Jobs Vacancies in Rampur Raza Library, Rampur (UP)

Applications are invited for Manuscripts Conservation Center, under the project of National Mission for Manuscripts (Ministry of culture,. Government of India), New Delhi-110001

1. One Conservator - on contract basis fixed amount of Rs. 17,000/- per month (Rupees Seventeen thousand only) for a period of three months.(purely temporary). Qualification:- Bachelor's Degree in Conservartion/Chemistry or in any other relevant discipline with a minimum three years experience in conservation.

2. One Assistant conservator - on contract basis fixed amount of Rs. 10,000/- per month (Rupees Ten thousand only) for a period of three months.(purely temporary). Qualification:- Bachelor's Degree in Conservartion/Chemistry or in any other relevant discipline with a minimum three years experience in conservation.

3. One technical Assistant - on contract basis fixed amount of Rs. 8,000/- per month (Rupees Eight thousand only) for a period of three months.(purely temporary). Qualification:- Bachelor's Degree in Conservartion/Chemistry or in any other relevant discipline.

4. One Conservator - on contract basis fixed amount of Rs. 10,000/- per month (Rupees Ten thousand only) for a period of three months.(purely temporary). Qualification:- Master's Degree in Conservartion/Chemistry or in any other relevant discipline with a minimum three years experience in conservation at Rampur Raza Library Conservation Laboratory.

Application should reach the office of the Director, rampur Raza Library, Rampur UP - 244901 alongwith CV and attested Xerox copies of alll degrees etc. byregistered / speed post within 15 days from the date of advertisement.

Note: The interview will be held on 11 November, 2012 at 10:30 A.M. in Rampur Raza Library, Rampur. Please bring orignal documents along with a recent photograph for verification.

Facelift to Saraswathi Mahal Library proposed

BY G. SRINIVASAN

The Hindu

GOOD NEWS: A view of Saraswathi Mahal Library. Photo: B. Velankanni Raj

Proposals to the tune of Rs.1.65 crore have been submitted to Union Ministry of Culture for giving a facelift to Saraswathi Mahal Library here. The proposals were handed over by K. Baskaran, Collector and Director of the Library, to Kumari Selja, Union Minister of Housing, Urban Poverty Alleviation and Culture when she visited the library recently. The proposals include digitisation of manuscripts and books in the library (at a cost of Rs. 50 lakhs), computerisation of the books and manuscripts (Rs. 30 lakhs), improvement of museum (Rs. 20 lakhs), improvement of readers section (Rs. 5 lakhs), translation of Sanskrit books (Rs. 20 lakhs), conservation of rare books and paintings (Rs. 20 lakhs) and improvement of storage facility (Rs. 20 lakhs).

The library which houses 70,000 books uses ‘autolib’, software to facilitate online cataloguing facility. Due to lack of trained staff, the work could not be continued. The computerisation work needs to be continued to help researchers and to facilitate online cataloguing, the proposal said. Similarly the library has published 62 volumes of catalogues for library manuscripts. To take them online, cataloguing details should also be computerised.

The library museum also needs to be modernised with provision for new showcases and lighting facility. Readers section needs to be improved with separate seating facility, air conditioning, and OPAC (online public access catalogue). The library has quite a number of illustrated manuscripts, drawings and rare books which need curative conservation. The work can be done with the help of National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property, Lucknow, the proposal said. The library, one among the few medieval libraries that exist in the world, is a repository of culture and is a treasure house of knowledge built by the successive dynasties of Nayaks and Marattas of Thanjavur. The Encyclopaedia of Britannica in its survey of Libraries of World mentions the library as "the most remarkable library in India".

During the reigns of Nayaks of Thanjavur (1535-1675 A.D), the library was formed and developed in the name of "Sarasvati Bhandar" (Collection place of manuscripts). The Maratta Kings later developed the library into a Royal Palace Library till 1855. Rajah Serfoji II, Maratta king can be rightly called the architect of the library as he enriched the library with his personal collection of books and manuscripts and developed it.

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Holkar era library of Indore to be razed

Indore: The library of Holkar era, which was constructed in 1854 in the heart of the town at Rajwada, would be razed, as it has been declared dangerous. The Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) had declared the dilapidated building dangerous in the past too but some how it was not demolished.

The IMC had included the library building in the list of dangerous structures twice during last two years. "A list of dangerous buildings is being updated in all the zones. The IMC will launch a drive to raze down the dangerous structures before rainy season sets in", assistant building removal officer Virendra Upadhyay told.

Library manager Bhushan Shinde admitted that IMC had issued notices declaring the building dangerous in the past. He, however, added that the dilapidated front canopy of the library has been repaired. Members and readers still frequent the ramshackle library. That is a reason why the IMC dithered on dismantling the structure.

But the structure has become so weak that book shelves had to be shifted in view of the fact that members still come to the building. In order to avert any untoward incident, an arrangement for reading has been made in the rear side of the library. Earlier, a bank was also operating in the building. It closed due to pathetic condition of the building. Trustees of the public library also tried to get the building renovated but failed to reach a consensus over terms and conditions with the contractor company. Finally the contract had to be cancelled.

Source: http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/MP-IND-holkar-era-library-to-be-razed-3407480.html

पुस्तकालय संरक्षित रखने की घोषणा (उन्नाव)

उन्नाव, निप्र : सामवेदियों की नगरी के रूप में विख्यात क्षेत्र पंचायत बिछिया के ग्राम बड़ौरा के ऐतिहासिक श्री केदार नाथ पुस्तकालय एवं वाचनालय के वार्षिकोत्सव पर पुस्तकालय की दशा देख सांसद अन्नू टंडन हैरत में रहीं। उन्होंने कहा कि पुस्तकालय के प्रति जनप्रतिनिधि व शासन उदासीनता पर आश्चर्य व्यक्त किया। पुस्तकालय को संरक्षित रखने के लिए उनका सहयोग मिलता रहेगा।

इस अवसर पर श्रीमती टंडन ने ग्राम के सबसे बुजुर्ग 99 वर्षीय रामनाथ त्रिवेदी की पत्नी स्वामी देवी तिवारी को अंग वस्त्र भेट कर सम्मानित किया जबकि समिति के महामंत्री गणेश चंद्र जनसेवी ने सांसद को स्मृति चिह्न से सम्मानित किया। समिति की अध्यक्ष श्रीमती ऊषा तिवारी, निशा अग्निहोत्री, कृष्णानंद तिवारी, रमेश गुप्त आदि ने पुस्तकालय की ऐतिहासिकता पर प्रकाश डाला। सांसद ने पौधरोपण भी किया। इस अवसर पर ग्रामीणों में प्रमुख रूप से दुर्गा शंकर तिवारी, सुनील दीक्षित, अनुभव, पल्लवी, मधू शुक्ल, प्रतीक आदि थे। अध्यक्षता बृजमोहन शुक्ल आदि मौजूद रहे। संचालन राजकुमार लोधी ने किया।

source: http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/unnao-9335549.html