For posting in the forum, please Dear Friends, An interesting initiative going to launch in the purview of DL. This media clip is appeared in the Hindu News Paper The National Mission on Libraries (NML) seeks to put in place a world-class system that disseminates information, fosters reading habits and facilitates research work. Kolkata-based Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Culture, has been designated as the nodal agency for implementation of core areas of NML. Ministry of Culture secretary Ravindra Singh said: "Making information more accessible is now paramount in the library sector. Our libraries may be filled with books, but in the digital age, they need to provide access to information that is available online. Digital libraries provide speedy access to information and they also bridge barriers of time and space." For full story, http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/transforming-the-library-in-th e-digital-era/article5638064.ece Regards, Noufal.PP Tata Motors Jamshedpur Mob:09234607094 ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** "This e-Mail may contain proprietary and confidential information and is sentfor the intended recipient(s) only. If, by an addressing or transmission error,this mail has been misdirected to you, you are requested to delete this mailimmediately. You are also hereby notified that any use, any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this e-mail message,contents or its attachment(s) other than by its intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily of the organization. Before opening attachment(s), please scan for viruses." ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.