Kerala Granthasala Sangham Lakshyam Nediyo? (Keralathile Granthasala Prasthanam - 2)

Raman Nair, R. Kerala Granthasala Sangham Lakshyam Nediyo? (Keralathile Granthasala Prasthanam - 2)., 1987 [Newspaper/magazine article]

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English abstract

The second part of the series examines in general the functioning of thousands of village libraries that exited of Kerala and the aims and objectives of the organization named Kerala Granthasala Sangham (KGS) which coordinated the library movement in Kerala. The working of the largest public libraries in Kerala controlling the major document resources of the State including Trivandrum Public Library, Quilon Public Library etc which could not form part of the system coordinated by KGS are examined. Critically evaluates library bills prepared in Kerala, the attempts to enact them and the attitude of the KGS which hindered their enactment in order to retain the existing system and its control. The Library and Information Science experts limiting their activities inside academic library systems and not involving in public library development is also criticized. The concept of modern library system and principles of library legislation accepted all over the world are discussed in detail against the existing system and the system for which KGS wanted give legal base. The paper opines that KGS was successful as a coordinator of cultural movement or a mechanism for training people in democratic form of government. But it failed as a system for providing information services to the community. One reason for this failure identified by the study is non application of library and information science principles and proved methods in legislation and system development.

Malayalam abstract

Keralathile granthasala prasthanathe kurichulla lekhana paramparayile randamathe lekhanam. Grameena granthasalakalude sthithiye kurichum avayude melnottam vahichirunna Kerala Granthasala Sangathe kurichum ulla oru avalokanam. Kerala Granthasala Sanghathinu sadharanakkarkku vendi oru granthalaya vijnana vitharana vyavastha urappkkanulla pravarthanangalude prarambha ghattam kadannu pokan kazhiyate poyirikkunnu ennu soojippikkunnu. Nammude sarvakalasalayude granthalaya sastra vibhagam; janathayude anju sathamanam varunna unnatha vargathinu mathram sameepikkanavunna akkademic librarikalilum verum dyshanika kasarthukalilum mathramanu talparyam prakadippikkunnathu. Sadharanakkaranu vijnana sevanam nalkanulla pothu granthalayangalil prvarthikkunnavarkku athu venda pariseelanavum upadesavum nalkunnilla ennum samarthikkunnu.

Item type: Newspaper/magazine article
Keywords: Kerala Granthasala Sangham Public Library Movement India
Subjects: A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information.
B. Information use and sociology of information
D. Libraries as physical collections. > DC. Public libraries.
Depositing user: R. Raman Nair
Date deposited: 07 Jul 2006
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:03
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/7781

References

1. Kerala, Legislature, Secretariat of . Kerala Public Library Bill 1971: Background materials. Trivandrum: The Author, 1972.

2. Brief history of Granthasala Sangham. In Granthasala Sangham's Silver Jubilee Souvenir, Trivandrum: KGS, 1971.

3. Ranganathan, SR. Library development plan: Thirty year programme for India with draft library bills for the union and the constituent states. Delhi: University of Delhi, 1950

4. Kerala Granthasala Sangham. Constitution and Rules. Trivandrum: the author, 1975.

5. Rajaram Mohan Roy Library Foundation. National Policy on Library and Information System. Calcutta: the author, 1984.

6. India, Education and Culture, Ministry of , National Library and Information System, Committee on . Report. New Delhi: the author, 1986.


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