INFORMATION AND PUBLICATIONS
Central Secretariat Library Budget.-The total budget provision for the Library for the current financial year was Rs. 1,66,000. Of this Rs. 1,41,000 were, ear-marked for the purchase of books, periodicals and other publi- cations and Rs. 25,000 for binding and equipment.
Acquisition.-The Library added 3,333 books, 11,247 Government. documents and 250 pamphlets. 252 periodicals and 12 newspapers were subscribed for and 153 periodicals were received free. Under the provisions of the Agreement for Exchange of Official Publications with the United States Government, approximately 8,000 United States Government documents were received during the year. The Library also received about 150 books in Russian and Chinese, languages as gifts. During the year a large number of back-numbers of several periodical titles were acquired to complete the volumes, of important Indian and foreign journals.
Reference and Circulation.-The volume of reference work in-- creased appreciably during the year. About 10,000 reference questions, including quick and research reference questions were handled. The Library received queries from almost all the Ministries of the Government of India and quite frequently queries were received from educational institutions and agencies of foreign Governments at New Delhi. The number of research scholars from educational and other institutions in the city and in a few cases from outside Delhi coming to consult old and rare books, reports and other Government of India publications has been steadily, increasing.
The number of registered borrowers is, at present, 14,887, which is an increase of 2918 over that of the last year. The total number, of books and other publications issued was 97,080. About five hundred persons visited the Library daily to read journals and newspapers and consult reference books.
Other Activities.-A large number of books have been recatalogued and reclassified. 7,500 volumes were bound during the year. These include old, rare and out-of-print periodicals. Monthly, list of additions is issued regularly.
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In the month of October, 1958, it was decided to integrate the Central Secretariat Library and the Central Educational Library. Accordingly several steps have been taken to create under one control separate Units such as, Educational, Adult Literature and Children's Libraries. Various operations formerly carried on independently in the two Libraries have now been centralised resulting in a considerable economy of staff and uniformity in practice. The staff thus released is being utilized to improve the bibliographic services of the Library and accomplish rapidly the stock verification of all the Libraries and to bring uniformity in cataloguing and classification. As the integration process started only in' October, 1958 a separate report on the working of Central Educational Library for the present year is also given. The programme for 1959-60, however, covers all the integrated Units.
Programmes for 1959-60 (i) To complete the verification of the stocks of the whole integrated Library.
(ii) To complete the recataloguing and reclassification of the collection.
(iii) To issue a comprehensive index of all the these on education submitted to Indian universities.
(iv) To enlarge the scope of the Indian Educational Abstracts in Indian educational institutions and other journals.
(v) To complete the annotated bibliography of recent children's books in Hindi.
(vi) To enlarge the scope of the Indian Educational Abstracts by including articles from foreign educational periodicals having a bearing on Indian educational problems.
(vii) To acquire for the Children's Library suitable books in almost all Indian languages and to provide reading and browsing facilities for children of all the employees of the Government of Indian residing in Delhi.
Central Educational library Budget.-The total budget provision for the year was Rs. 95,000. Of this amount, Rs. 80,000 were ear-marked for the purchase of books, periodicals and other publications and Rs. 15,000 for binding and equipment.
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Acquisition.-The Library acquired 6,461 books and 1,255 pam- phlets. 100 periodicals were subscribed for and 220 periodicals were received in exchange with Indian Educational Abstracts and The Education Quarterly.
Reference and Circulation.-The Library compiled nearly 100 Bibliographies and Reference Lists on specific topics and handled approximately 3,000 enquiries.
150 new members were enrolled for the Educational Library and 1,331 members were enrolled for the Adult Literature Section. 6,923 books were issued from the Educational Library and 94,464 were issued from the Adult Literature Section during the year.
Other Activities.-Indian Educational Abstracts and C.E. Litera- ture Notes were issued regularly during the year. The Library has added considerably to its Register of Educational Research in India and has published in the C.E. Literature Notes abstracts of several. theses on each of six different topics pertaining to education.
The Children's Section participated in the following exhibitions :-
1. Jodhpur Literary Workshop Institution organised by the Directorate of Social Education, Rajasthan Government, Jaipur
2. International Children's Books Exhibition organised by the Children's Book Trust, New Delhi
Bulk loan of books was made to the following institutions :
(1) National Institute of Basic Education
(2) Central Institute of Education
As part of the programme of evaluating children's books in Hindi 150 juvenile books in Hindi were evaluated and the lists were pub- lished in the C. E. Literature Notes.
Educational Information Over 1150 enquiries received from the public including students, teachers, parents, educational institutions, government bodies, national and international organisations and foreign governments on various aspects of education in India, were dealt with during the year.
About 2588 persons visited the Information Section Library and sought information regarding educational facilities in India and abroad.
The following are some of the important items on which informa- tion was collected/compiled :-
(1) Facilities for study in Journalism, Library Science, Social Work and Labour Welfare, Sociology and Psychology,
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Private International Law, Management Studies, Statis- tics, Veterinary Science, Pharmacy and Post-Graduate courses in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, in India
(2) Facilities for study in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Metallurgical, Chemical, Automobile, Marine, Textile and Tele-communication Engineering etc., in India
(3) Facilities for Degree, Post-Graduate/Post- Certificate Courses in Nursing, training in Integrated Course in Midwifery, and Health Visitors' and Auxiliary Nurse Midwife courses in India
(4) Facilities for Botany, Forest Entomology and short Timber Technical courses and Extension courses in Fores- try
(5) Facilities for appearing at various examinations in the universities of India as private candidates.
(6) List of Educational Trusts which finance students for studies abroad
(7) Facilities for study in Glass Technology-U.K. and U.S.A.; Paper Technology-Japan; Spectroscopy-U.S.A. and West Germany; Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning and Automoblie Engineering-Australia and Engineering Courses-Canada
(8) Facilities for training/study in Accountancy, Cost Accountancy, Management Studies, Actuarial Science and Personnel Management in U.K.; Public and Business Administration in U.K. and U.S.A.; Physical Education, Business Administration/Commerce and Sales Management in Canada
(9) Courses in Hotel Management and Catering-Austria, France, Germany, U.K. and U.S.A.
(10) Facilities for research in Tobacco in U.K., U.S.A., and Australia
The collection, compilation or revision on the following topics was undertaken :-
(1) Provision in India, if any, for (a) appearing as private candidates in Middle, Matric and Intermediate Examinations and (b) permitting a candidate with M.A. degree from some other University to take any examina- tion in the same subject
(2) Facilities for teaching of foreign languages in Indian universities
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(3) Vacation and recesses of more than a week's duration in Indian universities and affiliated colleges
(4) Collection of information regarding professional organisations of teachers and list of professors in Indian universities
(5) Philanthropic societies which finance students for studies in India and abroad
(6) Facilities for Teachers' Training at collegiate level in Indian universities and for Agriculture in India
(7) Hindi and other regional languages as the medium of Instruction in Indian universities
(8) General information for Indian students going abroad
(9) Facilities for studies in Aeronautical Engineering, Automobile Engineering in U.K., U.S.A. and Australia
(10) Facilities for higher studies in Ship-building in U.S.A., West Germany and Canada
(11) Condensed courses for the M.B.B.S., or M.D. courses for holders of B.V. Sc. degree of recognised Indian universities-U.K., U.S.A., Canada, Australia and Germany
(12) Facilities for the study of Glass Technology in Belgium and Silk Technology in Japan
Educational Publications The Publications Section of the Ministry publishes brochures, pamphlets, handbooks etc., on educational themes, reports, proceedings etc., concerning educational activities, in addition to two quarterly periodicals, 'The Education Quarterly' and 'Youth'.
The publication of 'Youth' is a scheme included in the Second Five-Year Plan and a provision of Rs. 3,000 exists in the budget for 1958-59 for meeting expenditure other than the cost of paper and printing, on this periodical. Another Provision of Rs. 10,000 exists in the budget for the current financial year for expenditure other than the cost of paper and printing, on the publication of 'The Edu- cation Quarterly' and other publications. The provisions have been repeated for 1959-60.
The Education Quarterly', the Ministry's most important periodi- cal published in March, June, September and December entered its eleventh year of publication. March, 1958 number of the 'Quarterly' that was a special issue on 'University Reform' was devoted in homage to the memory of the Late Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. June and September, 1958 numbers were respectively concerned with
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"Examinations" and "Language Teaching", while December, 1958 number was devoted to "School Reform".
'Youth' that is devoted to youth welfare, physical education, sports etc., entered its second year of publication in September, 1958 with increasing popularity particularly among the student-youths of the country. Its December, 1958 number was a special Festival issue with a feature on the Fifth Inter-University Youth Festival held at New Delhi in October-November, 1958.
During the period January-March, 1958, the following publications were brought out :-
(1) Report of the Secondary Education Commission-Fourth
(2) Textbook Selection Procedures in India
(3) Catalogue of Publications
(4) Proformae of Expenditure under Educational Schemes of the Second Five-Year Plan
(5) Report on the Work and Programme of the Indian National Commission for Cooperation with Unesco
(6) Propagation and Development of Hindi-A Review 1956- 57
(7) Labour and Social Service Scheme-1954-56
(8) Summary 1957-58-English
(9) Annual Report 1957-58-English
(10) Proceedings of the Tenth Meeting of the All-India Council for Technical Education
(11) A Basic Grammar of Modern Hindi
(12) Letters on Discipline-Reprint
(13) Youth-March, 1958
(14) Summary-1957-58-Hindi
(15) Inaugural Address at the First Meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Anthropology by K. L. Shrimali
(16) Presidential Address at the 33rd Session of the Indian Historical Records Commission by K. L. Shrimali
(17) A Provisional List of Technical Terms in Hindi- Zoology
(18) A Provisional List of Technical Terms in Hindi- Educational Psychology
(19) A Provisional List of Technical Terms in Hindi-Law II
(20) Hindi Words Common to Other Indian Languages-Hindi-Telugu
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(21) List of Technical Terms in Hindi-Posts and Telegraphs.
The publications brought out during the period between April and December, 1958 are :-
(1) The Education Quarterly-March, 1958
(2) Thoughts on Indian Education by A. Chakrabarti
(3) "A Hundred Years"-a Commemorative Address at the Centenary Celebrations of Lawrence School, Lovedale by K. G. Saiyidain
(4) The Rural Institutes of Higher Education
(5) State Education Ministers' Conference, 1957
(6) Handbook for Teachers of Basic Schools-English Reprint.
(7) Annual Report 1957-58-Hindi
(8) Home Science in Colleges and Universities
(9) A Standard System of Roman Transliteration
(10) A Review of Education-1957-58
(11) The Education Quarterly-June, 1958
(12) Youth-June, 1958
(13) Schools for, All
(14) Hindi Ka Prachar aur Vikas-Ek Samiksha-1956-57
(15) Basic Hindi Vocabulary-500 Words
(16) Basic Hindi Vocabulary-2000 Words
(17) Report of the Three-Year Degree Course Estimates Committee
(18) Rural Higher Education Annual
(19) Basic Education in India during the First Five- Year Plan
(20) Reports of the Committees Appointed by the CABE (1938-47)
(21) Report of the Banaras Hindu University Enquiry Committee
(22) Presidential Address at the 8th Conference of Rashtra Bhasha Prachar Samiti at Bhopal by K. L. Shrimali
(23) Indian University Administration Report of the Hindi Typewriter and Teleprinter Committee-Part I
(25) Youth, September, 1958
(26) The Education Quarterly, September, 1958
(27) Thoughts on Education by Mahatma Gandhi
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(28) Report of the All-India Council for Elementary Education
(29) Youth-Advertisement Folder
(30) India 1958 Exhibition-Folder in English
(31) India 1958 Exhibition-Folder in Hindi
(32) Second National Seminar on Basic Education
(33) Report of the Sanskrit Commission
(34) Proceedings of the 25th Meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education
(35) Buniyadi Shiksha Ka Seminar
(36) Hindi Words Common to Other Indian Languages-Hindi = Gujarati
(37) Hindi Words Common to Other Indian Languages-Hindi = Oriya
(38) A Provisional List of Technical Terms in Hindi- History (Pre-History)
(39) A Provisional List of Technical Terms in Hindi- Economics (General Banking)
(40) A Provisional List of Technical Terms in Hindi- Mathematics IV (Calculus)
(41) A Provisional List of Technical Terms in Hindi- Defence VII
(42) List of Technical Terms in Hindi-General Administration (Designations)
(43) List of Technical Terms in Hindi-Transport (Tourism)
(44) List of Technical Terms in Hindi-Zoology
(45) Presidential Address at the 34th Session of the Indian Historical Records Commission, Trivandrum by K. L. Shrimali