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Digital Library Initiative in Nepal Mohan Raj Pradhan M. Lib. Inf. Sc. , MBA, Ph. D. Lecturer, Dept. of Library & Inf. Sc. Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, NEPAL
Country Background ¬Situated in South Asia ¬Nepal is an elongated, rectangular country, with an area of approximately 147’ 181 square kilometers. ¬Geopolitically, the nation lies between India and China, and is land locked. ¬Administratively, Nepal is divided into five development regions and 75 districts.
Country Background. . ¬Administratively, Nepal is divided into five development regions and 75 districts. The lowest administrative division is the Village Development Committee (VDC) of which there are 3996.
The Internet in Nepal ¬The Internet in Nepal was first introduced in 1994 through dial-up connection (via uucp) and Fidonet ¬Nepal started Internet in mid-July 1995, when it established an on-line International link via NTC to Singapore Telecom through commercial ISP
Digital Library Initiatives. . ¬Preservation of manuscripts; ¬Establishment of locally generated digital Libraries; ¬Provision of foreign research digital Libraries;
Digital Library Initiatives. . ¬Telecentres; ¬Integration of conventional and digital Libraries.
Preservation of Manuscripts ¬Digitization of manuscripts was done with German help ¬Established Nepal-German Manuscript Preservation Project in 1970 (NGMPP) ¬NGMPP has microfilms more than 180, 000 manuscripts
Preservation of Manuscripts ¬Published preliminary list of Microfilmed by the NGMP in June 2003;
Locally generated Digital Libraries ¬R & D projects report their results in limited quantity ¬Chart Nepal’s development efforts, experiences and priorities
Tools Used ¬WWW in HTML Format ¬Database ¬CD-ROM
WWW in HTML Format ¬WWW in HTML format is the most widely used tool for generating information in digital format. ¬Up to 2003 2500 np domain name has been registered.
Database ¬Most widely used software package (99%) for creating database is CDS/ISIS ¬To date only five organizations, namely ICIMOD, HLMC, TU Central Library, NHRC and HELLIS has searchable database in the web
CD-ROM ¬CD-ROM has become alternative means of accessing information in digital form. ¬Universities, INGO and NGO such as Tribhuvan University, UNICEF, Health. Net Nepal, etc have produced their information in CD-ROM format.
Establishment of Locally Generated Digital Libraries ¬For making accessible Nepalese newspapers, journals and scientific journals, WWW is used
Establishment of Locally Generated Digital Libraries ¬Organizations involved in establishing locally generated digital libraries: ¬Health. Net Nepal – Provides Nepalese Medical journals – Annotated health science bibliography of Nepal – Theses and report
Establishment of Locally Generated Digital Libraries ¬Mercantile Communication Pvt. Ltd – Online news services about Nepal from different newspapers and journals published from Nepal are hosted
Establishment of Locally Generated Digital Libraries ¬Programme for Enhancement of Research Information (PERI), INASP, UK is planning to provide support for publishers of scientific journal of Nepal.
Provision of Foreign Research Digital Libraries ¬HINARI is supported by WHO. ¬This initiative provides free access to 1500 medical journals
Establishment of Locally Generated Digital Libraries ¬INASP, UK initiative ¬This initiative provides 10, 700 full text online journals, current awareness databases free of cost. ¬The publishers joined in this initiative are Blackwell, EBSCO, Emrald, Cochrane Library and Oxford University press
Telecentres ¬To alleviate the poverty and meeting the information needs 15 telecentres will be established ¬The focus will be on information related to crops, fertilizers, plant diseases, veterinary services, human diseases, family planning, terrorism, sanitation techniques
Integration of Conventional and Digital Libraries ¬ In Nepal, only a portion of library has been digitized ¬ Conventional library still is important to meet the information needs ¬ The challenge is bringing a range of technologies and services together for creating an interlibrary loan and document delivery service meeting the requirement of users and the librarians.
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