIC of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Association of Research
Libraries (ARL) and the Library of Congress put an effort for inclusion of
Title II-C in the Higher Education Act, 1965. Under this clause, the Library of
Congress can acquire for its own collects all library materials currently
published throughout the World, catalogue it and distribute the bibliographical
information. 2007-J-P-II-Q-44
NPTEL: National
Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), a project funded by the
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), provides e-learning through
online Web and Video courses in Engineering, Sciences, Technology, Management
and Humanities. This is a joint initiative by seven IITs and IISc Bangalore.
2012-D-P-III-Q-45
NSF: National
Science Foundation (NSF) is a United States government agency that supports
fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and
engineering. The NSF was established by the National Science Foundation Act of
1950.
NT: Narrower Term
(NT) is a subject heading or descriptor representing a subclass of a class
indicated by another term in a hierarchical classification system.
NTC: National
Translations Center (NTC) was located at the John Crerar Library, Chicago. It
was a depository and information source for unpublished translations into
English from world literature of natural, physical, medical and social
sciences. The Library of Congress closed the National Translations Center (NTC)
on September 30, 1993 which was formally organized in 1953.
NUC: National Union
Catalog (NUC) is a printed catalogue of books catalogued by the Library of
Congress and other American and Canadian libraries, issued serially beginning
in the 1956.
NUCSSI: National Union
Catalogue of Scientific Serials in India (NUCSSI) is a data repository of a
large number of unique journal titles and library holdings belonging to major
universities, S&T institutions, R&D units of industries, higher
institutes like IISc, IITs and professional institutes spread all over India.
It is the first indigenous database that serves as an ideal tool to access
Journal holdings information and housed at National Institute of Science
Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR). The project for the
compilation of National Union Catalogue of Scientific Serials in India (NUCSSI)
was initiated by National Institute of Science Communication and Information
Resources (NISCAIR) in 1965. 2004-D-P-II-Q-43, 2007-J-P-II-Q-44
NYPL: New York Public
Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53
million items, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library
in the United States, and fourth largest in the world.
Badan Barman
at present working as an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Library and Information Science,
Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014,
Assam, India. He is the creator of the LIS Links (http://www.lislinks.com) - India’s most popular social networking
website for Library
and Information Science professionals. He also created the UGC NET Guide (http://www.netugc.com) and LIS Study (http://www.lisstudy.com) website.
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