ical ▁system ▁where by ▁the ▁local ▁libraries ▁were ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁District ▁libraries ▁and ▁they , ▁in ▁turn , ▁were ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Central ▁Library ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Library . ▁Central ised ▁ac quisition ▁and ▁resource ▁sharing ▁was ▁en vis aged . ▁This ▁strategy ▁had ▁formed ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Five ▁Year ▁Plan ▁but ▁it ▁appears ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁enfor ced ▁with ▁any ▁has te ; ▁Bra hm anda ▁Bar ua ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁that ▁throughout ▁India ▁" The ▁network ▁principle ▁has ▁now here ▁been ▁applied ▁in ▁organ ising ▁the ▁libraries ." ▁ ▁Bh att ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁K arn ata ka ▁Public ▁L ibr aries ▁Act ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁ade qu ate ▁and ▁best ▁function ing ▁in ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁such ▁Act s , ▁and ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁provision ▁for ▁a ▁c ess ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁Act s ▁for ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁and ▁West ▁Beng al ▁are ▁a ▁significant ▁failing . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁K arn ata ka , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁State ▁Library ▁Author ity ▁which ▁is ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Education , ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁fully - f led ged ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁L ibr aries ▁and ▁local ▁administrative ▁bodies . ▁The ▁c ess ▁applies ▁to ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁tax es , ▁including ▁those ▁on ▁property ▁and ▁vehicles , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁further ▁fund ing ▁in ▁non - city ▁areas ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁st ip ulation ▁that ▁the ▁State ▁government ▁must