NEW DELHI, December 3, 2015 (Hindustan Times): The National Digital Library will roll out a collection of a million digitized books and journals, according to an official. The Library will also bring over 100 institutes under its fold. “The first thing that will come in February is the National Digital Library (NDL) with one million books and journals that will be used by students across the country,” R. Subrahmanyam, additional secretary for technical education in the human resource development ministry told IANS during the launch of Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) scheme on Monday.
The five-year-old National Digital Library is a collaborative effort between the U.S. and India to digitize a million books ranging from technical literature to art. According to a Medianama report, the project has 13 nodal centers that are linked together through internet connections that are as slow as 512 kbps. The NDL will ensure “uniform high standards” of e-content free of cost on a single platform.