Odisha State Museum

e-PothiOnline Cataloging of Manuscripts,Odisha State Museum,Government of Odisha

National Informatics Centre (NIC) Bhubaneswar,Odisha

IntroductionThe genesis of the Odisha State Museumgoes back to the year l932, when two notable Historians, Prof. N.C. Banerjee and Prof. Ghanshyam Dash of Ravenshaw College, Cuttack started collection of archaeological treasures from various places. The small Museum was then housed within the premises of the College in l938, by a suitable order, the Government of Odisha transformed this nucleus into the Provincial Museum of Odisha

Introduction- contdGovt of Odisha appointed Committee of Management consisting of the Principal, the Head of the Department of History and three other Professors of the College maintaining close contact with the general public and the Archaeological Department of the Government of India and other States,

Introduction-contdOdisha is a State of India with its reach cultural heritage, monuments and rare palm leaf , bamboo leaf monuments.Odisha State Museum is a unique museum of its kind across the Country having rare manuscripts comprising of palm leaf, bamboo leaf and other forms of manuscripts. e-Cataloguing system of Odisha State museum is a genesis of intellectual requirements of various world Wide research scholars i.e. Pali Text Society

University of Bristol, British Museum, Colombia University, Cambridge University, International Association of Sanskrit Studies, Oxford University, South Asia Institute,University of Heidelberg, Germany, French School of Asian Studies, Budhist Forum of Sri lanka etc.

ObjectiveThe objective is to:Facilitate researchers, students, scholars across the Globe to get online access the rare manuscripts of Odisha spread awareness among the people about the Indian culture and heritage.

e-Cataloging of palmleafThis module is work like an online catalog, where the visitor can access the monuments like a catalogue.. The visitor will come to the portal and when the visitor click on the Palm Leaf Monuments Links, the visitor can see each categories palm leaf set with the first page to read online.The visitor has facility to buy each categories of the Palm Leaf Monuments through credit/debit card.

Screen Shot of Home page

AccessibilityThis is to aim to provide maximum accessibility and usability to its visitors.It ensure that all information on this website is accessible to people with disabilities.

PublicationThe visitor can get latest update about the publication of books or article by Odisha State Museum.

The visitor first see the 27 different palm leaf category as show below:

The visitor then select a particular categories will see that respective category data as shown below

This visitor can buy the palm leaf of his choice by clicking on the add to cart button as shown below:

This will redirect to Shopping cart page as show below:

The visitor can buy multiple palm leaf monument by clicking on the continue shopping link(under implementation with SMS integration)They can also checkout by clicking on the checkout button for further payment process.

Virtual WalkthroughThis will work like a dynamic virtual walkthrough of the Museum.Its like a virtual Museum where the visitor will select which area he/she wants to visit.The visitor can move forward/backward/left/right by moving the mouse cursor to see the 360o panorama view. This virtual walkthrough to the museum will bring a realistic feel for the visitor and they can enjoy view of the museum .This will be an exciting and knowledge sharing facility from the user department towards visitors. It will be interesting for a visitor to discover a realistic Odisha State Museum through cyber space.

Visitors TestimonialThe hand written testimonials/feedbacks are given by the honorable persons/guests to the Visitors Testimonial section .

Photo GalleryThe visitor can view photos of different section of the museum such as archeology, palm leaf, Natural History, Epigraphy and Numismatic, etc.

Feedback Management The visitor can give feedback about the museum which will be collected online

Inside Site SearchThis will allow website visitors to search for relevant information within the website. Site search will work based on keywords and will search the entire database driven content. Search results will be displayed in the form of listing and will also have link to relevant pages within the website.

ArchivesThe archive section will store the older Events / News & Notices / Publications / Advertisements which can be accessible by year wise.

News and EventsThe Visitor can avail latest updates/Tourism events about Odisha State Museum.

Conclusione-Cataloging system of Odisha State Museum is a unique and innovative approach of its kind in India which can facilitate citizens, Government and scholars & Researchers across the GlobeThis can be rolled out in other Museums of the Country