Resource sharing and networking among higher education and research institutes in greater kolkata in post calibnet era developing a roadmap

Abstract

newline After independence the Government of India took several initiatives to improve the library newlineservices in the country and eventually the Imperial Library, Calcutta was renamed as National newlineLibrary of India in the year 1948; UNESCO sponsored Delhi Public Library was established newlinein 1951; Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC) was initiated in 1952; newlinefinancial assistance was given to several state governments under the newline Scheme of newlineImprovement of Library Services to set up State Central Libraries and District Libraries newlineduring the First and Second Five Year Plan; in 1954 Government of India enacted the newlineDelivery of Books (Public Libraries) Act and was amended in 1956 to include newspaper too. newlineAll these initiatives were taken by the Central and State Government based on different newlineproposals made by the eminent personalities time to time for the betterment of library newlineservices. Moreover, the recommendations made by the Library Advisory Committee Report newlinewas also considered with great care (Barua, 1992). Need for cooperation was also realised newlineand hierarchical system was proposed by S.R.Ranganathan for proper implementation of newlinelibrary services in every corner of the country considering several regional languages and to newlineimprove the literacy among common people.