Digital Library for Endangered Documents: An Approach towards Preservation of Palm Leaves Manuscripts in the State of Kerala

摘要

Damage rate of endangered documents is very high by many ways. Such documents are usually not confined to the limited boundaries of conventional library system, instead that are scattered around and become the part of private collections, institutional collections and also part of official archives. When it becomes the part of a private collection, the possibility of damage is very high. Steps to make digital library for endangered document solves this issue considerably. This article explores different attributes for organizing a digital library for endangered documents and the users attitude towards the use and usability of the same.