The INFED currently has the following four classes of participants are eligible to join the
federation. All institutions have to apply for the membership of INFED on prescribed application
form:
Universities & CFTIs: All Govt. / Govt.-aided universities covered under
Section 12(B) and 2 (F) Section of the UGC Act, 1956 and all Inter-University Centre (IUCs)
of the UGC, IITs, IISc, IISERs, NITs etc. that are eligible to get access to e-resources
through the ONOS (One Nation One Subscription) Consortium are eligible to participate in the INFED.
Colleges: All Govt. / Govt.-aided colleges covered under 12(B) and 2(F)
Section of the UGC Act, 1956 that are having access to e-resources through the National
Library and Information Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST) are already included
in INFED.
Private Universities / Colleges and Other Institutions: The Federation may
allow private universities, private colleges and other organizations to participate after
obtaining approval from competent authority.
Eligible Publishers
Publishers :All publishers providing access to e-resources under the
ONOS (One Nation One Subscription) Consortium or NLIST Programme are can be member of the INFED. However it is open
to everyone to be a part of INFED.
