Dear Professionals, Let us congratulate KVS, its authorities and members of the committee concerned and other KV Librarians, specfically Mr. Faisal, who took lot of interest and initiative in bringing out " New Library Policy and Procedures 2013 for KV Schools. This has put all KV Libraries in proper perspective including adoption of ICT for services, status of Librarian, additional staff, good collection building, appropriate furniture and other infrastructure, evaluation of performance, stoppage of unnecessary harassment of librarins, etc. They also conduct high quality Refresher Cources for Librarians by KVS Regional Centres. I had opportunity of addressing this group twice at Mysore. I was really impressed with the program and some of the initiatives they have taken. Some of them want to pursue PhD. Good luck for all those who take further steps in this matter. I hope all KV Librarians take the advantage of these developments and provide quality services for the benefit of school children, who's demands are increasing especially due their prelearnt ICT skills and bring good name to the profession. *UGC and Univ. Librarians May Take a Note:* The KVS has set an example for others, especially many Universities in the country, thousands degree colleges and PU colleges to follow the suit. The UGC should take an initiative in this matter and form a committee (I don't know whether such committee was set up earlier, and if there was one what is the outcome) consisting of: 4-5 Univ Librarians, who have excelled in thier career and have been successful in reshaping their libraries; 1-2 VCs; Director Inflibnet; Administartive and Finance Heads of UGC; 1-2 outside librarians from CSIR and DRDO as they have broughout similar Manual already with Vice Chairman of UGC as its Chairman. This is required as many university libraries are in bad shape due to various reasons like scarcity of staff including nonavailabilty of Univ Librarian, paucity of funds and infrastructure, apathy of management, disinterest of Library staff both towards service and equipmping themselves with ICT skills, step motherly treatment in terms of service conditions, etc. Regards, ---------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Ex. Visiting Professor and Library Adviser Mysore University Library University of Mysore Manasagangotri, MYSORE - 570 006 Ex Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore E-mail: goudarishwar@gmail.com On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 10:21 AM, faisal sl wrote:

Dear All,

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) is the premier organization in School Education sector in the country administering1094 schools (Kendriya Vidyalayas) and catering more than 11 lakh students (as on 31.01.2013). Since its inception in 1963, Libraries have been given with utmost importance and been considered as integral for the academic excellence of the learners and teachers.

In 2011, a national level Committee was formed to assess the status of KV Libraries and to revise the existing Library Policy, to integrate it with the dynamically changing learning environments. The objective was to redesign the entire KV Library System and set new standards and guidelines. Suggestions were invited from all stakeholders including library professionals, administrators and Associations. Meetings were held at different levels. The Members visited many reputed school libraries. They studied the situation in other countries and went through their school library standards and manuals.

It was found that, although all KVs having own libraries, physical and intellectual (collection) status varies. After careful deliberations, the Committee brought out a draft proposal in 2012 and that was circulated among all Kendriya Vidyalayas around the country. The suggestions and comments received were considered during the final preparation of the Policy. The document consists of two parts (i) Library Policy and (ii) Procedure Manual. The chapters include (i) Resources (ii) Staffing (iii) Library Management (iii) Library Services and Activities and (vi) Monitoring and Evaluation. The Appendices include Annual Library Activity Plan (ALAP), Model Library Furniture Designs, Suggested Periodicals, Librarians' Diary, etc.

The need of recruiting a Library Assistant was stated in the proposal with all details including his/her qualifications and duties and responsibilities. The Committee also proposed to rename the Librarians as TGT(LIS) to bring them into the academic stream and status. There are many more changes in the document to take KV Libraries into global level.

KVS has approved the new Library Policy and to recruit Library Assistants in big schools. The renaming of Librarians as TGT (LIS) has also been considered and will be finalized soon. We hope that the New Library Policy and Procedure Manual will reshape the Library scenario in KVs and will set an example for other school systems.

At this juncture, on behalf of all KV Librarians and as a Member of the Committee, I would like to appreciate Kendriya Vidyalya Sangathan to take this bold step and congratulate all KV Librarians who shared their time and efforts to make this venture a great success. The Members of KV Librarians Network ( http://kvlibrarians.grou.ps/) deserve special appreciation. I also thank AIKVTA and other professional bodies to support our cause.

This was a team effort and all credit goes to KV Librarians around the country.

Thanks and regards

S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala, India Ph.09447699724

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