House keeping and Bank Office Operations On computer: other back office operation to be computerised include the expenditure account of the library and other managerial and maintenance functions.  The library is always flooded, with routine paper work. Computer will help in the word processing system, payroll system and management information system. This would save the time and improve the quality of work.

  Future plans are to create a network of these units through computers which will provide a greater access to the resources and avoid unnecessary duplication. The sharing of all combined resources will offer greater advantage to the users and provide them prompt and efficient services. At the same time this would make management of manpower sitting at different work station quite effective. Through this any library unit shall be able to call up library catalogues and offer a wider choice to the users. After various units of the Central State Library are linked effectively under the networking plan,further steps would be to have networking with other local libraries at Chandigarh. Many components of the future scenario are already possible, yet much remains to be done efficiently and in a cost effective manner.

The future plans of computerisation are to use scanning system in the circulation section for issue and return of books and for physical stock verification, In this direction bar codes have already been prepared and introduced in the library. The whole process will facilitates  the activities of circulation section of save time both of users and the staff.  

Information Kiosks / Information Counter

        Chandigarh Administration has implemented the e-governance project in the major public dealing departments of the administration. Application forms and procedures are now available on the office site of the administration for downloading by the public. For that information Kiosks and Information facilitation counters are being set up. One IFC in this library would be operational by the end of May 2001.  This Kiosks would provide key information like the telephone directory and application form which are used by the public in interacting with various departments.