Summary:
more-inA Library Information Technology Institute will be established by the Kerala State Library Council (KSLC) adjacent to the State Central Library. The government decision has come in the backdrop of a long-drawn legal battle between the council and the Thiruvananthapuram Public Library Protection Council over the course of almost two decades. Dismissing the allegations, KSLC State executive member S.
Rameshan said the council had no intention to establish another library, but stood for incorporating advancements in library information technology. The move has been vehemently opposed by the protection council, which accused the State government of misleading the judiciary. The government has leased out a plot of 20 cents for a period of 30 years for the purpose..