Primary and Secondary Education Minister R Ramalinga Reddy said on Monday at a programme organised by Karnataka State Public Libraries Department Employees Association that one Lakh kannada books will made available online within a year. Here is the News One lakh Kannada books, including short stories and novels will be made available online within a year, Primary and Secondary Education Minister R Ramalinga Reddy said on Monday. The Carnegie Mellon University of the US has been entrusted with the project of hosting the books on the website, he said at a programme organised by Karnataka State Public Libraries Department Employees Association to felicitate Mr F S Durgannavar, former chief librarian, City Central Library, Malleswaram, and the launch of library kiosk (at Malleswaram library) and release of e-granthalaya (public library), a users manual of the Department of Public Libraries. Mr Reddy said that libraries will be established in 250 Gram Panchayats at a cost of Rs 10 crore this year. The government has planned to establish three hi-tech libraries in Shravanabelagola, Gulbarga and Bagalkot, besides two in Bangalore, he said. Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil, who inaugurated the library kiosk said that more libraries should be opened in rural areas and the concept of e-library should be extended to them. Mr Patil also commended Mr F S Durgannavar, former chief librarian, City Central Library, Malleswaram for designing the library kiosk. The kiosk is developed by Saral Solutions. Source : Decan Herald, 5th July 2005 Link : http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jul52005/state19839200574.asp Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib@gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. Primary and Secondary Education Minister R Ramalinga Reddy said on Monday at a programme organised by Karnataka State Public Libraries Department Employees Association that one Lakh kannada books will made available online within a year. Here is the News One lakh Kannada books, including short stories and novels will be made available online within a year, Primary and Secondary Education Minister R Ramalinga Reddy said on Monday. The Carnegie Mellon University of the US has been entrusted with the project of hosting the books on the website, he said at a programme organised by Karnataka State Public Libraries Department Employees Association to felicitate Mr F S Durgannavar, former chief librarian, City Central Library, Malleswaram, and the launch of library kiosk (at Malleswaram library) and release of e-granthalaya (public library), a users manual of the Department of Public Libraries. Mr Reddy said that libraries will be established in 250 Gram Panchayats at a cost of Rs 10 crore this year. The government has planned to establish three hi-tech libraries in Shravanabelagola, Gulbarga and Bagalkot, besides two in Bangalore, he said. Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil, who inaugurated the library kiosk said that more libraries should be opened in rural areas and the concept of e-library should be extended to them. Mr Patil also commended Mr F S Durgannavar, former chief librarian, City Central Library, Malleswaram for designing the library kiosk. The kiosk is developed by Saral Solutions. Source : Decan Herald, 5th July 2005 Link : http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jul52005/state19839200574.asp http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jul52005/state19839200574.asp Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib@gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) Yahoo! Mail Mobile http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=31132/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone.