Developing A Database on Contribution of Maulana Azad to the Pluralistic India Using Greenstone Digital Library Software

Abstract

Digital Databases are very popular in the modern age as many of institutions and organizations are developing their own digital databases for preservation and better utilization of their valuable information. The major objective of the project were to preserve literature on Maulana Azad digitally for the future generation by designing and developing digital databases of bibliographical information of works written by/on Maulana Azad, using Greenstone Digital Library Software and to develop a user-friendly interface for searching the databases. In this project four databaseswere created: i) Maulana Azad: English Database ii) Maulana Azad: Urdu Database iii) Articles on Maulana Azad iv) Quotations.These digital databases will definitely provide a central location for accessing information on Books and Articles written by/on Maulana Azad and Quotationsabout/by him.