Speaker Legislative Assembly Dr. Nirmal Singh today visited the library block of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly here and took stock of its digitalization plan
Secretary Law, Achal Sethi accompanied the Speaker duringthe visit. He briefed the Speaker about the process of digitalization to betaken in hand and the plan for the expansion of the Complex.
The Speaker, on the occasion, inspected different sectionsof the library block and impressed upon the officials to adopt latesttechniques in the digitalization of the publications and manuscripts availablein the library.
He said the digitalization process be carried out inconsultation with Department of Libraries and Information Technologyprofessionals. He was informed that for digitalization of the library books andrecords a separate portal needs to be developed to make the digitized versionavailable to general masses and researchers.
Dr Singh also emphasized on proper care and preservation ofimportant publications for posterity. He also desired that the library be madeaccessible to scholars and students for research purposes. He directed forcreation of a reading room in the library block.
The Speaker was informed that the task of classification ofthe English and Urdu books available in the library has already been completed.The concerned IT officials informed that 15693 English and 5424 Urdu books havebeen catalogued and list made accessible to the public on the official website.
During the visit, Dr Singh also took stock of the manpoweravailable there. He went round the complex premises and accessed the utilitiesand prospective plan for the expansion of the facilities there. He urged theauthorities that steps be taken for the proper upkeep of the library complex andlandscaping of its lawns.