http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/jnus-gift-to-students-a-library-that-will-stay-open-24x7/ Students wishing to spend more time reading and researching in JawaharLal Nehru University (JNU) will now be able to do so at their own ease. Acting on a long-standing demand of students, the central library at JNU will now be operational round the clock.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Sudhir K Sopory, made the announcement while inaugurating the newly renovated reading hall at the central library. The reading hall facility will, henceforth, be available round the clock from February 3. The newly renovated reading hall has a seating capacity of 128 students. "The library is one of those places where students come, interact and collaborate with one another. The extension of library hours will benefit students access more information and will promote the use of the library's vast collection," R C Gaur, chief librarian, said. The central library has a diverse collection of more than five lakh volumes and subscribes to more than 50 online databases. Besides, it has a rich collection of more than 1 lakh e-books, spanning different disciplines. "It is a great move. Making the library accessible round the clock makes things that much more easier for the students. I look forward to making the most of this new convenience," Arpita Paul, a student at the university, said. The entry to the library reading hall during all hours of opening shall be by an access control system. Registered students wanting to use the facility would be required to bring their ID-cards to ensure that the facility is used by JNU students only. -- Avinash Shahi M.Phil Research Scholar Centre for The Study of Law and Governance Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi India Time to meet up again! Register for AccessIndia Convention 2014: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
