Digitization of Library: A Brief Introduction

Author: Mrs. Shashikala S Angadi Librarian Arundhati D.Ed College Rangampet, Tq-Shorapur, Dist- Yadagir. 585220. Karnataka State. India. Balusamy Nachiappan,Technical lead Prologis,,1800 Wazee Street, Suite 500 Denver, CO 80202,United States

Published On: 2021-01-12

Information Technology is moving  so fast that is making difficult to cope with changes & challenges. Information activities have undergone rapid transformation from conventional methods, consequent upon introduction of new technologies. To meet the tremendous information explosion and high demand of information, libraries are now taking the advantage of digital technology. Digital Libraries are being created today for diverse communities and in different fields e.g. education, science, culture, development, health, governance and so on. With the availability of several free digital Library software packages at the recent time, the creation and sharing of information through the digital library collections has become an attractive and feasible proposition for library and information professionals around the world Library automation has helped to provide easy access to collections through the use of computerized library catalogue such as On-line Public Access Catalogue (OPAC). Digital libraries differ significantly from the traditional libraries because they allow users to gain an on-line access to and work with the electronic versions of full text documents and their associated images. Many digital libraries also provide an access to other multi-media content like audio and video.