Library opens Free Cyber

  

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With the completion of its second phase, the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is now home to Asia's largest cyber library.
With about 500 workstations and 455 computers, the library will provide students access to more than 14,000 magazines and other materials.
BHU Vice-Chancellor Dr. The brainchild of Lalji Singh, the library will not be available till 24th day without any charge.
A BHU spokesman said that the second phase of the Cyber ​​Library, which marked the completion of the project, was inaugurated by VC on Wednesday.
"There are a total of 455 computers equipped with high-speed Internet connectivity. Since the complexes are Wi-Fi enabled, they can access the Cyber ​​Library in the center with their laptops."
University Librarian Dr. K. Srivastava, who will oversee the Cyber ​​Library, said: "As far as we have come to know, it is easily Asia's largest cyber library which is made available free by the university. We will not be surprised if this is the biggest feature, it is definitely the biggest. "
The library has been mainly funded by the Maharaja of Baroda Shivaji Rao Gaekwad and his name has been named after him. "This building is ours while the equipment has been provided by Maharaj." The total cost of the project is 10 crores, "said Dr. Srivastava. He said that BHU has planned to make Cyber ​​Library a research center in the subjects.
"Students can use around 14,500 magazines and e-books, a large number of these e-books and e-journals have already been subscribed by BHU," he said.
BHU V-C, which is from the Jaunpur district, considered this project as a platform which could be used by poor students, most of which were Jaipur from the backward areas of the Puravanchal area, without laptops.
Work on the project started almost three years ago and the first phase was completed in March 2013.
According to official data prepared in November 2013, there were 793 users in cyber libraries, while only 255 computers were installed. "Clearly the number will increase but each workstation has been provided with a cell. Therefore, there will be no illusions or chaos, students can concentrate on work without any obstruction," said Dr Srivastava.
"There is a separate area, which is set for those who use the library with their laptops but for the rest, all those who have to enter them with the given ID," Deputy Librarian (Cyber ​​Library), D K. Singh said.