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Role of libraries in academics

Stressing on the role that libraries and library-sources can play in fostering academic and research excellence in the Indian universities, a seminar was organised by the Information & Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET), an Inter-University Centre(IUC) under the University Grants Commission, India. "Traditionally, libraries and library sources have been important but have been invisible globally. The role of libraries in a technology-driven world has changed. Technology has brought about a revolution in terms of sharing resources and we must make use of it for the benefit of students and faculty," says Jagdish Arora, director, Information and Library Network Centre, an autonomous inter-university centre of UGC.
In India, universities, which have funds, update their libraries through e-books, online journals, etc. What about universities which do not have funds? "The UGC INFONET digital library consortium provides access to 7,500 journals in about 200 universities, which are funded by UGC. The universities that run all kinds of programmes, get access to all journals. We follow a model that allows us to get access to quality material that can be given out to the member colleges. We have opened another gate for universities, not part of the forum. They can get their own subscriptions at the rate the other 200 universities pay and access quality material for five years. We are giving them access to the market, which they cannot afford," says Arora.

Talking about the challenges that are faced by Indian universities, Arora says that infrastructure is the biggest hurdle. "We can give universities cables but how they use it, is up to them. Connectivity is something we have to work on harder."

Paula Kaufman, dean of libraries and university librarian, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign says that there is a need to look at a sustainable model for the growth of a library that will be beneficial to users.

"The value of a library is different from one institution to the other. It is a challenge to get funds to upgrade the library and the resources within but unless we do that, we cannot measure the impact the library resources are creating for the users."

"The model that we follow, measures things such as growth of e-books, cost per-use, etc. This allows us to keep track of what resources are being used and what resources are needed and what aren’t. Use of resources in our university is not just restricted to students coming to the library physically and reading. With technology, students access material from outside the campus through the internet. This is a positive development because it has changed the way we offer library services," she says.

Source | Times of India | 16 July 2012

A book that had been issued from Navan library in the Republic of Ireland has been returned 80 years late!

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A book that had been issued from Navan library in the Republic of Ireland, has been returned 80 years late.  
A mystery borrower slipped the book discreetly through the letterbox at the county library at the weekend. It was checked out in 1932. County librarian Ciaran Mangan estimates that the book has chalked up a fine of 4,160 euros, based on the original 1930s fine of one penny per week. But they are just delighted to see it back.
"It was an item that had been out on loan effectively since it was published and put into stock and the system in 1932," the BBC quoted him as saying. The librarian calculated the fine incurred by the book, but they would like to make a bargain for the penalty. 
"As good Christians, we decided we would waive that fine if the person appears in person and confesses to having returned the book," the librarian said. There are no details on the original borrower because the library's computerised records only date back to 1994. 
However, someone may have had their conscience pricked because the overdue book is a pictorial record of the 31st International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin in 1932. The 50th International Eucharistic Congress takes place in Dublin next month. The book has generated a lot of interest. 
"We believe it was well cared for and was probably shelved with the family's collection, getting lost among their own books. "We have it on display as it is attracting a lot of attraction," Mangan said.
Reference:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/Book-returned-to-library-after-80-years/articleshow/13809839.cms