Dear Friends,
 
Revamp of library system on the cards
 
Upgrading of infrastructure in public libraries in keeping with the cyber age, setting up local-level knowledge centres and educational units in rural areas are among the steps being contemplated under a proposed National Mission on Libraries, a senior official Lov Verma, Joint Secretary (Libraries) said, who was speaking at the inaugural session of a three-day 'National Conference on Public Libraries' recently. "The government is on the threshold of finalising the mission, a roadmap for which was given by the National Knowledge Commission. It has been proposed that it will be converted into a permanent commission in three to five years,". He said that, a national census of public libraries is also proposed to be conducted. The data will help set up uniform standards for qualification and pay-scale of library staff.

"The infrastructure of public libraries will have to be upgraded in keeping with the IT age. A 'model library design' can be formulated for this. Another proposal is to set up touchscreen kiosks at libraries for providing knowledge as well as local-level information," he said.

Revamping of library science teaching infrastructure by setting up a national-level institute, establishing education centres for neo-literates in rural areas and making libraries more disabled-friendly are among other proposals, he added.
 
Source of Information: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Revamp-of-library-system-on-the-cards/articleshow/4344034.cms
 
Thanking You,
 
Dinesh

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Dr. Dinesh K. S. MLISc., Ph.D.
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