The new Cool Collection, i.e. books on Literature, Fiction, and some on Philosophy that we have received in the Library has become an instant attraction for the students and Faculty Members. Earlier most of our collection consisted of books on Engineering, and Physics-Chemistry-Mathematics books. The humanities section consisted mostly of books on Economics. It was somewhat dreary, I'll say. (May be not to the subject experts). So actually I am no less happier than the students about these new residents of our library.
We have Shakespeare, Dickens, the Bronte Sisters, Jane Austen, and also contemporaries such as Alice Walker (The Color Purple - ( fabulous book, check it out if you have not read it) ). There are many titles by Ayn Rand. Also present are many Indian celebrities such as Vikram Seth, Arundhati Roy, and Anita Desai.
The dilemma of a Librarian (and especially when one is setting up a library) according to me is that there are so many pressing demands on one's time simultaenously that one hardly gets any time to do what one is really passionate about. I mean, I could go on and on about this cool collection, however, I do remember that there are atleast 10 things that are just waiting for me to finish this already and get on to them.
So more about this in the next. If any of you have read any of the cool collection, please let us have your comments and recommendations.
Best wishes,
Anjali
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My humble recommendations for my fellow readers.
ReplyDelete1 book that you should not miss from the "Cool Collection" is "The complete Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Awesome read. It continues to amaze you even after you have read it twice already.
And then there is the classic Lord Of the Rings collecttion. One epic that only the mythological stuffs can compete with. Tolkien is in a world of his own(Both literally and figuratively).It is like a religious text that everyone should read.It has all the elements of a scorcher,and even though the language,tone and pace might be unlike today's literature,it still makes for one helluva ride. Go for it!
Get back to you all soon.
Ranjodh
One book I would recommend for everyone is
ReplyDeleteTHE GOD DELUSION by Richard Dawkins. It might be offensive to some, while to rest it may seem they are reading their own thoughts. Well, whatever it is, it surely would change your perception of the world. And of God.
I hope it makes it to the IITI Central Library.
Bhushan.
Dear Bhushan,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your suggestion. I have noted it and will let you know about it.
Best wishes,
Anjali
Mam,
ReplyDeleteI believe a few additions to the library can be really great. Here is a list of my humble suggestions.
1. The three musketeers(Alexander Dumas)
2. The Count of Mounte Cristo(Alexander Dumas)
3. The hobbit,4. The Silmarillion, 5. The tales from the perilious realms,6. The unfinished tales and 7. The Children of Hurin (all by JRR Tolkien,all from the Lord of The Rings series..so that the legendary series compilation is complete)
8. National geographic, 9.Scientific American and 10. Nature - All periodicals
I hope you look into these and see if any fit the collection of entities you would want at IIT Indore Central Library.
Thanking You in anticipation,
Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal.
Dear Bhushan,
ReplyDelete"The God Delusion" is available in the Library now. Seems very interesting.
Anjali