Narendra Modi Government Plans To Launch National E-Library


NEW DELHI: Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani said the central government would soon launch an online library to make study material available to all.

"Use of ICT (information and communication technology) in education has great potential in the education sector," Irani said while speaking at a function to give national awards to teachers.

"We shall soon launch a national e-library, which will make material available to every one," she said.

The National Electronic Library (NEL) is a digitized library, which will be device independent. It will be accessible by every citizen of the country.

It can be noted that digital technology, Internet connectivity and physical content can be merge resulting in Digital Library. Data available in physical form has been preserved digitally in Digital Library. Digital Libraries have the ability to enhance access to information and knowledge. They also Bridge barriers of time and space.

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Source: IANS