Tamil Digital Library Network

Tamil Digital Library Network (TADILNET) is an Internet based networking group of individuals and institutional representatives engaged in or interested in building digital Tamil collections. It is a voluntary forum to share information on the content of individual collections, location of primary resources, sharing of experience in Tamil digitization efforts, build common standards and protocols that lead to efficient comprehensive catalogue of e-archives, search engines etc.

Currently the TADILNET forum consists of ca. 30 individuals from many of the leading academic institutions (academicians, librarians in charge of libraries with major Tamil resource collections and software professionals interested in Tamil Digital Library development) and they come from India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Europe and North America. The group uses net-based mailing list at Yahoo groups for continuous dialogue.  Subscription is open to anyone interested in Digital Tamil Library Development.

For a listing of webpages currently available please visit the sitemap for the TADILNET website.

List of Participants

India
• Prof. M. Anandakrishnan (Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai)
• Prof. N. Balakrishnan (SERC, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
• Prof. C.N. Krishnan (Anna Univ-KBC Center for Internet Research, Chrompet, Chennai)
• Prof. Udaykumar (High Voltage Engg. Dept, Anna Univ, Chennai)
• Prof. V. Sankaranarayanan (Tamil Virtual University, Chennai)
• Dr. V. Ponraj (IT Advisor to the President of India, New Delhi)
• Dr. S. Venkadesan (Central Library, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
• Dr. Harish Chandra (Central Library, Indian Inst of Technology, Madras)
• Mr. G. Sundar (Roja Muthaiah Research Library, Chennai)
• Mr. S. Baskaran (Anna Univ-KBC Center for Internet Research, Chrompet, Chennai)
• Dr. Samyukta Ravi (Science Library, Univ of Madras, Guindy Campus)
• Prof. Jean Lawrence (Institute of Tamil Studies, Taramani, Chennai)
• Prof. M. Ponnavaiko (Formerly Director, Tamil Virtual University, Chennai)
• Mr. Maalan Narayanan (Sun TV network, Chennai)
• Prof. S. Rajendran (Tamil University, Tanjore)
• Mr. Vasant Metha (Kanchi Mutt, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu)
  Sri Lanka
• Mr. Jeyatheepan ( Global IT Labs, Colombo, Sri Lanka)
  Singapore
• Mr. Arun Mahizhnan (Inst. for Policy Development, Singapore)
• Prof. S. Thinnappan (South Asia Studies Dept, National Univ of Singapore)
  Malaysia
• Prof. R. Karthigesu (formerly Technical Univ of Malaya, Penang)
• Mr. Muthu Nedumaran (Murasu Systems, Kuala Lumpur)
• Dr. Sabapathy (Dept of Tamil Studies, Univ of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur)
• Ms. Gomathy (Librarian, Univ of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur)
• Mr. Paramasivam (Univ of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur)
  Europe
• Dr. K. Kalyanasundaram (Swiss Federal Inst. of Technology, Lausanne)
• Ms. Nalini Persad (British Library, London, UK)
• Dr. Jean-Luc Chevillard (CNRS, Paris, France)
• Ms. Subashini Kanagasunaram (Hewlett-Packard, Boeblingen, Germany)
  USA
• Dr. Vasu Renganathan (Penn Language Center, Univ of Pennsylvania, PA)
• Dr. Naga Ganesan (NASA Research Center, Houston, TX)
  South-east Asia
• Dr. N. Kannan, Korea