Perumkulam - Kerala’s village of books

Perumkulam - Kerala’s village of books

With contribution from local residents, an initiative by a library in Kerala’s Perumkulam has added public book shelves, earning it the title of India’s second ‘village of books’

Way back in 2017 when Bhilar, a village in Maharashtra’s Satara district, was declared a ‘village of books’ (Pustakanch Gaav) by the State government, it sparked an idea in Kerala. The office bearers of Bapuji Smaraka Vayanasala, a library in Perumkulam, near Kollam, in Kerala were determined to replicate it, and they have finally achieved their goal.

Link | https://www.thehindu.com/society/a-library-in-keralas-perumkulam-has-added-public-book-shelves-and-becoming-a-village-of-books/article31933423.ece

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Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Manager – Library

Khaitan & Co

Google Photos major redesign rolling out with new icon, photo map search, and simplified UI

Google Photos major redesign rolling out with new icon, photo map search, and simplified UI

With over a billion active users, Google Photos serves as an ideal cloud storage solution to preserve precious photos and videos and revisit them whenever, wherever needed.

The app has come a long way since its inception in 2015, and now, its experience is getting a major revamp with a bunch of interface changes, and a new logo.

Here's all about it.

Full Details | https://www.newsbytesapp.com/timeline/science/62655/294086/google-photos-is-getting-a-new-look-logo

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Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Manager – Library

Khaitan & Co

Digital Preservation Initiative Receives $600,000 Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Digital Preservation Initiative Receives $600,000 Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Pratt Institute $600,000 to support the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education Network (DPOE-N) in collaboration with New York University. The DPOE-N builds upon the original DPOE program created in 2010 by the Library of Congress and will become a network of training resources available to cultural heritage professionals nationwide to enhance their digital preservation knowledge and skills, helping support the nation’s libraries, archives and museums during these challenging times. The funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation allows Pratt and New York University to build and restore this important national resource.

Source | https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2020/june/digital-preservation-inititative-receives--600-000-grant-from-an.html

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Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Manager – Library

Khaitan & Co