Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 10:21:58 +0000 (GMT)
From: ashokar kar
An online library now that allows readers to borrow books online and have
them delivered to your doorstep within a matter of 24 hours. With a one
time registration fee of Rs 499 and a refundable deposit of Rs 499, you
can choose a billing plan that allows you to choose books depending on
your pace of reading. Charges range from Rs 139/month (for those who want
to read three books a month) to Rs 3,000/month (which allows you to borrow
12 books). You can see that library through this URL
http://www.librarywala.com/web/Index.aspx
Hiten Turakhia, one of the founders of this library, says he and five
other friends were inspired by their college days struggle to get books.
Everybody would chip in Rs100 to get reading material for their courses.
Sitting at a coffee shop lat year decided to make it easier for today�s
generation. Thus librarywala.com was born.
The library six founder members have expertise in related fields like IT,
marketing and management. Their market-savvy has clearly paid off, in over
two months since its launch.
The website, which is currently operational only in Mumbai with 8,000
titles, hopes to extend its operations to Bangalore and Pune by next year.
As professionals we should think that behind of their inspiration because
they are not LIS professionals still they are providing a kind of
information service without knowing of fundamental knowledge of regarding
fields. As we know we can do such things to improve the library services
in an innovative way.
Regards
Ashoka R.
Librarian,
Maharaja Institute of Technology, Mysore.
