Re: [LIS-Forum] Libraries are not just for reading books (2)

Dear Friends, Whether we like it or not we need to accept the changes taking place due to developments in ICT and its applications to LIS. Govt of India has initiated a National Mission on Libraries and has set aside 300 crores. Dept of Public Libraries, Govt of Karnataka has sanctioed Rs. 5 crores to set DL facility in 12 Libraries at different level - District, Taluka and Village initially. Availability of number of E-books in OA channels, even from many commercial publishers, and preloaded e-book readers facilitate our libraries both academic and public libraries to buy book readers and even loan them along with preloaded e-resources. Now we can't find a maid servent without a mobile phone. Majority of students even at village own mobiles, that too smart phones. Soon we will witness many students and public carrying iPads or any other kind of e-book readers. It may not possible to bring US situation overnight. But we need to move in that direction. These days availabiliuty funds for this sort of activities is not a problem. But we Librarians have to wake up and adopt new technologies for providing effective ICT enabled Library and Information Services and also educate our patrons,be it academic libarary or public library or special library. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi Campus BANGALORE - 560056, India - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar@gmail.com Tel: 080-23215510 Mob: 91+9611165781 (If not reachable pl try land line) On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 10:19 PM, Koteswara Rao Mamidi wrote:

Dear friends,

It is absurd to know that some people always 'preach' or 'copy' anything that happens in US libraries. I think lending iPads or e-book readers to students in Indian university libraries is not feasible for many reasons; forget about public libraries many of which do not have even an Internet connection. I think ISB library cannot be quoted as an example, since it is a special library with huge funding and its clientele are top-level managers in corporate firms.

Dr. M. Koteswara Rao

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Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:17:43 +0530 From: subbiah.arunachalam@gmail.com To: skarnik08@gmail.com CC: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Libraries are not just for reading books (2)

Dear Ms Karnik

The examples I had is a US public library. In India, an academic library (Indian School of Business, H'bad) allows students to upload electronic stuff on to their iPads and pen drives. I think they also lend handheld devices, but you may check it with Dr S Venkadesan, Director of Knowledge Services at IBS.

Best wishes.

Arun

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 9:34 PM, Sushma Karnik wrote:

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If we have to start such service in Indian libraries, we will have to increase the library deposit. Will library members pay the increased amount? Any Indian library lending iPads or Kindles to library members?

On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 4:38 PM, Subbiah Arunachalam < subbiah.arunachalam@gmail.com> wrote:

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Friends:

Now one can not only borrow e-books from the local public library but also a device to read them (like an iPad or Kindle). See this news story from Texas, USA.

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http://www.wacotrib.com/news/education/hewitt-library-offering-tablets-e-rea...

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One of the purposes of a public library is to reach knowledge and information to the community. And if that needs assistance with technology for those who cannot afford it, the library is ready to provide it.

Arun

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