Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Seminar on Library and Web tools for E-Learning and Teaching in Kerala Agricultural University on 25-06-2012

The College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur in association with the Kerala Library Association, Trivandrum is organising a Seminar on "Library and Web tools for E-Learning and Teaching  Role of Librarians in Internet Era, E-Learning and Teaching, Digital Document Delivery etc".

Date & Time:  25-06-2012 (Monday), 9am-5pm.

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Monday, May 21, 2012

Modernisation of Libraries

  Courtesy: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=83857

 The Minister for Culture and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja has said thatthe libraries declared as ‘Institutions of National Importance’ and certain other national level libraries that are controlled by the Ministry of Culture, (including National Library, Kolkata, Khuda BakhshOriental Public Library, Patna, Rampur Raza Library, Rampur, Delhi Public Library, Delhi, Central Reference Library, Kolkata and Central Secretariat Library, New Delhi) are in a good condition, and are providing requisite services to the readers.  

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Kumari Selja said, as ‘library’ is a subject in the State list of VII Schedule of the Indian Constitution, the renovation and modernization of public libraries in the country is the responsibility of State governments. In the libraries under the Ministry of Culture, a number of measures such as modernization, renovation and preservation projects etc have been undertaken. The projects include:

i) Access to online full texts, scholarly journals.
ii) Online public access catalogue for library users.
iii) Digitization of old and rare books including manuscripts.
iv) Conservation and preservation of rare books and manuscripts using modern techniques, etc.

             She said, in addition, the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Culture, provides financial assistance to libraries maintained by the State Governments, and NGOs under matching and non-matching schemes for modernisation and renovation of public libraries.

Details of the assistance provided by RRRLF is as follows:

Scheme                                                          Year                           Grant released

(i) Assistance to Public Libraries                          2008-09                    Rs. 4,10,95,187/-
     below District Level for                                     2009-10                     Rs. 6,47,12,994/-
     Construction of Buildings                                 2010-11                     Rs. 10,19,94,316/-

(ii) Assistance to Public Libraries                         2008-09                    Rs. 1,45,21,755/-
      for Modernization.                                             2009-10                    Rs. 2,59,13,256/-
                                                                                     2010-11                    Rs. 4,53,29,800/-

The Minister said, efforts have been made by the concerned libraries to fill up the vacant positions through Staff Selection Commission and Union Public Service Commission. In case of autonomous bodies, filling up of the vacant posts is done through open advertisement and other permissible channels.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Koha Workshop At Marian College, Kuttikkanam, Kottayam

UGC Sponsored National Workshop 


Organisers: Marian College,  Kuttikkanam, Kottayam in association with Mahatma Gandhi University.


Dates: 17-19 May 2012.


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