Template:Manuscripts Archive Jaffna Public Libray 2012
| Project Number | NF/PG/2012/0007 | Grant Agency / Donors | Noolaham Foundation | Project Owner | Shaseevan Ganeshananthan |
| Project Mentor | Seran Sivananthamoorthy | Project Locations | Jaffna | Project Period | 2012 September – 2012 December |
| Stakeholders | Jaffna Public Library, Volunteers of Noolaham Foundation |
The Manuscripts Archive Jaffna Public Library 2012 was carried out by Noolaham Foundation in 2012 to digitize and archive the collection of palm-leaf manuscripts held at Jaffna Public Library. This type of project was the second project carried out by Noolaham Foundation in the same year. To maximize use of palm-leaf manuscripts through online access of the digitized documents and increase the life of the collections are the main objective of the project.
Through this project 5 manuscript volumes were digitized. A web portal also will be created. These precious collections consists of information on Tamil literature, prose and verse, history and tradition, grammar and lexicography, art, indigenous medicine, astrology, science, architecture and folk-lore. These document collections will be made freely accessible and downloadable in the user-friendly interface of Noolaham Foundation’s Digital Library and most of the knowledge seekers will have easy access to these services. This project was a successful initiative and received special appreciation from scholars.
