Digital Library Initiatives at Higher Education and Research Institutions in India

Digital libraries and digitization play an important role in preserving and disseminating knowledge in art and culture, education, science and technology, literature and humanities, media and entertainment, cultural heritage, and history. In India, a substantial number of libraries and information centres have initiated digital library activities. Indian society has created and preserved the resources of traditional and cultural heritage in various forms; however, thousands of ancient books and manuscripts remain in perishable palm leaves and urgently need digitization. This article describes some of the digital libraries and institutional repositories of India.