changing landscape of libraries in rural areas: wakeup calls for librarian to come out from...
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"Changing Landscape of Libraries in Rural Areas: Wakeup calls for Librarian to Come out from Libraries" is presentation made at the Two Days National Seminar on "Opportunities and Challenges of Institutional Libraries in Rural Areas" organized by SSDC Kanpur held at Chhatrapati Sahu Ji Maharaj Kanpur University during 5-6 October 2015TRANSCRIPT
Shri Ram, PhD
Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
Changing Landscape of Libraries in Rural Areas:
Wakeup calls for Librarian to Come out from Libraries
Libraries and Information Services in Rural Areas
• Need to communicate with the people about library and its services
• Individual interest • Not possible to establish, but possible who are
already in service and spare some times for the rural people
• Libraries are not there but information services are always available
Various applications for various domains could be the information services in the field of:
• Agriculture• Education• Health• Employment• Government Schemes
http://toostep.com/debate/massive-bsnl-broadband-plans-to-connect-rural-india---will-t
How this Could be Impacting on Rural Information System
The information services could be in the form of e-Agriculture Application with essential info:– Market price of cash crops– Demand and supply of their products in city– Transportation charges– Government plans and schemes for farmers– Banks/ FIs schemes and loan plans for farmers– Product market areas– Forums about cultivable soil, crops, diseases in crops and interacting
platform to find the solution– For Example : Creating awareness of KISAN Mandi and its benefits
1800-180-1551 Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/call-centre-for-farmers-queries-gaining-popularity/article2099020.ece
Creating Awareness about Best Practices•Wheat Growing in Tillage System•Dual Crop Production
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-27/strategic-tillage/4785346
Giant Pumpkin
http://www.howarddill.com/premseed.html
Case studies on these premium seedsOrdering, Procedure, Facts etc could be a good option to create literacy
Compost
Village Ahmed Nagar, District Kheri (UP) Village Sansarpur, Kheri (UP)Village Prayagpur, Distt Behraich (UP)Village Maigra, Distric Gaya
International Volunteer Center - Library
Some initiative have already taken place in rural areas
http://www.jacindia.org/rural-libraries-project.html
• 17000 ft is committed to setting up much needed Active Libraries in each remote school of Ladakh
• Designed as colourful, live, interactive spaces for learning and sharing, each library have– Colourful racks and easy access for books– Easy reading Books in Hindi & English, by Indian publishers for 5 to 13 year olds.– Simple educational games and puzzles for challenging young minds
• Active Libraries will be managed by 17000 ft trained Library Facilitators through a hub/spoke model– Librarians to conduct periodic reading and activity programs and facilitate book
exchanges between schools– Maintain records and assess reading levels and monitor performance of each school
Libraries@17000ftPromoting the joy of books and love of reading in Ladakh
http://www.17000ft.org/volunteer-main-page.html
17000 ft Libraries Activities around the library
Story Telling to Villagers Reading clubs by village youth
http://www.17000ft.org/volunteer-main-page.html
School Library will also serve as Public Library
Change in Govt Policies
http://educationhp.org/education_code2013.pdf
Village Internet Kiosks
http://www.livemint.com/Specials/ZL02D4y3EqV0Gp4QmRyE5H/Make-government-kiosks-hubs-for-RTI.html
Internet Use in Rural Areas
http://yourstory.com/2012/09/internet-and-india-urban-india-checks-email-while-rural-india-uses-net-for-entertainment-report/
YouTube Videos for Better Agricultural Practices
Financial Information
Information about JOB Opportunity
Rural Health Information
• Application of ICT for providing knowledge to rural poor.
• Hub and spokes model. 10 VKCs around one hub; Linked by wireless internet.
• Located in schools, panchayats, temples etc.
• Information required for the farmers, fishermen is collected locally and made available on daily basis.
• Over 100 databases have been built locally.
Village Knowledge Centres (VKC), Pondicherry
http://www.mssrf.org/sites/default/files/VKC-Report.pdf
To Summarise
• Small steps in understanding the basic needs of the rural people
• Gathering Information about their needs• Providing the information supplemented with case
studies as maximum as possible• Evaluation of the impact• Fight for Justice through partnership• Wakeup and Fight for Your Recognition
“ For those in need, access to information by itself is often not enough to solve a person’s problems. Very often the information has to be linked to action and this requires the involvement of a variety of community groups, self help organizations and the like”
British Librarian, Dr B Usherwood
Shri Ram, PhD
Deputy Learning Resource ManagerJaypee University of Information TechnologyWaknaghat, Solan-173 234, Himachal [email protected]
@shriram2576
Thank You For Your Attention
Questions?