Digitization of Indian manuscripts heritage: Role of the National Mission for Manuscripts

IFLA Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 237-250

  Sahoo, Jyotshna ^a   Mohanty, Basudev ^b  

^a SAMBALPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BHUBANESWAR   (India)

Author keywords

Digital Manuscript Library; digitization; manuscript conservation centres; manuscript resource centres; Manuscripts heritage; National Mission for Manuscripts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942934020     PISSN: 03400352     EISSN: 17452651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0340035215601447     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. I.Corea (1993) Encyclopedia of Information and Library Science. New Delhi: Akashdeep.
2. G.A.Cornish (1970) The Encyclopedia Americana International Edition. New York: Americana Corporation.
3. T.S.Devi (2008) Impact of information technology on the societal archive: A case study of Manipuri manuscripts. International Information and Library Review40(3): 179–184.
4. R.C.GaurM.Chakraborty (2009) Preservation and access to Indian manuscripts: A knowledge base of Indian cultural heritage resources for academic libraries. In: ICAL 2009 – Vision and roles of the future academic libraries, New Delhi, India, 5–8 October 2009, pp. 90–98. New Delhi: University of Delhi.
5. M.GormanP.W.Winkler (eds) (1988) Anglo American Cataloguing Rules. 2nd edn. Chicago, IL: ALA.
6. Government of India. Department of Culture (2002) National Mission for Manuscripts. Project Report. New Delhi: Department of Culture, India.
7. Government of India. Department of Culture (2004) National Mission for Manuscripts. Available at: http://www.india.gov.in/knowindia/national_mission.php (accessed 15 December 2014).
8. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA). Available at: www.ignca.nic.in (accessed 13 December 2015).
9. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (2003) National Mission for Manuscripts. Report, IV(July–August 2002). Available at: http://www.ignca.nic.in/nl002203.htm (accessed 23 November 2014).
10. M.KumarN.Sharma (2007) Digitization of manuscripts and rare literature: Initiatives of Archival Cell, Panjab University, Chandigarh (INDIA). In: 5th International CALIBER 2007, Punjab University, Chandiharh, India, 8–10 February 2007, pp. 12–24.
11. S.KumarL.Shah (2004) Digital preservation of manuscripts. In: 2nd Convention PLANNER – 2004, Manipur University, Impha, India, 4–5 November 2004, pp. 27–36. Ahmedabad: INFLIBNET.
12. N.L.LondheK.D.SanjayK.P.Suresh (2011) Development of a digital library of manuscripts: A case study at the University of Pune, India. Program45(2): 135–148.
13. S.Majumdar (2005) Preservation and conservation of literary heritage: A case study of India. International Information & Library Review37(3): 179–187.
14. M.MalteshN.LakharS.Gajakose (2007) Digitization of culture. In: 5th Convention PLANNER – 2007, Gauhati University, India, 7–8 December 2007, pp. 245–253. Ahmedabad: INFLIBNET.
15. N.R.Mazumdar (2009) Digital preservation of rare manuscripts in Assam. In: 7th International CALIBER, Pondichery University, Puducherry, India, 25–27 February 2009, pp. 14–19.
16. R.R.Nair (2006) Digitization of indigenous materials: Problems and solutions in the context of Kerala University. In: G.D.Rajan (ed.) Library and Information Studies in the Digital Age: Prof. K. A. Isaac Commemoration Volume. New Delhi: Ess Publications. pp. 1–21.
17. National Archives of India. Available at: www.nationalarchives.nic.in (accessed 12 January 2015).
18. National Library of India, Kolkata. Available at: www.nationallinrary.gov.in (accessed 13 January 2015).
19. National Mission for Manuscripts. Available at: http://www.namami.nic.in (accessed 5 November 2014).
20. National Mission for Manuscripts (2005) Guidelines for Digitization of Manuscripts. Available at: http://www.namami.nic.in (accessed 5 November 2014).
21. National Mission for Manuscripts (2014) Report of the Eleventh Year 2013–14. Available at: http://www.namami.nic.in (accessed 23 November 2014).
22. Y.V.Ramana (2005) Digital preservation of Indian manuscripts – An overview. In: 3rd International CALIBER 2005, Cochin, India, 8–10 February 2007, pp. 370–376. Ahmedabad: INFLIBNET.
23. R.R.SaikiaB.Kalita (2011) Prospects of digitizing manuscript collection in KKH Library: A model. In: 8th International CALIBER – 2011, Goa University, Goa, India, 2–4 March 2011, pp. 312–319. Ahmedabad: INFLIBNET
24. A.Singh (2012) Digital preservation of cultural heritage resources and manuscripts: An Indian Government initiative. IFLA Journal38(4): 289–296.
25. C.Stewart (1809) A Descriptive Catalogue of the Oriental Library of the Late Tipu Sultan of Mysore. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.