E-library for inmates at central jail

E-library for inmates at central jail

 

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Authorities of Poojappura central jail have completed digitization of the prison library.Inmates can now walk into the library during their daily break, search for their favorite book/author in one of the computer terminals, borrow or reserve it as per availability.

The open stacks lined up on either side of the library have 13,000 books, motivating the inmates to read. But, manual indexing of all the books turned out to be a tedious task.


Also, the manual format prompted a representative from each of 13 blocks to personally collect 50-100 books and distribute them among the inmates of his ward. The books had to be collected back later and re-distributed.

With the details of each book digitized, it has now become easy for both the user and the librarian to track and supply books.

Ref-  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/E-library-for-inmates-at-central-jail/articleshow/55673937.cms