©Krishnadas Shama Goa State Central Library April 2016 Administrative Board: (Directorate of Art & Culture) Shri Prasad Lolayekar (Director) Shri Carlos M. Fernandes (Curator) Shri Ramesh Mahale (D.D.A.A.) since 2/7/2014 Shri Upadesh Kosambe (A.A.O.) since 4/6/2014 Mrs Sulaksha S. Kolmule (Sr. Librarian) Editorial Board: Shri Carlos M. Fernandes (Curator) Mrs Sulaksha S. Kolmule (Sr. Librarian) Mrs Snehal L. Naik Chopdekar (Librarian Grade-l) Photography, Cover design & Layout : Mr Sachin Naik (Librarian Grade-lll) Mr. Sarvesh Kudalkar (Lib. Attendant) All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, including photocopying recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Utmost care has been taken to include all the information till date. The compiler welcomes suggestion from readers for improvements in future editions. Krishnadas Shama Goa State Central Library Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji-Goa I N D E X SR. CONTENTS PAGE NO. NO. 1. Introduction 1-5 1.1 1st Floor-Newspaper and Magazine Section 6-7 ---Miss Padmaja Khedekar 1.2 2nd Floor-Children‟s section 8-9 --- Mrs. Maria L. D‟souza 1.3 3rd Floor- Circulation Section /Book Stacks 10-11 --- Shri Prashant R. Phadte Administration Wing 1.3.1 Administration Section 12 ---Ms. Nirmala Naik 1.3.2 Account Section 13-14 ---Shri Savio Gomes 1.3.3 Technical Section 15-17 ---Mrs. Vidya M. Jurali 1.3.4 Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) Section 18-21 --- Mrs. Shradha M. Shetye and --- Mrs. Navita A. Diwadkar 1.3.5 Books Delivery Act Section 22-24 ---Mrs. Jyotsna Chopdekar 1.3.6 Indexing Section 25 --- Mrs. Suma Bhandari 1.3.7 Binding Section 26-27 ---Shri Mansur A. Shaikh 1.4 4th Floor- Rare Books & Goan History Section 29-31 ---Mrs. Maria Ana Paiva 1.4.1 Data Imaging Centre 32-38 ---Mrs. Sneha Malkarnekar 1.4.2 Preservation /Fumigation Section 39-48 ---Mrs. Shruti Mandrekar and Mrs. Sonali S. Alornecar 1.5 5th Floor-Reference Section 49-50 ---Mrs. Bernadette Alzira Desouza 1.6 6th Floor-Portuguese Section 51 ---Shri Elizabe Rodrigues 2. Dr. Francisco Luis Gomes District Library, Navelim 52-56 ---Shri Mohandas H. Naik SR. CONTENTS PAGE NO. NO. 3. Government Taluka Library, Curchorem 58-60 ---Miss Raksha R. Khobrekar 4. Government Taluka Library, Canacona 61-63 ---Shri Prakash Gaonkar 5. Government Taluka Library, Valpoi 64-66 ---Mrs. Dipti Sawant 6. Government Taluka Library, Bicholim 67-69 ---Mrs. Laxmi Puranik 7. Government Taluka Library, Sanguem 70-71 ---Mrs Sonali Naik 8. Government Taluka Library, Ponda 72-74 ---Mrs. Bharati B. Naik 9. Government Taluka Library, Mandrem, Pernem 75-77 ---Mr. Abhimanyu S. Gawas 10. Government Village Library, Gaondongri, Canancona 79 ---Mrs. Asha B. Devidas 11. Government Village Library, Balli 80 ---Mrs. Seema Krishna Dessai 12. Government Village Library, Chinchinim 81 ---Shri Socorro Antao 13. Government Taluka Library, Xeldem 82 ---Mrs. Kanchan A. F. Dessai 14. Programmes/ Activities organized by: 14.1 Krishnadas Shama Goa State Central Library, Panaji. 83-84 14.2 Dr. Francisco Luis Gomes District Library, Navelim 85 14.3 Government Taluka Library, Bicholim 86 14.4 Government Taluka Library, Ponda 86 14.5 Government Taluka Library, Mandrem. 86 15. Library cess 87-88 16. Workshops and seminars attended by Krishnadas Shama Goa 89-90 State Central Library, Panaji 17. Statement of Revenue generated from different sections of 91 Krishnadas Shama State Central Library, Panaji. I N T R O D U C T I O N Library is a treasure house of books and is capable of meeting almost all the information needs of people. Libraries are temples of knowledge, education/learning, where generations of young and old get enlightenment on the achievements of mankind. Goa can be legitimately proud of having one of the oldest libraries in India as well as in Asia which has enriched Goan cultural and educational life. Krishnadas Shama Goa State Central Library: The State Central Library occupies the pride of the place among the public libraries in India, especially for its collection on Goan History and Culture. The Central Library is the oldest Public Library in India established on 15th September 1832 by Vice Roy Dom Manuel de Portugal e Castro as `Publica Livaria`. Four years earlier to Calcutta Public Library, 1836. (The National Library of India) It was changed to Bibliotheca Publica and enriched with bibliographical repository transferred from the Convents run by religious orders, which were suppressed. However, the collection on Mathematics and Military Science was left in Academia and books on Administrative and Legislative matters were transferred to Secretariat Library. On 15th February 1897 the status of library was raised to that of a „National Library‟ and renamed as `Bibliotheca Nacional de Nova Goa`. In March 1925, it was annexed to the academic and cultural institution (Instituto Vasco da Gama) and designated as “Biblioteca Nacional Vasco da Gama” by Decree Law no.38684 dated 18th March 1952. Under this Decree the privilege of `Deposito Legal` (Delivery Act) was made applicable to this library by virtue of which the library received all publication from Portugal and her overseas Provinces. From September 1959, the Bibliotheca was detached from the Instituto Vasco-da-Gama and put under the administrative control of „Servicos de Instruccao e Saude‟ (Education and Health Services); it was then renamed as “Biblioteca Nacional de Goa”. The collection of pre-liberation period consists mainly of books and journals in Portuguese, French, Latin, English and very few books in local language like Konkani and Marathi. The total pre-liberation collection was about 40,487 volumes. The earliest book available is Repertorium Singularium Super Toto Codice Lugdini by Baldi published in 1539. The collection of the library has manuscripts and codices in Portugues, Castilian, Latin, Tamil, Ceylonese, Canary and Konkani dating since 17th and 18th century. The collection of the local newspapers includes the publication of Estado da India Portuguesa since 1856 to 1961 and then from 1961 to present day publication. The library is an important center for Indo-Portuguese studies as well as Portuguese colonial history. It is also a repository of Indo Portuguese Literature. The other important collection is of “Boletim Official” (Official Gazette) dating since 1837 till date. Further, State Central Library is acting as a repository of books published in State under the provision of the Delivery of Books Act, 1954. To support the library movement the Government of Goa has passed and enacted the Goa Public Libraries Act, 1993. Present Status of Library: Government in an effort to inculcate reading habits among the youth and to encourage research has set up a six floor library in the heart of the city at Patto, Panaji – Goa. Central Library is the State Library and apex of Public Library system in Goa. It has under its control Seven Taluka Libraries and one District Library. Besides Goa has altogether 151 Village libraries which includes NGO‟s Libraries, Village Panchayat libraries and Government Village Libraries. Krishanadas Shama Goa State Central Library, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji – Goa. Ph. Nos. 2404500 / 2437947 E-mail:[email protected] Website:www.centrallibrary.goa.gov.in Library Timings From Monday to Friday: 9.00 a.m. to 7.30. p. m. Saturday & Sunday: 9.30 a.m to 5.45 p.m. Public holidays closed. The library is named as Krishnadas Shama Goa State Central Library. It is an State- of-art edifice situated near Panjim Bus Stand at Patto. The library is named after Krishnadas Shama (Keloshikar) the founder of Konkani Prose and known as Father for Konkani literature, to recognize his contribution in the field of literature in 16th century. It covers a built up area of 12,100 sq mts. The library has more than 2.4 lakhs books in different languages like English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani and Portuguese since its inception. The Library is considered to be the biggest repository of books in Portuguese language in Asia. The library has Manuscripts & Imprints which includes languages like Tamil, Castilian, Ceylonese, Canary etc. The library offers modern facilities like Smart - Card, Self-Check-in/Check-out Kiosk, Book Drop Box using RFID Technology and ultra-modern Book Conservation Laboratory. Library Automation & networking: The library is provided with 2GB internet space via GBBN and is connected to all taluka libraries of Goa. “LSPremia” of LIBSYS is used as library management software to different Taluka libraries functioning in Goa. The advantage of this is seamless integration of libraries at different locations is coupled with extended functional features and scope for customization to meet the best requirements. The real time back-up of services is provided through our proprietary solution called LS Mirroring. The Other facilities which includes are as follows: The multitasking feature and customizable look & feel. Multi-lingual support. Federated search with advanced search options. Integration with Google books, Book Finder, etc. Interactive features like online reviews, ratings, renewals, reservations etc. to deliver patron satisfaction. Centralized procurement with option to manage location wise acquisition process and streamlined operations of multi-location libraries. LIBRARY IS ENRICHED WITH FOLLOWING FACILITIES Article Indexing: (Article Database) All the articles appeared on local newspaper/magazines are entered & index to provide easy access for research/assigned projects. Every section has a photo copy machine so that any user of the library can get a copy of information as required. Library has Union OPAC search under “Goa Union catalogue”(scl.goa.gov.in/opac/html/search form) The bibliographical database is prepared to provide all library services at the click of the mouse to the end user.