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Public libraries can bridge the gap between the 'information poor' and, the 'information rich' by ensuring that people from all sectors and settings of society and the community across India have easy access to knowledge seek. In view of this, the Government of India has taken up the responsibility and helps each and every State in planning and establishing the quality public libraries throughout the country under Digital India Project. RRRLF is also working and taking initiatives to develop & support the Public libraries throughout the nation with the help of State Governments. Public Library in India has achieved its most remarkable development in large cities. But in Rajasthan, the development of Public Library is not much initiated. In the present research paper, an attempt has been made to know the current scenario of the Public Library System in India with special reference to Rajasthan State. It also covers the initiatives taken by the Government towards the development of Public libraries particularly in Rajasthan, along with the challenges and opportunities encountered by the Library professionals in the development of Public libraries. It also describes the future scope for the development of Public libraries in India as well as in Rajasthan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to assess the university libraries in North East India regarding their initiatives towards open access movement and conceptualize a model for Open Access Initiatives (OAI). Approach, Design and Methodology: Surveyed and identified all the universities in the eight states of North East India. Covered 11 central, 5 state and 4 private universities to understand open access initiatives taken up by them in their respective libraries collecting data through a semi-structurally designed questionnaire. Using statistical techniques, data have been analyzed to draw empirical conclusions. Findings: The study have revealed various issues associated with the libraries regarding their automation status, digitization process, different motives towards OA, establishment of institutional repositories, challenges and many more. The need for having a model for OAI for all the libraries of the region has been felt. Came out with a proposed model for OAI having eight phases comprising mainly of rejuvenation of library system, digitization, digital archiving, OA publications, constitution of a committee, etc. However, acceptability of the model by the libraries of the region needs to be taken care of by the concerned universities. Originality/value: The study is first of its kind in the area of open access initiatives taken up in the region. Findings provide a new vista for the university libraries, which are added feature in the context of the stock of the existing knowledge in the field. The conceptualized OAI model is a new proposal the acceptability of which being rest with the universities concerned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Public library is the nerve of the education and culture and the National Library is in core center in the system and it has resulted ongoing changes in a society’s economy, education, policy, tradition and religion. In the public library system, National Library is the apex library and extensive use of Information Communication Technology (ICT)in its housekeeping operations and activities has tremendously impacted the type of services delivered by public libraries in the society. In present study the ICT based library services provided in a public library has been discussed with special reference to the National Library of India. The paper also explores the possibility of introducing other modern ICT based user services where the National Library can initiate those facilities to its users. The main objective of this study is to examine the services provided by National Library of India to its esteemed users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]