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Subject: [e-suvadi] Travel Diary 18.02.02 
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Like most private libraries, due to lack of funds cataloguing is 
quite poor.
We have a Sairam in U.Ve.Sa library and Krishnamurthi at Gnanaalayam.
They know books at their finger tips. Sairam is an attender and 
Krishnamurthi
is the owner. But still, the libraries run because of them. This old 
fashioned
way should change. Mr.Krishnamurthi has employed a girl and provided
her a computer. Roja Muthiya Library has offered help in cataloguing.

We could help Krishnamurthi in many ways to preserve this one family 
show!

1) Offer more computers and volunteers
2) Suggest funding agencies that support such private initiative
3) Digitize the books

This is an ideal place for PM volunteers. They could take their 
laptops and key-in
rare books in an idealistic environment. Pollution free, noise free.

I spoke to Mrs./Mr. Krishnamurthi for possible collaboration. He is 
willing to
place his library in the web if we help him out. It certainly needs 
equipments
such as Minolta scanner (IISc.) or a good digital camera with 
necessary additions.
Many old books are very brittle and will be lost for ever if we press 
them against
scanner or Xerox machines.

Your valuable suggestions are most welcome.

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