Digitization has become the buzz word in the modern Library and Information Science/
Service [ LIS]. Objectives of digitization , issues related with digitization, India’s initiatives
are discussed. Government of India’s projects, schemes presently available to
libraries and individuals for preservation / conservation of rare and old books, documents
and other such materials of cultural heritage are stated . Tocklai’s Digitization
Project is discussed. Details of born digital documents and databases which are Open
Source Resources [ OSR] for industrial researchers in plantation crops industry are
discussed.