Public Libraries Act, Rules to be revisited
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu government forms eight-member committee
Conscious of the problem of lack of funds being faced by public libraries and the consequent adverse impact on development works of the Libraries Department, the Tamil Nadu government has decided to revisit the Public Libraries Act, 1948, and the Public Libraries Rules, 1950.
An eight-member high-level committee, headed by former Tamil University Vice-Chancellor M. Rajendran, has been constituted, according to an order issued by the Education Department last week. Among other members are N. Avudaiyappan, former director of Connemara Public Library; Sunder Ganesan, Director, Roja Muthiah Research Library; and Jagadish, former Library Director at the American Consulate, Chennai.
The government has named three special invitees, including Mary Rader, Librarian, South Asian Studies, University of Texas.