LUCKNOW: The newly appointed Lucknow University vice-chancellor GB Patnaik visited the Tagore library on Tuesday to take stock of the situation. Displeased with the existing conditions, the VC said library needs a facelift, both in terms of infrastructure and human resources. LU sources said only five students were present in the library at the time of Patnaik's visit.
To improve the situation, the VC has decided to hold a short presentation on Tagore library. All first year students will be made aware of the books available in the library, tips on how to use a library and decorum to be maintained there.
The computerisation of catalogue to make the library more reader-friendly is expected to begin soon. The VC said that apart from being a repository of books, library should be used for literary activities like seminars and workshops. Patnaik also advocated keeping the computer centre open till 8pm.
Teachers are hopeful that Tagore library will be spruced up. When Prof MK Mishra became theLU vice-chancellor three years ago, he had announced that Tagore library would be upgraded and brought at par with ultramodern and computerised libraries of international repute. But the task remained unaccomplished even as Prof Mishra's tenure ended recently.
Tagore library, which came into existence in 1921, is LU's central research library and has a vast collection of books. "The initiatives taken by the new VC are likely to restore the lost glory of the library. We will able to get more books and journals in the library,'' said a student of the university.
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