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<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.08in;" align="justify">Delhi
Public Library catalogue is going live on 2<sup>nd</sup> October with
Koha 3.0, the consortia-quality open-source library management
software. Users from across the world and nearly 45000 DPL members
can now access the most current catalogue of <strong><span style="">Delhi
Public Library system </span></strong>on its website at
<font color="#0000ff"><u><a href="http://www.dpl.gov.in/">http://www.dpl.gov.in</a></u></font>
or <font color="#0000ff"><u><a href="http://59.176.17.111/">http://59.176.17.111</a></u></font>
DPL is very proud to be the first library in India to implement the
latest version of Koha 3.0.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.08in;" align="justify">DPL
at present has 1500000 (15 lakh) books in its holdings spread across
its network of zonal and branch libraries spread all over Delhi.
Retro-conversion of such a massive collection is a huge and time
consuming task. Hence DPL has planned to make implement koha in
phases. To begin with the online catalogue of <b>current acquisitions</b>
<b>& books received under the Delivery of Books Act from 2007 </b>and
about 70,000 D.B.Act book's record available in cds/isis and
conversion from cds/isis to MARC21 is already under way.
Retro-conversion of old catalogue records is going to start soon and
in the near future the entire catalogue will be made available
online.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.08in;" align="justify">This
is an important facet of DPL's modernization programme which was
kick-started early this year. Other major initiatives are recently
introduced <b>Internet access service</b>, a totally <b>revamped and
refurbished childrens'</b> section. These new services are now
available in the three libraries situated at Sarojini Nagar, S P
Mukherjee Marg in Old Delhi and Patel Nagar. Soon DPL is going to use
KOHA for computerizing circulation of DVDs in its three zonal
libraries (Central Library, Sarojini Nagar and Patel Nagar). Response
from public to these new services has been overwhelming and these
will be introduced in other libraries as well in a phased manner.</p><br><p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.08in;" align="justify"><br><br>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.08in;" align="justify">Delhi
Public Library is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of
Culture and governed by Delhi Library Board, started as a UNESCO
project in the year 1951 by the Govt. of India. Delhi Public Library
system includes a network of Zonal Libraries, Branches &
Sub-branches Libraries, R.C.Libraries, Community Libraries, Deposit
Stations, Mobile Library, Braille library, etc. spread all over
Delhi. DPL provides free services to <font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 9pt;" size="2">Delhi
citizens. </font></font> Its large book stock includes<font face="Tahoma, sans-serif">
</font>books in Hindi, English, Urdu, Punjabi & other Indian
Languages, and almost all subjects are represented in its collection.
The Delhi Public Library is also one of the four recipient libraries
under the provision of Delivery of Books & Newspaper (Public
Libraries) Act 1954 and busiest public library in Southeast Asia.
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b>For further information in this
regard pl. contact:</b></i></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b>Director</b></i></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b>Delhi Public Library</b></i></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b>S.P.Mukherjee Marg, Delhi-6</b></i></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b>Ph:23958747, 23991297</b></i></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b><a href="mailto:Email%3Adpl@dpl.gov.in">Email:dpl@dpl.gov.in</a>,
<a href="mailto:delhipubliclibrary@gmail.com">delhipubliclibrary@gmail.com</a></b></i></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b>Basavaraj</b></i></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b>Asstt lib & Information Officer</b></i></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b>DPL<br></b></i></p>
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