E-Publishing and E-Documentary Sources

Abstract

Developments in Electronic Publishing and creation of Electronic Documents are facilitating in the establishment of Digital Libraries. Digital Libraries are being implemented by people who work not only within conventional libraries but also by people who do not consider themselves librarians or publishers. The World Wide Web has created new professions. Research in digital libraries has become a vibrant academic sub-discipline, with computer scientists working along with economists, sociologists, lawyers and librarians. This is an interdisciplinary body of expertise, which is emerging. The paper outlines the developments in the e-Publishing, e-Documentary sources, copyright and intellectual property rights and organization of these documents and the impact on the Library and Information Centers.