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Copyrights, licensing and other rights in libraries

Libraries, publishers and users are the main stakeholders in libraries. Libraries need to protect the interests of both users and publishers. Universal access to information is one of the important human rights. Professor (Dr.) Ramesh C.…

The gift of library!

Kartik Raj Kushvah, Vice President, Delhi State Booksellers’ and Publishers’ Association, shares how libraries came into being.

A unique & inspiring library in China!

Gone are the days of musty, carpeted room with outdated technology. Libraries provide a public means of accessing knowledge and can also be places of inspiration. Tianjin Binhai Library is one such library in China, which is garnering lot…

Nehru Centre Library: changing pace with time

Mumbai-based Nehru Centre Library has recently been revamped to offer better services to the readers. Here, Arati Desai, librarian, shares more about the library in conversation with Varsha Verma. Libraries in general play an important role…

Library… at your doorstep

In today's age when traffic is crazy, distances untenable and time, a scarce commodity, online libraries enable book-lovers to indulge themselves from the comfort of their homes and offices. They fill the space between online retail and…

Public library: instrument of social betterment

Prof. PB Mangla, former dean and head - Department of Library and Information Science at the University of Delhi has recently been honoured with Tagore National Fellowship for Cultural Research awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Government…