Futuristic Role of Public Libraries - A Case Study ofE-Governance Programmes in Karnataka
Ramesha, Ashok Y. Asundi · 2011
One of the issues often discussed of the impact of JCT is the concept of digital divide. The role of many e-governance initatives is studied in this context. These programmes are conceived to narrow the gap between the communities with different levels of acquisition of JCT knowledge and skills to its beneficial use. The public libraries, besides their traditional roles, have also been involved in literacy campaigns, and they have played a significant role in the adult education programme in the past. The Karnataka Public Libraries Act 1965 has created a strong network of public libraries up to thelevel of Gram Panchayats. The paper conceives futuristic role of public libraries in Karnataka for the promotion and brining awareness about the e-governance programmes in the State.The National Informatics Centre (NIC) has planned for establishment of CICs ,hence, a proposal is made in this paper as how the public libraries and the CICs should be brought together to implement the proposal of this paper.