Sounds like an excellent move. We have to make sure that there are some computers with screen reading applications (e.g., both English, Tamil and other regional languages), Closed Circuit Television for people with low vision and senior citizens, OCR programs for people with VI and Braille embossers as well. Since, it is an integrated library, there is nothing wrong with incorporating these facilities. Ragu and other interested friends, why don't we folks take a step to mobilize support from our VI friends to submit a Request petition "Manu" to CM, education minister Thangam Thennarasu and CC it to Arivoli as well. Thanking You All.
Sathiyaprakash. On 9/15/10, raghuraman kalyanaraman <[email protected]> wrote: > Free access to Anna Centenary Library initially > > Special Correspondent > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > “State has approved idea of meeting expenditure through membership fee” > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------— > Photo: S.R. Raghunathan > > LAUNCH:Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi lighting the traditional lamp to > mark the inauguration of the Anna Centenary Library in Chennai on > Wednesday. > > CHENNAI: The Anna Centenary Library (ACL) will provide free access to > one and all initially. A formal membership drive will begin after a > few months, according > to G. Arivoli, Director of Public Libraries. > > In the initial months, the library's authorities will study the > profile of users before launching the drive. This will be critical for > them as the State > government has approved in principle the idea of meeting the > maintenance expenditure through membership fee, the official says. > > As for the facilities at the library, Thangam Thennarasu, School > Education Minister, explains that the authorities have decided to > adopt an integrated library > management system that includes automated issue and return of books, > user smartcards, access controls, Radio Frequency Identification and > Detection (RFID) > technology and self-check counters. > > Books in Tamil, English and other languages have been sourced from > 1,000 leading publishers. > > Over 500 fully networked high performance workstation personal > computers and leased-line broadband connectivity of 100 Mbps with > dedicated optical fibre > cable (OFC) network are other features. > > The library has been designed to accommodate 1,250 persons. > > An auditorium of 50,000 sq. ft. with a seating capacity of 1,280, an > amphitheatre that can accommodate more than 800 persons and two > conference halls of > the capacity of 151 and 30 persons are some of the facilities available. > > A dedicated children's section, spread over 15,000 sq. ft., has a > fun-filled theme-based reading area with multimedia kits and > storybooks. The library has > a high-tech Braille section with talking books and Braille display. > Residential facilities for research scholars have been made. > > Provision has been made for parking of vehicles. About 420 cars and > 1,030 two-wheelers can be parked. > > -- > cheers raghu > > Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with > disability bill at: > http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm > > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with disability bill at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
