Digital Library: A Resource for Information Dissemination in Digital Environment

  • Vinod Kumar

Abstract

The concept of libraries has been revolutionized by the Information and Communication Technology. In digital era each and every library is slowly getting digitalization. The digital collections, services and infrastructure to support lifelong learning, research, scholarly communication as well as preservation and conservation of our recorded knowledge are comprised in the digital library. The process of democratization of information is also involved in it. In this paper the authors are discussed the factors that will necessitate the traditional libraries to get digitalization, as well as the definition, need, resources of the digital library, requirements for digital library and characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of digital libraries. To describe the role of librarian in the new environment the emphasis is also put up in this paper.

Published
2019-12-11
Section
Articles