Launch of India's first RTI Library. An initiative by Citizens Voice and Servants of the People Society to make all public documents PUBLIC, bring in TRANSPARENCY, cut-off the red tape still prevalent. EMPOWER everyone, avoid duplication, fight CORRUPTION.

1. RTI Open
Access Library
Hemant Goswami
hemant@rightto.info

2. RTI Open Access Library
First
in
India

3. RTI Open Access Library
Initiative of:
Citizens' voice
(RTI Users Association)
and
Servants of the
people society

4. Dwarka Dass Library, Lajpat
Bhawan, Chandigarh
Physical
Documents
To be stored
and shared

5. RTI Open Access Library
To go On-line as
e-library
with dedicated
server to connect it
to all rti users
all over india

6. Why RTI Library
An initiative to make all public documents
PUBLIC, bring in TRANSPARENCY, cut-off
the red tape still prevalent. EMPOWER
everyone, avoid duplication, fight
CORRUPTION.
We have to step in when governments fail. RTI Act
mandates that the authorities should maintain their
records duly catalogued, indexed and wherever
possible computerised and connected through a
network all over the country. Nothing has been done
on this.

7. The mandate of RTI Act
Section 4(1)(a): Every public authority shall—
(a) Maintain all its records duly catalogued and
indexed in a manner and the form which facilitates
the right to information under this Act and ensure
that all records that are appropriate to be computerised
are, within a reasonable time and subject to availability
of resources, computerised and connected through a
network all over the country on different systems so
that access to such records is facilitated;

8. The mandate of RTI Act
Section 4(2) & 4(3)
(3) For the purposes of sub-section (1), every
information shall be disseminated widely and in such form
and manner which is easily accessible to the public.
(4) All materials shall be disseminated taking into
consideration the cost effectiveness, local language and the
most effective method of communication in that local area
and the information should be easily accessible, to the extent
possible in electronic format with the Central Public
Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the
case may be, available free or at such cost of the medium or the
print cost price as may be prescribed.

9. How it works
All documents properly cataloged
Maintained like a library
A unique classification system has been
developed for the documents
Public documents contributed by RTI
Users

10. Library Classification System
Unique Classification
System specially
developed for
Government of India
documents

11. How Classification System works?
The system has;
Total 9 characters + 1
hyphen + 5 digits after
the hyphen

12. How Classification System works?
The first two digits
Numerals – Identify the
Ministry
The next three digits
Numerals – Identify the
subject matter dealt by the
ministry

13. How Classification System works?
The next two Alpha-numerals
Identify the State
The last two Alpha-numerals
Identify the District

14. How Classification System works?
After the hyphen – four digits
Identify the year information
obtained
The last one digit after the
hyphen
Identify the type and status of
information

15. RTI Documents Library
Classification System
The classification system is called:
INDIAN INFORMATION
DOCUMENTS
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

16. RTI Documents Library
Classification System
The classification system is:
FREE AND OPEN SOURCE
so that Government, NGO and
Libraries who want to replicate the
concept of RTI Library can follow a
common system of identification and
classification of RTI Documents

17. The Schedule
June 15, 2012
India's first RTI Library with a new 'Library Classification
System' for RTI documents starts its operation from
Dwarka Dass Library, Chandigarh
June 15 to July 1, 2012
Public makes initial contribution of RTI Documents to the
library
July 1, 2012
Library opens to public, E-Library goes on trial
October 2012
E Library of RTI documents opens for public

18. Thank
You
Hemant Goswami
hemant@rightto.info