Mongolia is a nation that crafts its precious books of gold and silver, wrap sutras in the most expensive silk and put them in the most honorable places in the ger. But they dress up in sheepskin themselves and cradle their children in lambskin. Mongolia is the nation that respects precious books and sutras as god, carrying them like their baby when moving, inheriting them from their descendants, being told to keep them and being reminded that wisdom is richness.

Now the Mongolian National Library has launched a digital library of ancient precious books and sutras in order to prevent these unique heritages from being worn out and allowing their restoration.

President Ts.Elbegorj initiated the project and the President`s Office supported the digital library. Over 800 million MNT was spent on the project. The opening ceremony of the digital library was held in the newsroom named after the President of Mongolia in the Mongolian National Library on May 1st.

At the opening ceremony, the Head of the President`s Office P.Tsagaan, Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism, Ts,Oyungerel and the Director of the Mongolian National Library, Kh,Chilaajav as well as scientists, fellows, monks and representatives of social groups gathered to see the unveiling.

Precious books and heritages of unique Mongolian literacy culture are stored in the Mongolian National Library. The Mongolian National Library is valued as a cradle of literacy cultural in Mongolia and also in the Central Asia.

But these unique original books which can easily be worn out by time now seem to be feeling the effects. So the National Library launched software to let fellows and readers see these ancient books on display without damaging them. Fellows and readers no longer have to wait for someone to finish reading the only original print.

With the digital copies there is no risk to the books and sutras by being worn out by hands and readers can read it together at once and even have copies of these precious books.