Empowering educational institutions through visionary library planning, holistic orientation sessions, and leading NAAC accreditation consultation.
Dr. John Neelankavil CMI started his professional consultation after his MLISc and joined as a librarian, in 2003 with a library planning and space designing work of newly constructed DVK Central Library, Bangalore with a 45000 square feet built area and 50000 square feet area of natural environment as the garden library and forest library. The space management of this library has attracted many people from different academic institutions and they approached Dr. John for the consultation of library planning and space designing work for their library projects. Dr. John extended his consultancy for 125+ libraries from 2003 to 2024. Dr. John has researched SPACE MANAGEMENT IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES for his Ph.D.
Library Advisory Board of the Central University of Kerala (2014- )
ILA, IASLIC, KALA, ALA, etc.
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There are people who ask the fundamental question, ‘Why do we need a Library?’ The influence of the behavioural changes of the researchers are the primary reason for this question. I want to say that the physical library is an environment for enlightenment, which is essential for the need and purpose of higher education and knowledge production.
It explains a List of Requirements for a modern library. Making a requirement list for a modern library involves long-time research. This session will lead the people to a vast area of requirements and their purpose in the modern library. View Detailed Requirement List
Planning a library with philosophy will bring a rich yield. In the same way, the essential calculations for the library space are also a critical requirement. In this session, I would like to guide the people to plan the library with concepts and metrics.
A variety of learning spaces and different ambiences in each library area are demanding requirements for the modern library. The library must attract new-gen people for learning and research. This session shows
Referencing Culture is an essential requirement for quality research. This session can update the trainers, faculties, authorities and researchers of higher education institutions about the need for Research Informatics. This session also helps people discover new possibilities for quality knowledge production.
I am delighted to share with you a moment of great satisfaction and pride—the successful realisation of a library project I designed for Christ University, Bangalore (Yeshwanthpur Campus).
Addressing the fundamental question of library relevance and its role as an environment for enlightenment.
Explaining the critical requirements and components needed for a functional modern library space.
Guiding the planning process with essential philosophy, concepts, and space metrics.
Creating varied learning ambiences and built-energy to attract new-gen researchers.
Updates for trainers and faculties on the need for Research Informatics and referencing culture.
"K. Jayakumar IAS (Former CS of Kerala State & VC of Malayalam University) shares his observations on the newly constructed library at Sahrdaya College of Engineering & Technology, Kodakara, Kerala, (designed by Dr. John Neelankavil CMI) on the occasion of the library inauguration ceremony. "
"Bishop Kurialacherry College for Women, Amalagiri, Kottayam, recently constructed a library with 30000 SF (approx.) built area with the planning and designing of Dr. John Neelankavil CMI. The principal and librarian of this college acknowledge that this new library led them to the A+ grade in NAAC accreditation. "
"St. Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur, recently constructed a library with 42000 SF built area with the planning and designing of Dr. John Neelankavil CMI. The Librarian and Faculty of Philosophy, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Pontifical Athenaeum, Bengaluru."
"K. Jayakumar IAS (Former CS of Kerala State & VC of Malayalam University) shares his observations on the newly constructed library at Sahrdaya College..."
"Bishop Kurialacherry College for Women recently constructed a library with 30000 SF built area with the planning and designing of Dr. John Neelankavil CMI."
Accreditation and assessment agencies consider the library the central learning space and core research facility of higher education institutions (HEI).
Usually, NAAC assesses the library in Criterion IV, Infrastructure and Learning Resources (4.2). Apart from Criterion IV, Library activities are visible in many other Criterion (like II, III, VII) and its sub-components. So, an excellent library with creative space and innovation can bring a higher grade to the institution.
National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 plans to segregate the HEI into teaching-oriented and research-oriented institutions, and the latter will get more credit. Modern libraries have to accommodate the net-generation with all their expectations. A paradigm shift in the library is from a collection-oriented design to a connection-oriented design. Nowadays library has to provide an environment for research and enlightenment.
A few webinar records (links are available below) may help one confirm one's idea of innovations in the library.
Webinar on the vital role of modern libraries in the NAAC accreditation process and institutional excellence.
In-depth session exploring the paradigm shift from collection-oriented to connection-oriented library design.
