27 Feb 2003

The Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA), Dharamsala, India
LTWA, Dharamsala, India
Self-description: "Conceived of and founded by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA) is one of the most important institutions in the world dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of Tibetan culture. The foundation stone for the Library's Tibetan style building was laid on 11th June 1970, in the hill station of Dharamsala, north India. Located within the compound of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, the Library serves as a repository for Tibetan artefacts and manuscripts and a centre for language and cultural education. Its holdings include more than 80,000 manuscripts, books and documents, hundreds of thangkas, statues and other artefacts, 6,000 photographs, and other materials. As a centre for the study of Tibetan culture, the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives is firmly dedicated to a threefold vision of preservation, protection and promotion. The Library looks forward into the next century, confident of its role to preserve, and educate others about, a culture threatened with destruction."
Site contents: * Contact Information; * The Libraries; * The Archives; * The Museum; * Centre for Tibetan Studies; * Courses Offered; * Room Rental; * Research and Translation Dept.; * Publications Dept.; * Oral History Dept. ; * Administration.
Other links: Government-in- Exile: (His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Assembly of Tibetan People's Deputies (Parliament), The Kashag (Cabinet), Supreme Justice Commission); Independent Bodies: (Election Commission, Public Service Commission, Office of Auditor General); Special Offices: (Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kashag Secretariat, Parliament Secretariat) Departments of the Ministry: (Dept. of Religion and Culture, Dept. of Home, Dept. of Education, Dept. of Finance, Dept. of Security, Dept. of Information and Int'l Relations, Dept. of Health) Other Offices: (The Planning Council, Sherig Parkhang (Printing), Tibetan Computer Resource Centre) Institutes: (Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts and Culture, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Tibet House - Delhi, Tibetan Children's Villages, Norbulingka Institute, Snow Lion Foundation, Sambhota Schools); Other Resources: (CTA Email Addresses, Outside Links).
[A site in Tibetan, English, Hindi and Chinese. An online database of LTWA's over 60, 000 collections of Tibetan literature is soon to be launched. - ed.]
URL http://www.tibet.net/ltwa/eng/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Bob Gould (bobgould[use"@"]iprimus.com.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30