National Library To Upload Books On Indian Culture On Web

The National Library plans to upload on the web a select part of its voluminous collection, including books on Indian culture.

As part of its outreach drive for young generation readers, the National Library plans to upload on the web a select part of its voluminous collection, including books on Indian culture, a top official said Tuesday. Of the 20 lakh odd books in its possession, 5,000 titles under the Indian Culture section will be uploaded on the web in the coming months, the new officiating director general told reporters here. "In the era of information and communication technology, National Library strives to adopt world-class support and service for its users across the world to ensure access to the digital content," the new officiating DG Prof Ajay Pratap Singh said. The website will be dynamic with the National Mission on Libraries India, an initiative of the Ministry of Culture under the Government of India, to take care of the funding part, Singh, also the Director General of Raja Rammohan Library Foundation said. Asked why the present National Library website will not be used, he said, the current site will not be able to support it. For revamping the work of the National Library, there are plans to open its closed city hub in the Esplanade area soon, with the best possible information and communication technology support.