DEDICATED TO PIONEERS INCLUDING:
S. R. Ranganathan, P. N. Kaula, R. N. Sharma, J. F. Harvey, D. J. Foskett, J. P. Danton, M. M. Jackson, etc.
This Blogosphere has a slant towards India [a.k.a Indica, Indo, South-Asian, Oriental, Bharat, Hindustan, Asian-Indian (not American Indian)].
MEGA Website for Indian Public Libraries - Is there any?
While, there are many portals, directories, gateways, about libraries in India, is there one specifically for (31563) public libraries in India? Is there a directoy of (28) state level public libraries? Any help in finding this? Note: Based on my research, I will be updating the following directory of state libraries:
Andhra Pradesh @ WikiMap [image source: The Hindu]
Chandigarh About
Delhi
Gujarat
Haryana About
Karnataka State Library
Kerala
Maharashtra
North Bengal State Library
Tamil Nadu About
West Bengal
I checked the following, but found no help:
Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation
Finding a Public Library
http://www.wowdirectory.com/dir/16205/106.php
http://in.dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/India
Calcutta Library Network (CALIBNET)
Delhi Librabry Network (DELNET)
Mysore Library Network (mylibnet)
List of Conveners of State Library Planning
Committees of All States And Union Territories
State Libraries
Digital Library India
Libraries on the Web
Asian Libraries">
www.dmoz.org
www.ipl.org
INFLIBNET
IP Information Professional
Library & Information Science Gateway
The Digital South Asia Library
Department of Information Technology, "Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India
National Informatics Centre (NIC), Department of Information Technology, Government of India
SHIPPED SITES, e-Granthalaya (NIC), Department of Information Technology, Government of India
Images of other State Libraries: Central State Library of Punjab, more Much more
See also books and chapters:
Status of State Central Libraries in India : An Analytical Study / R. Ramasamy. Delhi, Gyan, 318 p., tables, maps, ISBN 81-212-0823-8.
"Union/State Library Bills," and "Growth of library movement : statewise analysis," in Libraries in India - National Developmental Perspectives: A saga of Fifty years since independence, by Mohamed Taher. New Delhi, Concept Publishing, 2001
M. K. Jain, Chief Editor; P. B. Mangla, D. R. Kalia and Neela Jagannathan, Editors. Library and Information Services in India - States and Union Territories on the Eve of Millenium. Delhi: Shipra Publications, 2000. BOOK REVIEW
Public libraries: An idea that can transform India
Public Library Revitalization in India: Hopes, Challenges, and New Visions, by Ajit K. Pyati
First Monday, Volume 14, Number 7 - 6 July 2009
Labels: Best Practices, India, Public libraries, Reference Sources
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