a. INDEST
b. INFONET
c. NICNET
d. N-LIST
The 'E-Shodh Sindhu' initiative was launched by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to consolidate electronic resources and provide access to scholarly e-resources for higher education institutions.
E-Shodh Sindhu was formed by merging three existing projects:
This merger aimed to enhance the reach and scope of e-resource access across the country.
NICNET (National Informatics Centre Network) is a satellite-based computer communication network providing networking infrastructure and services, and it was not part of the merger that formed E-Shodh Sindhu.
Therefore, the correct components merged into E-Shodh Sindhu are INDEST, INFONET, and N-LIST. This aligns with the option stating a, b, and d are correct.
Match the following :
| List – I | List – II |
| a. Descriptive Metadata | i. MOA2 |
| b. Structural Metadata | ii. EAD |
| c. Administrative Metadata | iii. OWL + DC |
| d. Semantic Metadata | iv. MARC |
Match the following :
| List – I | List – II |
| a. Ezproxy | i. A community awareness programme |
| b. Geek the Library | ii. Access and authentification software |
| c. Outside the box | iii. Online learning place for libraries |
| d. Web junction | iv. Library focussed community entertainment initiative |
Match the following :
| List – I | List – II |
| a. Greenpilot | i. Library of Congress |
| b. Kalasampada | ii. Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts |
| c. Gallica | iii. German National Library of Medicine |
| d. SACO | iv. Bibliotheque Nationale de France |