INTRODUCTION:

Information and communication technologies (ICT) are a drivers set of technological tools and resources to create, disseminate, store, bring value addition and manage information in breeding the digital divided public libraries have a major role to play. Quality of infrastructure, collection, information technology use manpower etc. in public libraries of India is very poor, barring few facilities in cities.

During recent years through several public library system have developed but the irony of the situation is that nightery and effective public library system providing meaningful library services to the enormous ruler masses nor an integrated chain of library network has so far developed in the country. There is an urgent need that public libraries in India must shift its focus from collection to connection.

The scenario needs to change, we the information professional need to come forward and the study the present system of operation and find a better solution to transform these reading rooms into an information knowledge centre where people crippled with illiteracy or limited education find value

Public libraries in India:-

Public libraries in India has been seen a remarkable growth of public libraries after independence although it was not remarkable as that academic. Those in the rural population which constituted 89 percent of the total, were nearly all illiterate. Transportation was poor and mass media merely nominal public libraries could not be developed very much although some remarkable establishments were made. Delhi public.

Libraries with one of the biggest network was established in 1951 by government of India in collaboration with UNESCO in the national capital territory of Delhi. It has 176 services points spread over fine regions and regions and consists of branch libraries sub branches community libraries resettlement colony libraries reading rooms mobile library has a collection of about 2.2 million books and other documents. The conversion of imperial library into national library at Kolkata was another big achievement after independence. The public libraries are mainly supported by state government and local authorities and sometimes by the central government development agencies non-government organization and private trusts. But their progress is not on par with the development of the university and research libraries. If we look into the past the first three decades of the 20^th century can be marked as the imperial library act was passed and lord Curzon transformed the Calcutta public library into imperial library in 1906. Some conference of library workers and persons interested in library movement held at Beswada Andhra Pradesh in 1914. The first all India library conference of libraries held in 1918 at Lahore the first all India public library conference held at Madras in 1934.

THE RURAL DIGITAL LIBRARIES IN INDIA STRUCTURE:

Figure No. 1

Public libraries acts :-

In India public libraries included in items 12 of the state list of seventh schedule of the Indian constitution. It is a state subject hence out of 28 states and 8 union territories only 18 states and one union territory have been exacted till 2009 public library act.

TABLE OF LIBRARY LEGISLATION IN INDIA

Figure No. 2

Sr. No.	State	Library Legislation Year
1	TAMILNADU	1948
2	ANDHRA PRADESH	1960
3	KARNATAKA	1965
4	MAHARASTRA	1967
5	WEST BENGAL	1979
6	MANIPUR	1988
7	HARYANA	1989
8	KERALA	1989
9	MIZORAM	1993
10	GOA	1993
11	ORISSA	2001
12	GUJRAT	2001
13	UTTRAKHAND	2005
14	RAJASTHAN	2006
15	UTTAR PRADESH	2006
16	LAKSHYADWEEP	2007
17	BIHAR	2008
18	CHHATISGARH	2009
19	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	2009

Role of central government in public library :-

At the time of independence, India was facing a host of challenging on several fronts. Nevertheless, the public library scenario in India improved considerably during the post-independence period. The Delhi public library deserves special mention. It was founded in 1957 as the first UNESCO public library pilot project under the joint AUSPICES of UNESCO and government of India various committees constituted by central government.

(1)National policy on library and information system (NAPLIS) 1985 a committee was set up under the chairmanship of professor D.P Chattopadhyay to formulate a national policy on library and information system.

(2)Advisory committee, the ministry of education government of India appointed a committee under the chairmanship of Dr D.M SEN. This committee drafted in 1963 (Model pubic libraries bill)

(3)A working group of libraries in 1964 under the chairmanship of Dr V.K.R.V Rao

LIBRARY LEGISLATION IN INDIA A: VIEW (BY MAP)

Figure No. 3

Raja Ram Mohan Roy library foundation (RRRLF):-

22 may 1972 is a significant year in the history of library movement of India. The country was celebrating the silver jubilee of independence. It was also the Bi-centenary year of the birth of Raja Ram Mohan Ray, a pioneer social reformer who had stressed the need for modern education for the progress of nation. The foundation is an autonomous organization fully financed by the ministry of culture government of India.

Publication of RRRLF

Publication:

1. Indian Libraries : Treads and perspectives

2. raja Rammohun Roy and the New Learning

3. Directory of Indian Public Libraries

4. Granthana, Indian Journal of Library Studies (bi – annual)

5. RRRLF Newsletter (bi-monthly)

6. Annual Report

7. Books for the Millions at their Doorsteps

The foundation has also undertaken a programme of giving seven awards annually – one for the best state central library and six for the best district libraries of six regions in the country. Since 2005 the foundation also instituted RRRLF Best Rural Library Awards – one per each state

IMAGE OF RRRLF NEWSLETTER:

Figure No. 4

Merits of public library :

(1) To develop the rural areas literacy rate.

(2) To aware from regional national and international issues.

(3) Beneficial for improving human behavior.

(4) Free internet.

(5) Availability of all kinds of books.

(6) A disciplined area to study.

(7) The first and foremost benefit is getting free books.

(8) The way to go to whole world with respect and confidently.

A state rural digital libraries make national digital backbone shows in following image:

Figure No. 5 Government Network infrastructure to support rural digital libraries

v Objectives of public library :- The basic objection of a public library is to provide information to the general public to satisfy their information education and recreational needs.

(1) Economic development :-

Public library has to offer knowledge services to the people to understand social phenomenon and thus live successful social life avoiding social evils.

(2) Science and technology development :-

Economic growth is depended on the application of science and technology advances and the spectrum of skill required at each stage of production. public library make the domestic and world trade successful by supplying the different types of information.

(3) Self development :-

Public library has an most important role to play in social education and to prepare people for social morality.

(4) The public library spread education :-

The public library service is necessary for the presentation of universal knowledge and values. Public library keep pace with progress in all field of knowledge, education and technological behavior.

(5) Personality development:-

Here Mr.Drury,s statement fully Implemented like public library supply the right information to the right reader at the right time for their users keeping pace with the useful changes in all work of life.

(6) Human social adjustment :-

Public libraries is the only way which can help to social adjust with the current trends to the majority of the population.

(7) Cultural development:-

The public library helps us for cultural development. It can action like cultural centre in collecting and preservation the cultural values, heritage and awareness.

(8) Digital development awareness:-

Though public library more rural areas people know about need of digitalization for adjusting in new modern era.

CONCLUSION:

In this paper discussed about public library legislation useful for our social cultural and modern technological era etc. The public library is a main part of our life if we want to adjust in modern society. The public library fully assisted for our life if we are awareness for changing in digital age.

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Received on 10.10.2020 Modified on 24.03.2021

Res. J. Humanities and Social Sciences. 2022;13(1):55-58.

DOI: 10.52711/2321-5828.2022.00010