This presentation is about National Library of india

2.  Under the dept: of culture ministry of tourism & culture govt:
of India
 Designated to collect printed material produced in India
 Permanent depository of all document published in India
 Situated on the scenic 30 acre Belvedere estate in Kolkata
 Largest in India , with a collection in access of 2.2 million
books
 Before independence, it was the official residence of Lt.
Governor of Bengal

3.  Begin with the formation of Calcutta public library in 1836
 Non-governmental institution and run on proprietary basis
 People contributing 300(US $ 5.10) in subscription
became the proprietor
 Dwarakanath Tagore was the first proprietor
 Poor students and others were allowed free use of the library for
specified period of time
 Lord Metcalfe, transferred 4,675 volumes from college of fort
William to the Calcutta public Library

5.  Formed in 1891 by combining a number of secretariat
libraries in Calcutta
 Use of library was restricted to the superior officers
of the Govt:

6. John mac farlane , assistant librarian of the British
Museum, London was the first Librarian of
Imperial library
Harinath De took over the charge
J. A Chapman succeeded him
Khan Bahadur M.A Asadulla- continued till 1947

7.  In 1903, Lord Curzon of kedleston , The Governor
General of India conceived the idea of Opening a
library for the Use of public
 Decided to merge rich collection of both( Imperial
and Calcutta Public Library)
 The new amalgamated Library called IMPERIAL
LIBRARY
 Formally opened to public on 30 January 1903 at
Metcalfe hall Kolkata

8. The Gazette of London reported ,
‘ It is intended that it should be a library of
reference, a working place for students and a
repository of material for the future historians
of India, in which , so far as possible , every
work written about India , at any time , can be
seen and read’

9.  After the independence, the Govt: of India changed
the name of the imperial library as the NATIONAL
LIBRARY
 Collection was shifted from the Esplanade to the
present Belvedere Estate
 On 1 February 1953 the National library opened to the
public, inaugurated by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Appointed as the first
librarian of the National library

10.  Calcutta public Library _1836
 Imperial Library _1891
 Imperial+ CPL _1903
 National Library _1953

11. The first Website of the National Library
www.nlindia.org
Was launched on 22 January 2002 at 4.30 pm by H. E
Sri viren J shah, the Governor of West Bengal

12.  Located at the Belvedere Road in Alipore Calcutta
 Open during 9am -8pm on all working days and
9.30am – 6.00 pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Govt: of
India holidays
 National Library main reading room( Bhasha Bhavan)
is strictly controlled
 Visitors need to have an approved Readers pass to
reading hall

14.  Over 24,65,352 Books
 Over 88,161 Maps
 Over 3,227 Manuscript
 Over45 Kilometres Shelf Space
 Over 814 Capacity of reading
room
 Over 6,43,225 Book in Indian
language
 Over 905 News papers
31.03.2009

15. The National Library is the apex body of the Library system in
India. It is the permanent repository of all document published in
India .
The Library has a collection of rare documents. National Library
can enrich the collection of book as well as heritage of Nation,
Because all the book about the Nation is preserve here. The
National Library has a separate division for children also.
The computer division was established in 1988 , as a part of
modernisation. It started with a mini computer –HP 3000.
MINISIS, a RDBMS software was installed for bibliographic
control activities, These all ensures that Libraries are growing
organism, as Fifth law of Library Science
Conclusion