The British Library Plans to Digitize
Indian Texts
The British Library (BL) announced Two
Centuries of Indian Print, a pilot project for the major digitization program
of its Indian books dating from 1714 to 1914. By digitizing these books, which are
written in at least 22 South Asian languages, the BL will preserve the content
of their fragile pages and make them widely available to a global audience.
During the pilot, the library will digitize 1,000 Bengali titles and enhance
the catalog records of more than 2,000 titles.
The project is a partnership with
Indian institutions such as Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology and
the National Library of India.
Press
Release Source | http://www.bl.uk/press-releases/2015/november/unlocking-indias-printed-heritage
Regards
Pralhad Jadhav
Khaitan & Co
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