Guest guest Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 Kitne haath hain tumhare,Prabha?. Going by the number of mails I have recieved in last 20mins,I can only say,Prabha da Jawaab nahin. Shyam(84) Re: Library fund etc.. > > >Dear Prabha madam, >My mail was a feeler to see whether the idea would >generate enough interest among the alumni. As >Dr.Shyamkamath has written in his mail it is really >upto the admin staff, teachers and present students at >MGIMS to come forward and explain their problems and >needs. > >I do think that identifying one particular area and >donating money for it is an excellent idea. >Examples of how this might be used is installation of >15 computers for students with 24 hour internet access >at a nominal cost. Can we get electronic subscriptions >to journals, 10 year subscription. As I understand we >already get a number of high-impact journals in print >but students are unable to access the electronic >versions (dont know why) > >My only concern with one-time donations are those that >affected the Tsunami, which is a drought of resources >once certain basic problems are solved. Of course, we >could keep donating every year but I doubt whether >that is the solution. > >I am really clueless about how to go about this issue >or whether it worthwhile pursuing? I also hope that >this is taken on by the alumni group as a whole rather >than an individual effort. > >sincerely, >Saranya Sridhar 1997 batch > > >--- Prabha Desikan wrote: > > > A very good idea, Saranya. However, instead of a > > fund, we could identify a specific > > area/s(books/subscriptions/infrastructure and so on) > > which could be paid for as a one time payment , > > (each time) by alumni. This would be a more tangible > > contribution. > > Having an ongoing fund is difficult to manage. The > > contributors to the fund may have differing views > > regarding the use of the fund. That would put a > > spanner in the works - in more ways than one. What > > do you say? > > Prabha'84 > > > > Saranya Sridhar wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > I just wished to say that I truly enjoy reading some > > of the mails in the group. It has been a great > > source > > of bonding among MGIMS alumni. Although, I rarely > > have > > anything interesting to say, I often find myself > > re-reading some emails and reminiscing about my > > times > > in Sewagram. My only regret was that I was unable to > > see Dr.Kishore Shah during his student days!! > > > > I also believe that this alumni group is a wonderful > > platform for a lot of us to give something back to > > our > > college.As a student I often remember having > > skirmishes with the librarian because I was unable > > to > > get a book I wanted or for many other trivial > > reasons. > > Just before coming to Oxford I had a long chat with > > the library staff who mentioned that although the > > college were spending a lot of money on journal > > subscriptions there was an acute need for a new > > building to accommodate the journals and books the > > library already owns. In my naivety I had promised > > to > > help. > > > > Personally, I had invested a significant amount of > > my > > student life as far away as possible from the > > library > > but on the rare occasions that I did hazard a visit > > it > > was spent in socialising in the reading room. (This > > particular structure which many of the seniors may > > not > > be familiar with lies above the old OT/ just above > > the > > auditorium. It is basically a huge hall with tables > > arranged that is accessible to all for reading.) > > > > Whenever I did use the library facility, I found the > > staff accommodating within their limits. Some of the > > problems I faced were : > > > > 1. The lack of multiple copies of common textbooks > > which were therefore always in demand > > > > > > 2. The lack of electronic subscriptions to > > international journals. I had this problem when I > > was > > attempting to do research on malaria vaccines for an > > interview, which resulted in most of my information > > coming from google. This had the disastrous > > consequence of me expouting my fragile and > > inadequate > > knowledge on the subject to a malariologist. > > > > 3. The prohibition on UG students from entering the > > library. This meant that great books that were in > > the > > library went unread by students. I did fight against > > this often leading to disagreements and I am not > > sure > > what the status is at present.The argument for this > > was that the library in itself was too small to > > accomodate all the UG,PG students and staff. > > > > 4. The inability to access a lot of archived > > materials > > which lie in a warehouse somewhere near the ashram. > > Although science and medicine have progressed > > rapidly, > > there is always a charm in reading about the > > discoveries of the past especially for people > > interested in the history of medicine. > > > > 5. Lastly,although I am unsure how this might be > > remedied is longer opening hours. Let me the first > > to > > say that the library is open for very long hours as > > it > > is.( I say this with experience at Oxford which has > > a > > library system with weekends off!! It seems students > > are not expected to study here on weekends.) > > > > I do apologise for digressing from the main reason > > for > > me writing this email. I was hoping that the alumni > > on > > this list and elsewhere could come together with > > ideas/suggestions and monetarily to help improve the > > library at MGIMS. > > > > I do realise that this might be a rather > > scatter-brained approach of dealing with an issue > > but > > I am hopeful that this will generate enough interest > > to make a change. > > > > We could help in many ways.With inputs from library > > systems we have experienced,books and other > > materials, > > but I think it would be fantastic if we could set up > > some kind of fund that will help the library in > > particular to grow. I envisage this as a fund that > > is > > able to provide money every year so that there can > > be > > improvement and maintenance every year rather than a > > bulk deposit of money which may lead to a one off > > investment. > > > > I hope that all of you share in this idea and take > > it > > forward. > > > > Regards, > > Saranya Sridhar > > 1997 batch > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. > > > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Website: www.mgims.org > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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