{"id":177867,"date":"2022-04-06T20:04:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T14:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=177867"},"modified":"2022-04-06T20:07:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T14:37:30","slug":"indian-culture-portal-has-a-total-of-about-2-98-lakh-digital-artefacts-with-metadata-and-more-than-34-lakh-bibliographic-entries-union-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indian-culture-portal-has-a-total-of-about-2-98-lakh-digital-artefacts-with-metadata-and-more-than-34-lakh-bibliographic-entries-union-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Culture Portal has a total of about 2.98 lakh digital artefacts with metadata and more than 34 lakh bibliographic entries: Union Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government has implemented the National Virtual Library of India(NVLI) project through the Indian Culture Portal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Culture Portal has a total of about 2.98 lakh digital artifacts with metadata and more than 34 lakh bibliographic entries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the National<\/b><b> Virtual Library of India(NVLI)?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><b>Launched by: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Culture in collaboration with IIT Bombay, Mumbai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Aim: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To provide a platform for the digital preservation of diverse cultural artifacts, and to create awareness and a sense of collective ownership among citizens about their shared heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The <\/b><b>platform hosts data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of cultural relevance from various repositories and institutions all over India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of the NVLI project, IIT-B has developed the <\/span><b>Indian Culture Portal. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a one-stop source portal for information related to history, heritage, and culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>Salient Features of the Portal<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><b>\u2013 Inclusive Digital Platform: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The portal provides access to multiple cultural resources such as the national and state archives, libraries and district gazetteers which will cater to all sections of the society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2013 Free Access and Bilingual Digital Platform: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free access to archival resources and documents.The portal is also bilingual and is available in both English and Hindi language.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2013 Accessible by the Visually Impaired: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The portal has specific features and functionalities that allow the visually impaired to read and access the portal without difficulty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2013 Digital Flipbook for Rare Books and E-books: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This exclusive feature is available for all books on the portal. Rare Books on the portal are also downloadable<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2013 QR Code Sharing: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data on the portal can be easily shared using unique QR codes. Once scanned, the desired page can be easily accessed on phones and other devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This post is based on the article<\/span><b> \u201c<\/b><b>Indian Culture Portal has a total of about 2.98 lakh digital artefacts with metadata and more than 34 lakh bibliographic entries: Union Minister<\/b><b>\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published in<\/span><b> PIB<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on<\/span><b> 4rth April 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News? Government has implemented the National Virtual Library of India(NVLI) project through the Indian Culture Portal. Currently, the Indian Culture Portal has a total of about 2.98 lakh digital artifacts with metadata and more than 34 lakh bibliographic entries. What is the National Virtual Library of India(NVLI)? 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