Tamil Classics: Categorization, Classification and Arrangement

Discusses different categorizations and classification of the 41 Tamil works of the Sangam period – first three centuries of the Common Era. The Tamil classics are (1) classified and arranged by Colon Classification, (3) organized into a thesaurus structure, and (3) arranged in the conventional list of these classics. Different search, retrieval and display facilities and hyper-linking within the schedules and with external files are demonstrated with examples. Greenstone Digital Library (GSDL) software has been used.