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Library and Information Society

Notes a while. Several institutions commented that the library is the recipient of second asks or as an
alternative for other priorities.
Library development programs rely heavily on central development operations for staff resources
for most fundraising activities. For example, on average, central development contributes 90% of
the staff for phonathons, 78% for deferred/planned giving, 77% for records processing, 72% for gift
processing, and 71 % for prospect research. Library development programs also rely on central
development staff—although in a more reduced fashion for corporate and foundation relations
(63%), annual giving (60%), and information technology (56%). Library development programs
contribute more of their own staff resources, on average, for development communications (66%)
and special events (78%). The distribution of budgeted expenses for fundraising activities follows a
similar pattern, though libraries contribute slightly more to the costs of direct mail and phonathons.
Library movement is a saga of organized growth and development of libraries giving the details of
establishment, maintenance and functioning of libraries in a geographical proximity. These aspects
viz., establishment, maintenance and functioning make a library a growing organization. No country
in the world can progress without providing free public library services to the citizens. It is imperative
on the part of the democratic country like India to establish the service institutions like public libraries
in order to strengthen the democratization of information and to promote the social, cultural,
historical and scientific and technical knowledge in the public at large. The growth and development
of public library system in India may be studied by categorizing it broadly into three groups:
1. Ancient libraries;
2. Medieval Libraries; and
3. Modern libraries.

8.3.1 Modern Libraries

The first landmark in the pre-independence history of the public library system in India is the enactment
of delivery and registration of publications Act of Bombay government in May 1808.

National Library
After independence in 1948, the name of the Imperial Library was changed to the National Library.
The origin of National Library, Calcutta can be traced to the Calcutta public Library, which came into
existence around 1836.

The Calcutta public library and Imperial library formed in 1881 were
amalgamated in 1903 to become the imperial library of colonial India and finally
named the same as a National Library by the central government of India in
1948.

Delhi Public Library

The establishment of the Delhi Public Library, involvement of the Union Government in Public Library
movement, and enactment of Public Library Laws are some of the main issues which contributed
towards the improvement and expansion of public libraries after independence.

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