Professional Ruminations

Introduction

I am basically an Indian Chartered Accountant (27) and traveling major part of the world upon my professional requirements. At present in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the USA. I’m currently an NRI (Non- Resident Indian). I was a member of Town Hall & R.S. Puram library during my school & college days (from 1993). Right now I’m a member in Brown County Library (in Wisconsin State, USA). I’m so surprised to see lot of things offered in this library (though it’s a village of 100,000 populations only). Therefore, I wish the same can be made in Coimbatore - if everyone works together.

Purpose of this mail

To make everyone a mankind!

I wish I could help or at least try in providing thru library some basic necessities of current students / youngsters – who are all in needy and un-affordable people -to enlighten their knowledge starving. I know how much I starved (even now) for knowledge resources. I wish I could give back something to my society – especially Coimbatore – my own town.

I have lots of ideas – of course it’s a big project can involve more youngsters / college students who love to help the community. I strongly trust that education / books are only the back bone of every advanced society. I see this from here.

My ideas / Project

I’m unsure how much it’s practicable AND you are interested in this or even I don’t even know if you take up this from me – simply because of the fact – that you are the controlling authority and I’m just a simple person – thinking globally but acting locally – without sufficient resources. I foresee 5 to 10 years down the line and coming decades with all enlightened people out of this project. This is 100% non-profit motive and 100% serving the community.

In short, I would like to concentrate on these areas:

1. Integrating all the 300 libraries – under Coimbatore
2. Consolidating all books’ catalogues – accessible thru internet.
3. Setting up an net library – with user ID and Password to access eBooks
4. ILL – Concept of Inter- Library Loans. (If particular book is not available in local library and getting from some other library – from same dist. Or other)
5. Introducing weekly once a free trip to and from the local libraries – age group 12 to 17 (up to class 12) – say, every Saturday between 1100am – 0300pm. (off peak hrs.) On showing your library membership cards – should make tie-up with TNSTC.
6. Online book request and renewal.
7. Organizing old used book sale – every 3 months – at cheaper rates.
8. Organizing college student volunteers – for No. 1 above – for computer related technical activities (this will save cost).
9. Introducing free internet access in selected libraries – 15 mins - 30mins per member (max.) – can tie up with CTS in Coimbatore or Some other software companies resources.

What you can do:

Analyze the feasibility of all these above and you will want to get more clarity / further step by step things – for which I’m mostly available from here / or any part of the world AND – you may budget the hours / money resources + getting appropriate approvals from various line authorities.

You will want to visit my local county library website: http://www.co.brown.wi.us/library/

What I can do:

Support at least 1 hr. per day – by any means – having discussion / email replies / even can have teleconferences.

1. Planning simulate the whole American library system to Coimbatore.
2. I’m not affordable to provide financial assistance as – I’m still a student and not self sufficient.

What WE can do:

Hold our hands till this on-going project. If possible – hold a meeting in my next week Indian vacation. Between 08/12/2008 to 08/20/2008.

Conclusion:

GOD BLESS COIMBATORE!!

take care,

Best Regards,

ALN

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Food for thought – with pure fun J ENJOY!!

A big city lawyer went duck hunting in rural North Cowra. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other side of a fence. As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and asked him what he was doing. The litigator responded, “I shot a duck and it fell in this field, and now I'm going to retrieve it."

The old farmer Peter replied, "This is my property, and you are not coming over here."

The indignant lawyer said, "I am one of the best trial lawyers in Australia and, if you don’t let me get that duck, I'll sue you and take everything you own."

The old farmer smiled and said, "Apparently, you don't know how we settle disputes in North Cowra. We settle small disagreements like this with the 'Three Kick Rule.'

The lawyer asked, "What is the 'Three Kick Rule'?"

The Farmer replied, "Well, because the dispute occurs on my land, I get to go first. I kick you three times and then you kick me three times and so on back and forth until someone gives up."The lawyer quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could easily take the old codger. He agreed to abide by the local custom.

The old farmer slowly climbed down from the tractor and walked up to the attorney. His first kick planted the toe of his heavy steel-toed work boot into the lawyer's groin and dropped him to his knees!

His second kick to the midriff sent the lawyer's last meal gushing from his mouth. The lawyer was on all fours when the farmer’s third kick to his rear end, sent him face-first into a fresh cow pie.Summoning every bit of his will and remaining strength the lawyer very slowly managed to get to his feet. Wiping his face with the arm of his jacket, he said, "Okay, you old fart. Now it's my turn."

The old farmer smiled and said, "Nah, I give up. You can have the duck."

Moral:

When you are educated, you’ll believe only half of what you hear.

When you’re intelligent, you know which half.

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