Nitya Archive : Software for Full Text Digital Libraries in Indian Languages

Raman Nair, R. and Hussain, K. H. Nitya Archive : Software for Full Text Digital Libraries in Indian Languages., 2010 . In Shaping the Informatiion Paradigm, New Delhi (India), 23-26 February 2010. [Conference paper]

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The paper looks into the need for developing full text digital archives and libraries with programmes that can process Indian vernacular languages. Use of local scripts becomes inevitable in the creation of Information systems for digitized palm leaves, manuscripts and other local documents. Also discusses about the importance of conceiving an alternate algorithm for digital archives that is capable of searching and retrieving individual pages rather than whole documents, which is the current fashion among international packages like GreenStone, DSpace, Eprint, etc. Traces out the historical development of the package 'Nitya Archives' which can be used to create multi lingual digital archives in Indian languages and describes in detail the major projects implemented using it.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: digital Libraries, archives, language technology, India, local scripts
Subjects: E. Publishing and legal issues. > EB. Printing, electronic publishing, broadcasting.
E. Publishing and legal issues. > EE. Intellectual freedom.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HG. Non-print materials.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HI. Electronic Media.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HL. Databases and database Networking.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HO. e-books.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HP. e-resources.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HS. Repositories.
I. Information treatment for information services > IC. Index languages, processes and schemes.
I. Information treatment for information services > IE. Data and metadata structures.
I. Information treatment for information services > IJ. Reference work.
J. Technical services in libraries, archives, museum. > JG. Digitization.
J. Technical services in libraries, archives, museum. > JH. Digital preservation.
L. Information technology and library technology > LL. Automated language processing.
L. Information technology and library technology > LM. Automatic text retrieval.
L. Information technology and library technology > LN. Data base management systems.
Depositing user: R. Raman Nair
Date deposited: 31 Mar 2011
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:18
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/15484

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