Digitization is an electronic process of converging information from a print format to a digital
format. Digital libraries are electronic libraries in which number of geographically distributed
users can access the contents of large and diverse repositories of electronic objects. If the future
libraries are to survive, they have to be switched over to electronic mode because the information
is fast changing and mostly resources are born digitally. The mission is to create a Universal
Library which will foster creativity and free access to all human knowledge. Librarian is no more
simply a custodian of reading material, but is a collector and evaluator of information. Librarian
need to possess knowledge in the field of computer, networking, information analysis, Internet
surfing techniques, digital sources, various web sites and organization of data embedded in them.
This paper is an attempt to discuss on the issues related to the management, opportunities,
advantages and problems of Digital Library.
Iqbal, Jafar; Ali, P M Naushad(Inflibnet center, February 28, 2008)
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Abstract:
A digital library is a highly organized collection of electronic resources. The digital libraries provide
the required documents directly to the users on the screen enabling the user to interact with digital
information. The digital libraries enable persons from different sections of the society in accessing
different kind of digital information and knowledge resources for different purposes. This paper
presents the efforts made by the authors in digitization of database of bibliographic information and
abstracts of the dissertations submitted in the department of Library & Information Science and
bound volumes of the journals for the perusal of teachers, research scholars and the students.