Mumbai is now home to a State Central Digital Library Centre

The Government of Maharashtra has opened the State Central Library Digital Centre in Mumbai, located in the Andheri East district. A 3-storey facility, the new library houses digital content in CD/DVD-ROMs as well as various reference and academic books, all of which are available for free to the general public.
Each floor gives access to different types of learning – the ground floor is meant for children and senior citizens, housing a multimedia computer with digital academic material, movies, and games, as well as books in Hindi, Marathi, and English. There apparently is also an Xbox360! The first floor is meant for the general public, and consists of over 200 CD/DVDs, a legal database of DELNET, Manuputra, and the British Council Library, apart from 48 internet-enabled and well-specced computers. The second floor is meant for reading, and also contains its fair share of books. The third floor houses a cafeteria and an AV room.
Certainly one of the first of its kind in India, the State Central Library Digital Centre will hopefully pave the path for more such centres across the country. For those of you living in Mumbai, and those visiting, here’s the address:

State Central Library Digital Centre
Guru Hargovindji Marg(Next to The Mirador)
Andheri (East)Mumbai.

Source: Thinkdigit

Now, use scratch cards for online learning

New Delhi. And you thought scratch cards can only win you television sets, gold coins and holiday vouchers!
Macmillan India imprint Full Marks has come out with a support website for students of class VI-XII mainly following NCERT books that can be accessed by using a scratch card.
The website can be accessed by students, teachers and parents who bought the Full Mark Series of books by registering using a unique access code - the Scratch Card Number - printed on the inside of the back cover.
The number can be viewed once a user scratches over the box marked for the purpose. After registration, one can login using a user name and password and access the website.
According to Full Marks, its website offers plenty of practice exercises and assignments different from the ones given in its books to build clarity and proficiency in the subject.
"Fullmarks.org marks our commitment to be a complete player in the education business. The website opens a world of possibilities for students. Access to over 24,000 questions for students appearing in entrance examinations like AIEEE, PMT and IIT-JEE makes their task easier and faster," says Macmillan Publishers India Ltd managing director Rajiv Beri.
According to him, the website is an attempt to provide complete tutorial support to students so that they can master the art of writing perfect answers to different types of questions given in their course books developed by NCERT.
"Taking advantage of the fact that the Internet is a knowledge resource and digital library, this website offers useful links for further references which might be of use to the students," says Beri.
Students can also ask questions to the authors to clarify a concept or seek solutions to problems and questions given in the textbooks.
Source http://www.expressindia.com

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Billion Beats

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Billion Beats is an e-paper launched on the eve of Children's Day on 14th. November, 2007 by respected Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
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IIT’s online material now a must in engineering colleges

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Have a look at the following newsitem:
IIT’s online material now a must in engineering colleges.
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has made it mandatory for engineering institutes in Mumbai.......
Click on the link below for details..
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/201005242010052402284895772d9ff82/IIT%E2%80%99s-online-material-now-a-must-in-engineering-colleges.html

Source: Mumbai Mirror dated 24/05/2010 (Accessed on 24/05/2010)

New Arrivals

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Following books have been added to our Central Library:
1) Fundamentals of Database Systems / Elmasri and Navathe
2) Management of Technology / Tarek Khalil
3) Mark Stamp's Information Security: Principles and Practice / Deven Shah