Multilingual Sources and Services: A Study of Sahitya Akademi Libraries in India

Authors

  • G. Venkata Nagaiah Senior Library & Information Assistant, Sahitya Akademi, Southern Regional Office Library, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  • D. Ravinder Head, Dept. of Library & Information Science, Sri Krishnadevaraya, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2017.7.2.474

Keywords:

Multilingual library, Library sources, Library services, Sahitya Akademi Library, Special libraries

Abstract

Sahitya Akademi is the National Academy of Letters in India meant to promote the cause of Indian literature through publications, translations, seminars, workshops, cultural exchange programmes and literary meets. It maintains a unique multilingual library in New Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, and Mumbai having books in over 24 languages. This paper focuses primarily on the multilingual resources of Indian literature, shows how changes in technology are impacting such libraries. Subsequently, this paper describes the various services offered for multi-lingual system.

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Published

12-08-2017

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Venkata Nagaiah, G., & Ravinder, D. (2017). Multilingual Sources and Services: A Study of Sahitya Akademi Libraries in India. Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services, 7(2), 29–33. https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2017.7.2.474

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Vol. 7 No. 2 (2017): July-December 2017

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