READIT - 2009 - Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

Year & Month
All Pages Scanned using a Digital Camera:
No of
Pages
No of
Bundles
No of
Working Days
Average
Pages
Scanned / Day
14 July 2009 4,516 26 12 376
August 2009 6,649 22 9 739
September 2009 17,777 51 18 988
October 2009 16,342 49 16 1,021
November 2009 15,419 127 15 1,028
Total: 60,703 275 70 867
8. CONCLUSION
Information generation is not only the present phenomenon, but also existed in the
ancient days. But, the medium of storage of data / information was not exclusively on
Paper media but also on Palm Leaves. This was true because of non-availability of
suitable printing media and technology. Due to this, during those days, Palm Leaves and
at a later date crude Paper was the main media of data / information recording by hand
and communication. The recorded media are prone for deterioration due to various
factors and may not be possible to preserve for ever. Hence, it is the responsibility of the
modern generation to preserve such media to be used for research of the present and
future generations. In this direction, it has been found that preservation of Manuscripts
through digitization is one of the effective methods but found to be time consuming and
costly exercise. The SCSVMV University has taken a bold step to digitize its collection
of 5,000 Manuscripts which were collected earlier.
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