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ROLE OF LIBRARIES
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By 2020, business transactions on the internet will reach
450 Bn per day. (Source :IDC)
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WHY THE DIGITAL DIVIDE : THE FACTORS
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As a result, only information-rich people, societies, countries, industries, etc. grow
and give rise to the digital divide.
INTERNATIONAL SCENARIO
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US: Digital Inclusion Survey National Report, 2014
AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE
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PUBLIC LIBRARY SCENARIO
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• India’s public library system is divided by
State Central Libraries, District Libraries,
Village and Panchayat Libraries besides
private public libraries
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For young minds, school libraries
should act as windows to the universe
of knowledge and inculcate in them the
desire to read and write.
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TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE
& CONTENT CREATION
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The UKOLN report in UK recommends:
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Appropriate Infrastructure in Libraries
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Digital Libraries accessible to public.
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The content in full- text digital form presented in an integrated network system should
promote learning, development and dialogues within the communities.
ROLE OF DELNET
DELNET can offer to each public library:
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TRAINING OF LIBRARY
PROFESSIONALS
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ICT applications in libraries
Technology Support
PUBLIC LIBRARY INITIATIVES
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1. Conducting of surveys.
5. At the state and district level committees of experts be constituted to find out
how local content needs could be met.