Kerala Agricultural University Library and Information System: A Working Model for the New Millennium

The study evaluates in detail the integrated library and information system established in Kerala Agricultural University, India during 1995-2000 incorporating college and research station libraries spread over the length and breadth of the State which till then functioned as independent units coming under the university. The facilities of a high-tech university library consisting of ICT training facilities, Digital Library, Farmers Division etc established during the period is evaluated in detail. The objectives of the system and the mechanics devised for ensuring inter and intra departmental participation in the functioning of the system is discussed in detail. The role played by Dr. A.M. Michael the then Vice Chancellor and an internationally known expert in agricultural engineering is also commented on along with the system’s vision for the future