<p>Thousands of books at the State Central Library here will be digitised and added to the e-library, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Tanveer Sait said on Sunday. <br /><br />“There are 3.64 lakh books at the State Central Library and one lakh books at district central libraries.<br /><br /> Books which cannot be reprinted will be added to e-library. Around 50,000 books have been digitalised so far. Books on various disciplines will be added to the digital library,” he said after inaugurating the renovated building of the historic library. <br /><br />The minister promised to open a library in each of the 1,204 government pre-university colleges in Karnataka and said the work had begun. Libraries have already come up in 395 educational institutions. He also spoke of a plan to open a library in schools where one of the teachers is selected for the ‘Best Teacher’ award. <br /><br />With April 23 being the World Book Day, Sait said the government was purchasing more books with every passing year. “In 2016-17, Rs 19 crore worth of books have been purchased, up from Rs 6.1 crore in 2013-14,” he said. <br /> </p>
<p>Thousands of books at the State Central Library here will be digitised and added to the e-library, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Tanveer Sait said on Sunday. <br /><br />“There are 3.64 lakh books at the State Central Library and one lakh books at district central libraries.<br /><br /> Books which cannot be reprinted will be added to e-library. Around 50,000 books have been digitalised so far. Books on various disciplines will be added to the digital library,” he said after inaugurating the renovated building of the historic library. <br /><br />The minister promised to open a library in each of the 1,204 government pre-university colleges in Karnataka and said the work had begun. Libraries have already come up in 395 educational institutions. He also spoke of a plan to open a library in schools where one of the teachers is selected for the ‘Best Teacher’ award. <br /><br />With April 23 being the World Book Day, Sait said the government was purchasing more books with every passing year. “In 2016-17, Rs 19 crore worth of books have been purchased, up from Rs 6.1 crore in 2013-14,” he said. <br /> </p>
