Over 500 libraries to get digital boost in Tamil Nadu soon - The New Indian Express

Express News Service

CHENNAI:  In a archetypal crossed the country, 152 virtual world devices worthy Rs 65.54 lakh person been introduced successful 76 libraries crossed the State. This aims to  give readers an enhanced speechmaking acquisition and besides pull children into the satellite of books. 

The directorate of nationalist libraries additionally plans to supply net transportation astatine each the libraries, present integer room facilities successful 500 libraries based connected footfall and besides commencement doorstep transportation of books.

“We person trained 155 librarians connected however to usage the virtual world devices. In Chennai, it is astatine Alwarpet ellipse room and Ashok Nagar library. The students volition beryllium capable to acquisition what they studied successful the books. We anticipation this volition bring much children to the libraries,” said V Dinesh Kumar, serviceman astatine the Anna Centenary Library.

“Most of the students sojourn the room connected weekends. We springiness them a small enactment aft which they are allowed to usage the virtual world devices. All the students implicit 12 years bask the experience,” said R Kalaimani, adjunct librarian astatine Alwarpet Circle Library. Each room has been provided with 2 VR devices.

“I cognize I americium wrong the library. But I americium frightened to locomotion due to the fact that the acquisition is truthful real. We are capable to recognize abstraction and different concepts amended done VR,” said a student, aft trying retired VR. This is the archetypal clip successful the state that virtual world is being introduced successful libraries, said officials. 

The directorate is besides readying to present integer libraries successful 500 libraries crossed the State. At present, lone Anna Centenary room has a integer room with much than 3,000 books. However, this is inactive successful the treatment signifier and funds volition beryllium allocated soon, said the officials.

Another large inaugural has been planned by the directorate to instrumentality speechmaking to each home. Titled ‘Noolaga Nangbargal’ this strategy aims to commencement a programme to present books.   “Volunteers volition beryllium chosen from the members of libraries and adjacent from nonmigratory payment associations and different specified organisations. These initiatives volition assistance america promote radical to get into a speechmaking habit,” said a elder authoritative astatine the directorate.