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JNU central library to go world-class

Mandira Nayar

Wireless network, air-conditioners and new reading material

NEW DELHI: There will be complete "freedom" of expression in the true sense of the word at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here soon. With the campus setting up a wireless network it will be possible for students and teachers to communicate without any barriers, literally. And perhaps, best of all, they will be able to access the library at the click of a button from anywhere on the campus.

An attempt to make the campus world-class is being made and the JNU administration is going all out to ensure that the heart of this intellectual hub -- the library -- will have much more to offer. The Administration is investing Rs.12 crores on the library, the huge building that serves as a meeting place for most students or the perfect get-away for students who come out of their hostels on lazy afternoons. Among other things, the library will be getting air-conditioners, a wireless communication system and a lot of new reading material.

"The University has spent Rs.7 crores on scientific journals and in social science electronically. And with the wireless communication system, it will be possible to get into the library at any time,'' says Vice-Chancellor B. B Bhattacharya.

There will now be 200 computers for students in the library. The state-of-the-art computers will let students get a chance to browse through the journals and the books. "The computers have been ordered and will be installed by the end of this year. The library will also have a power back-up so that if the electricity goes off, as the Capital is notorious for, it will not affect serious students. Two floors of the library will also be air-conditioned,'' says Prof. Bhattacharya.

Apart from spending money on getting the best material electronically, the University has also acquired a whole set of new books. While the library was being digitised for some time now, the project is now finished. With most of the books having been computerised, the only ones that remain to be catalogued are the foreign language books.

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