Timeline Library and Information Science in India

1774: Rampur Raza Library, Uttar Pradesh.

1808: Funds for the encouragement of literature.

1835: National Library of India. 

1856: Intellectual Property Right Act. 

1867: The Press and Registration of books Act was enacted. 

1890: Connemara Public Library. 

1891: Khuda Baksha Oriental Public Library. 

1910: A. W. Borden start a refresher course for librarians in India. 

1911: The Design Act.

1914: Andhra Pradesh Library Association.

1917: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune.

1918: Sarasvati Mahal Library.

1921: Maharashtra Library Association.

1925: Bengal Library Association.

1928: Madras Library Association.

1929: Punjab Library Association.

1929: Karnataka Library Association.

1931: ‘Five Laws of Library Science’ was first published.

1931: Samastha Kerala Pustakalaya Samiti.

1933: Colon Classification (CC) was first published. 

1933: India Library Association (ILA).

1936: Bihar Library Association.

1938: Assam Library Association.

1944: Utkal Library Association.

1945: Kerala Library Association.

1947: National Medical Library, New Delhi.

1948: Tamilnadu (formerly Madras) Public Libraries Act.

1951: Delhi Library Association.
1951: Delhi Public Library.

1951: Uttar Pradesh Library Association.

1951: Hyderabad Library Association.

1953: National Library of India.

1953: Gujarat Library Association.

1954: The Delivery of Books (Public Libraries) Act was passed. 

1955: Hyderabad public libraries Act. 

1955: Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centre (IASLIC) was founded.

1956: Delivery of Books (Public Libraries Act) 1954 was amended.

1957: Indian Library Association (ILA) became the member of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). 

1957: Indian National Bibliography (INB) first appeared.

1957: Madhya Bharat Library Association.

1958: First Ph.D in the Library and Information Science in India. 

1960: Andhra Pradesh Public Libraries Act.

1961: Gomantak Library Association.

1962: Rajasthan Library Association.

1962: Dr. S. R. Ranganathan was appointed as a National research professor of Library science.

1962: Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Bangalore. 

1965: Karnataka Public Library Act.

1966: Jammu & Kashmir Library Association.

1967: Maharashtra Public Libraries Act.

1967: Tripura Library Association.

1972: Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) was established.

1977: NICNET

1979: West Bengal Public Libraries Act. 

1985: Committee On Library and Information Science (CONPOLIS India) was set up.

1986: ERNET.

1986: National Information Policy. 

1986: CALIBNET.

1987: Mizoram Library Association.

1987: Manipur Library Association.

1988: Manipur Public Libraries Act.

1988: INFLIBNET.

1989: Haryana Public Libraries Act. 

1989: Kerala Public Libraries Act.

1992: DELNET.

1993: Goa Public Libraries Act.

1993: MALIBNET.

1993: ADINET.

1993: Mizoram Public Libraries Act 

1993: UGC Curriculum Development Committee.

1994: MYLIBNET.

1994: Meghalaya Library Association.

1996: Nagaland Library Association.

2000: Information Technology Act.

2000: SOUL Software released by UGC.

2001: J-Gate, an electronic gateway to global e-journal literature. 

2002: UGC INFONET.

2002: Gujarat Public Libraries Act.

2002: Orissa Public Library Act.

2003: HELINET.

2005: Uttaranchal Public Libraries Act.
2005: National Knowledge Commission. 

2006: Rajasthan Public Libraries Act.

2006: Uttar Pradesh Library Act.

2007: National Knowledge Commission on Libraries Report.

2007: NEWGENLIB.

2011: International Standard Book Number (ISBN) allocation office in India shifted from Kolkatta to Delhi.