(a) whether the Government propose to inter-connect and link all the Central Libraries working in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of funds provided for the purpose during the Tenth Five Year Plan period; and
(d) the progress achieved so far?
MINISTER OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND CULTURE(SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY)
(a) Yes, Sir. Government proposes to create an integrated bibliographic database of the National Library, Kolkata; Central Secretariat Library, New Delhi and other major libraries.
(b) Towards this end, electronic bibliographic data-base is being created at select libraries, which will be subsequently linked.
(c) The said project of retro-conversion of existing catalogues in the National Library and Central Secretariat Library is anticipated to cost around Rs.10.00 crores during the Tenth Plan.
(d) The project is in its preliminary stage .