Joshi, Govind2010-05-182010-05-182006-11-0981-902079-3-8https://ir.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/1944/1199Digitization 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.enDigital LibraryOpen Source ResourceOpen Archive InitiativeTocklaidatabasesOpen Access InitiativeArticle