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Academic Library System

Notes provide public facilities to access to their electronic resources and the Internet. Modern libraries
are increasingly being redefined as places to get unrestricted access to information in many
formats and from many sources. They are extending services beyond the physical walls of a
building, by providing material accessible by electronic means, and by providing the assistance
of librarians in navigating and analyzing tremendous amounts of information with a variety
of digital tools.

1.1 National Knowledge Commission

In its endeavour to transform the knowledge landscape of the country, the National Knowledge
Commission has submitted around 300 recommendations on 27 focus areas during its three
and a half year term. While the term of the NKC has come to an end, the implementation of
NKC’s recommendations is currently underway at the Central and State levels.
The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Constituted the National Knowledge Commission
on 13 June 2005, It is a high-level advisory body to the Prime Minister of India, with the
objective of transforming India into a knowledge society. In particular, the Commission was
to advise the Prime Minister’s Office on policy related to education, research institutes and
reforms needed to make India competitive in the knowledge economy. The Commission was
to recommend reform of the education sector, research labs, and intellectual property legislation;
as well as consider whether the Government could itself upgrade its use of the latest techniques
to make its workings more transparent.
The NKC website was launched in February 2006.

The National Knowledge Commission (NKC) consists of the following eight members:
• Sam Pitroda, Chairman
• Dr. Ashok Ganguly, Corporate leader
• Nandan Nilekani, Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

• Dr. Deepak Nayyar, former Vice-chancellor, University of Delhi
• Dr. Jayati Ghosh, economist at Jawaharlal Nehru University
• Dr. Sujatha Ramdorai, TIFR

• Dr. P Balaram, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• Prof. Amitabh Mattoo, Former Vice Chancellor, Jammu University.

The organisational structure of the NKC is flat. The Secretariat is headed by an Executive Director and
consists of around 8-9 research associates. It also has four advisors who advises the commission on
different issues. The Secretariat of the Commission is located in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
In December 2006, the Commission brought out a ‘Report to the Nation 2006’. It includes the
following recommendations submitted to the Prime Minister:
• Libraries
• Knowledge
• E-governance

• Translation
• Languages

• National Portals

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