Bangalore’s online libraries: Making life easy

Tired of weaving through gnarly traffic jams, or parking woes getting your goat? And all this just to return or renew books or to pay excess dues? Well, fret not; online libraries are now just a click away!

EasyLib.com is Bangalore’s first online rental library, and home to hundreds of authors in every conceivable genre that ranges from fiction, non fiction, and children’s titles, to self-help, philosophy and best-sellers. All you have to do is register online, browse through their amazing collection, and select your titles.

That done, the books are then delivered and even picked up from your doorstep. The best part is that you can be anywhere in the city and still avail of this facility, and all for a very reasonable price! Their user-friendly website allows you to browse, reserve and even suggest titles that you would like to read.

Librarywala, a Mumbai-based online rental library, too, is opening its services shortly in Bangalore, and promises to offer similar facilities.

Other libraries that have online access, particularly of their catalogues, include British Library and NLSIU. For the academically-inclined, there are the Raman Research Institute and Indian Statistical Institute that allow browsers to read journals online.

Also academic institutions like Bangalore University, Christ College and RV Collegeof Engineering have jumped into this digital bandwagon, and offer students online access of their library.

So, the next time you find yourself grimacing at the prospect of returning a book, think again!