Panjab Digital Library

Panjab Digital Library
Panjab Digital Library
Location	Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Type	Digital library
Established	2003
Collection
Items collected	Manuscripts, books, photographs, newspapers, magazines, sound recordings
Size	700,000+ titles, 65 million pages digitized
Access and use
Access requirements	Open to anyone with a genuine need to use the collection
Other information
Director	Davinder Pal Singh
Funding	Donations
Website	panjabdigilib.org

The Panjab Digital Library is a voluntary organization digitizing and preserving the cultural heritage of Panjab since 2003. With over 65 million digitized pages, it is the biggest resource of digital material on Panjab.^[1] There are many historically significant documents stored and made available online. Its scope covers Sikh and Punjabi culture.^[2] The library funded by The Nanakshahi Trust was launched online in August 2009. Its base office is located at Chandigarh, India.^[3]

The library's mission is to locate, digitize, preserve, collect and make accessible the accumulated wisdom of the Panjab region, without distinction as to script, language, religion, nationality, or other physical condition.^[4]

Davinder Pal Singh is the co-founder and the executive director of the Panjab Digital Library, contributing significantly to its mission of preserving Punjab's cultural heritage.^[1]^[5]

^ ^a ^b Sharma, Sarika (23 April 2023). "20 years of Panjab Digital Library". The Tribune. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ David Rothman. "Panjab Digital Library launched : Millions of rare pages on the Sikhs and the region". Archived from the original on 10 December 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
^ "Panjab Digital Library Goes Online at Chandigarh". Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
^ Rattan, Pardeep (2013). "Role of Panjab Digital Library in Digitizing Manuscripts: A Case Study". Library Philosophy and Practice. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2023.
^ Sethi, Chitleen K. (19 December 2018). "In Punjab, a library's silent digital revolution is preserving the state's heritage". ThePrint. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

[:0-1] Sharma, Sarika (23 April 2023). "20 years of Panjab Digital Library". The Tribune. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

[2] David Rothman. "Panjab Digital Library launched : Millions of rare pages on the Sikhs and the region". Archived from the original on 10 December 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.

[3] "Panjab Digital Library Goes Online at Chandigarh". Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.

[P._Rattan-4] Rattan, Pardeep (2013). "Role of Panjab Digital Library in Digitizing Manuscripts: A Case Study". Library Philosophy and Practice. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2023.

[5] Sethi, Chitleen K. (19 December 2018). "In Punjab, a library's silent digital revolution is preserving the state's heritage". ThePrint. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

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