Books On Your Fingertips By National Digital Library (Govt. Of India)

 National Digital Library.

Libraries are the storehouse of knowledge as they maintain the book and other knowledge resources available - mostly in printed form. However, with the advent of digital technology and Internet connectivity, the library scenario is changing fast. Digital technology, Internet connectivity, and physical content can be dovetailed resulting in Digital Library. Data available in physical form has been preserved digitally in Digital Library. Digital Libraries have the ability to enhance access to information and knowledge. They also Bridge barriers of time and space. 

• National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a virtual repository of learning resources that is not just a repository with search/browse facilities but provides a host of services for the learner community.

• It is sponsored and mentored by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, through its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT). 

• Filtered and federated searching is employed to facilitate focused searching so that learners can find the right resource with the least effort and in minimum time. NDLI provides user group-specific services such as Examination Preparatory for School and College students and job aspirants. 
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• Services for Researchers and general learners are also provided. NDLI is designed to hold the content of any language and provides interface support for the 10 most widely used Indian languages. It is built to provide support for all academic levels including researchers and life-long learners, all disciplines, all popular forms of access devices, and differently-abled learners.

• It is designed to enable people to learn and prepare from best practices from all over the world and to facilitate researchers to perform inter-linked exploration from multiple sources. It is developed, operated, and maintained by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

• Digitization with the full financial support from the Department of Electronics and Information Technology

The digital data for 5.5 lakh of books have been generated by these scanning centers under this activity. The data has been transferred to National Digital Library, IIT Kharagpur and web-enabled under the umbrella of MHRD with URL as https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/

• Setting up of Mega Centers and Scanning Centers in coordination with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and in collaboration with Carnegie Melon University, USA. Under the collaborative management, scanners for these centers were provided by Carnegie Melon University, USA, under its Million Book Universal Digital Library Programme. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore is coordinating this Programme under the guidance of Professor N. Balakrishnan, Associate Director. DeitY provided financial support for computers, training, manpower, tariff etc.