{"id":63,"date":"2016-02-04T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/projects\/kvf\/?p=63"},"modified":"2016-02-04T09:00:13","modified_gmt":"2016-02-04T09:00:13","slug":"karna-vidya-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnavidyafoundation.org\/about\/2016\/02\/04\/karna-vidya-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Karna Vidya Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About Us<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Since the inception of Karna Vidya Reading Centre, over the years, a lot of useful material was collected through the volunteers. In 2003, it was felt that the next logical step forward would be setting up of a dedicated library &#8211; which would exclusively cater to the needs of the visually challenged and could be used as a database and a reference centre.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Facilities offered<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Karna Vidya Library was established in 2003 whose services include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Circulation of academic contents in the form of Cassettes\/CD\/MP3.<\/li>\n<li>Acquiring resources including books, Braille transcripts and audio recordings.<\/li>\n<li>Recording, dubbing and digitization of academic contents.<\/li>\n<li>Book circulation.<\/li>\n<li>Procuring and providing audio recording and listening devices to deserving candidates.\n<ul>\n<li>The centre has sophisticated machines such as Sara,\u00a0 (scanning And Reading Appliances)which scans a book and reads it out for the blind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The centre has DAISY(Digital Access Information System), by which audio books can be stored and played later, either chapter by chapter or para by para.<\/li>\n<li>The students are also taught to use the internet with support of special screen reading software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Contact Us<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Karna Vidya Library,<br \/>\nGB, Ground Floor,<br \/>\nOld No.9 \/ New No.17, Padmanabha View Apartments<br \/>\nGandhinagar 1st cross street, Adayar,<br \/>\nChennai-600 020,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mrs.Shyla Vishwanathan<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mobile<\/span>\u00a0 93810 04365<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Email<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:shylavish@gmail.com\">shylavish@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mrs.Shashikala Subramanian<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mobile<\/span>\u00a0 98402 31910<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Email<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:shashisubbu@gmail.com\">shashisubbu@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Working<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday 09.30AM to 01.30PM (IST)<br \/>\n<strong>Back-office \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tuesdays 09.30AM to 01.30PM (IST)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Since the inception of Karna Vidya Reading Centre, over the years, a lot of useful material was collected through the volunteers. 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