IGNCA has been designated as the nodal agency for all
matters relating to arts, humanities and cultural heritage by the
Government of India to provide computerized storage, retrieval and
dissemination of information on all aspects of arts and cultural heritage.
Over the years, the IGNCA has developed several unique computerized
multi-media databases and information systems to preserve the vast
cultural heritage in various forms and make it accessible for research and
dissemination. Special efforts have been made to network these programmes
with various institutions inside and outside the country. These are:
LMIS (Library Management and Information System) which gives catalogue
information on all books and periodicals;
CATCAT (Catalogue of
Catalogues) which provides information on more than 1,000 catalogues of
published/unpublished manuscripts; MANUS (Manuscripts) with
complete descriptive information of about 3,000 manuscripts; PICTO
(Art Objects) includes information on two-dimensional and
three-dimensional art objects; SOUND (Sound Recordings) comprising
information on Vedic chanting of Ranayaniya and Jaiminiya Sakhas of
Samaveda and Paippalada Sakha of Atharvaveda; KK TERMS (Kala Kosa
Terms) comprising terms for the Kalatattvakosa project thereby
facilitating scholars in preparation of comprehensive text references for
each term, verification of bibliographic references and quotations and
terms in different texts;
BIBL (Bibliography) giving information of
more than 6,000 references (monographs, books, journals, articles, etc.;
THES (Thesaurus) is made up of key words in some tribal languages
and dialects to identify cognate terms relating to the Five Elements. This
database has been evolved for the programmes of the Janapada Sampada.
