Digital Library of Gujarat in Vernacular Language? A Model for Government of Gujarat

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Zala, Lavji N

Affiliations: P.G. Department of Library and Information Science, Sardar Patel University, VallabhVidyanagar, District Anand 388120, Gujarat. (E): [email protected], [email protected]

Abstract: The article focuses on the initiatives of Government of Gujarat (GoG) to publish categories of publications through the websites of various departments and other entities on open access domain since February 2000. The GoG has been trying to improve the quality of its websites and policies of information management. However, it is essential to bring all the documents published by GoG which are available on open access domain at one place to provide better access in vernacular language to its large number of users or citizens. The article discusses the current practice of GoG to manage the documents, such as government resolutions, notifications, and circulars through websites, the searching and retrieval mechanism, language of user interface, online visitors to the various websites, etc. Further, the article discusses the mechanism to create a digital library through Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL) in vernacular language. It also presents the One-Stop-Search model which enables the users to search the documents through Gujarati (vernacular) language interface.

Keywords: Digital Library, Digital India, GSDL, Open-Source Software, Gujarati Language, Vernacular Language, Government of Gujarat

DOI: 10.18329/09757597/2018/11206

Journal: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 81-105, 2018