Development of Library Buildings and Furniture: Design and Planning

The National Library sector in India can be divided into two types of libraries. The first one comprises the National Library Calcutta and the recipient Public libraries under the Delivery of books act. i.e. Delhi Public Library DPL Connemara Public Library Chennai and the State Central Library, Mumbai. These are the depositories of the printed cultural heritage of India under the delivery of books Act.

The depository libraries are a very important part of the National Library sector because India is a very vast and multilingual country with rich linguistic heritage. The 3rd millennium will have to see the cooperation between all these four libraries with the National Library at the apex. This can only be implemented if all these libraries are modernized at the same scale and have compatible systems to ensure resource sharing and networking.