ABSTRACT : A digital is an organized collection of electronic resources. Digital library is a very complex and dynamic entity. It has brought phenomenal change in information collection, preservation and dissemination scene of the world. It is complex entity because it completely based on ICT systems. A distinction is often made between content that was created in a digital format, known as born-digital, and information that has been converted from a physical medium, e.g. paper, by digitizing. It should also be noted that not all electronic content is in digital data format. The term hybrid library is sometimes used for libraries that have both physical collections and electronic collections for example: American Memory is a digital library within the Library of Congress.
Postulate Approach to Library Classification
Normative Principles
Three Planes of Work
Modes of Formation of Subjects
Systems Approach to the Study of Subjects
Depth Classification
Classification in Electronic Environment
Classificatory basis for metadata
Knowledge Organization
The arrival and enormous growth rate of digital contents have fundamentally changed the way in which content is made available to library users. In the recent years, libraries are acquiring more and more electronic resources (e-resources) because of perceived benefits, such as easy access to information and its comprehensiveness. Due to the influx of e-resources in libraries, the collection, acquisition, and maintenance of these resources have become complicated issues to deal with. This has forced libraries to devise strategies to manage and deliver e-resources conveniently. Therefore, “Management of E-resources” or “Electronic Resource Management” (ERM) has become a challenge for library professionals that needs to be addressed through research and practice. To meet these challenges, library professionals and content providers have decided to develop ‘Electronic Resource Management System’ (ERMS) for management of e-resources in a more systematic way.
Postulate Approach to Library Classification
Normative Principles
Three Planes of Work
Modes of Formation of Subjects
Systems Approach to the Study of Subjects
Depth Classification
Classification in Electronic Environment
Classificatory basis for metadata
Knowledge Organization
The arrival and enormous growth rate of digital contents have fundamentally changed the way in which content is made available to library users. In the recent years, libraries are acquiring more and more electronic resources (e-resources) because of perceived benefits, such as easy access to information and its comprehensiveness. Due to the influx of e-resources in libraries, the collection, acquisition, and maintenance of these resources have become complicated issues to deal with. This has forced libraries to devise strategies to manage and deliver e-resources conveniently. Therefore, “Management of E-resources” or “Electronic Resource Management” (ERM) has become a challenge for library professionals that needs to be addressed through research and practice. To meet these challenges, library professionals and content providers have decided to develop ‘Electronic Resource Management System’ (ERMS) for management of e-resources in a more systematic way.
How Badly Can Making An Auto Insurance Claim Affect Your Rates?Cost U Less Direct
Practicing safe driving techniques can’t always keep you from being involved in an accident. What most motorists don’t realize is that a single claim of $2,000 or more will cause their car insurance premium to skyrocket by an average of 41 percent, according to a recent study.
This paper deals with the modern technologies used for proving services to the modern users. Modern users very need bases. They want much-pinpointed resources rather than a
full document. So libraries are also becoming modern information centres. The internet made this job very easy for the professionals for providing the on campus as well as from
outside for accessing the resources. Various tools are using for these purposes. DSpace is considered one of the KM tools.
e-Governance is the ICT-enabled route to achieving good governance.
An e-library is a library in which collections are stored in digital formats (as opposed to print, microform, or other media) and accessible by computers. The digital content may be stored locally, or accessed remotely via computer networks.
As a part of my regular academic activities under the course “Globalization and Governance (PA-322)”, I was assigned to plan for making department’s seminar an e-library .
This document contains an e-Library Manifesto which introduces the relevant ‘systems’. It describes the main concepts characterising these systems, i.e., content, user, functionality, quality, policy and architecture. It also describes the reference frameworks needed to clarify the e-Library Reference Architecture.
This e-library will meet the needs and passions of teachers and students and the learning styles of the latter of the department .
Today, every library is slowly getting digitized. A digital library is a library where you can find digital repositories, or digital collections, and online databases of digital objects. The objects may include text, still images, audio, video, digital documents, or other digital media formats. Most digital libraries provide services for twenty four hours a day, seven days a week and they can be accessed anywhere anytime. No organization can remain relevant in the knowledge economy without facilitating digital library access.This paper examines the impact of digital transformation on libraries. Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Uwakwe C. Chukwu | Abayomi Ajayi-Majebi | Sarhan M. Musa "Digital Library: An Introduction" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-1 , February 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd52622.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/other/52622/digital-library-an-introduction/matthew-n-o-sadiku
Will the Digital library sustain as a Social Capital for dissemination of Inf...Saptarshi Ghosh
Abstract
This paper deals with the relationship between digital library and social development. The core of digital library which rests with strong social bonding and participatory approach, has been reflected in this write-up. Today, global prosperity and individual productivity depend upon the ability to learn constantly, adapt to change readily, and to evaluate information critically. Right now in this information rich world, we must remain ways to transform information into knowledge. So, how can we ensure that our communities can access the resources and services that we have available? How can we ensure that we are responsive to, and representative of, our communities' actual, as opposed to perceived, needs? We will look at various ways that library services can partner with their communities to bring about better outcomes for all. The digital library can bridge these gaps and it may be turned as a people’s access to the information repository and can be a motivator to sustainable development.
(May 29th, 2024) Advancements in Intravital Microscopy- Insights for Preclini...Scintica Instrumentation
Intravital microscopy (IVM) is a powerful tool utilized to study cellular behavior over time and space in vivo. Much of our understanding of cell biology has been accomplished using various in vitro and ex vivo methods; however, these studies do not necessarily reflect the natural dynamics of biological processes. Unlike traditional cell culture or fixed tissue imaging, IVM allows for the ultra-fast high-resolution imaging of cellular processes over time and space and were studied in its natural environment. Real-time visualization of biological processes in the context of an intact organism helps maintain physiological relevance and provide insights into the progression of disease, response to treatments or developmental processes.
In this webinar we give an overview of advanced applications of the IVM system in preclinical research. IVIM technology is a provider of all-in-one intravital microscopy systems and solutions optimized for in vivo imaging of live animal models at sub-micron resolution. The system’s unique features and user-friendly software enables researchers to probe fast dynamic biological processes such as immune cell tracking, cell-cell interaction as well as vascularization and tumor metastasis with exceptional detail. This webinar will also give an overview of IVM being utilized in drug development, offering a view into the intricate interaction between drugs/nanoparticles and tissues in vivo and allows for the evaluation of therapeutic intervention in a variety of tissues and organs. This interdisciplinary collaboration continues to drive the advancements of novel therapeutic strategies.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
What is greenhouse gasses and how many gasses are there to affect the Earth.moosaasad1975
What are greenhouse gasses how they affect the earth and its environment what is the future of the environment and earth how the weather and the climate effects.
Earliest Galaxies in the JADES Origins Field: Luminosity Function and Cosmic ...Sérgio Sacani
We characterize the earliest galaxy population in the JADES Origins Field (JOF), the deepest
imaging field observed with JWST. We make use of the ancillary Hubble optical images (5 filters
spanning 0.4−0.9µm) and novel JWST images with 14 filters spanning 0.8−5µm, including 7 mediumband filters, and reaching total exposure times of up to 46 hours per filter. We combine all our data
at > 2.3µm to construct an ultradeep image, reaching as deep as ≈ 31.4 AB mag in the stack and
30.3-31.0 AB mag (5σ, r = 0.1” circular aperture) in individual filters. We measure photometric
redshifts and use robust selection criteria to identify a sample of eight galaxy candidates at redshifts
z = 11.5 − 15. These objects show compact half-light radii of R1/2 ∼ 50 − 200pc, stellar masses of
M⋆ ∼ 107−108M⊙, and star-formation rates of SFR ∼ 0.1−1 M⊙ yr−1
. Our search finds no candidates
at 15 < z < 20, placing upper limits at these redshifts. We develop a forward modeling approach to
infer the properties of the evolving luminosity function without binning in redshift or luminosity that
marginalizes over the photometric redshift uncertainty of our candidate galaxies and incorporates the
impact of non-detections. We find a z = 12 luminosity function in good agreement with prior results,
and that the luminosity function normalization and UV luminosity density decline by a factor of ∼ 2.5
from z = 12 to z = 14. We discuss the possible implications of our results in the context of theoretical
models for evolution of the dark matter halo mass function.
Cancer cell metabolism: special Reference to Lactate PathwayAADYARAJPANDEY1
Normal Cell Metabolism:
Cellular respiration describes the series of steps that cells use to break down sugar and other chemicals to get the energy we need to function.
Energy is stored in the bonds of glucose and when glucose is broken down, much of that energy is released.
Cell utilize energy in the form of ATP.
The first step of respiration is called glycolysis. In a series of steps, glycolysis breaks glucose into two smaller molecules - a chemical called pyruvate. A small amount of ATP is formed during this process.
Most healthy cells continue the breakdown in a second process, called the Kreb's cycle. The Kreb's cycle allows cells to “burn” the pyruvates made in glycolysis to get more ATP.
The last step in the breakdown of glucose is called oxidative phosphorylation (Ox-Phos).
It takes place in specialized cell structures called mitochondria. This process produces a large amount of ATP. Importantly, cells need oxygen to complete oxidative phosphorylation.
If a cell completes only glycolysis, only 2 molecules of ATP are made per glucose. However, if the cell completes the entire respiration process (glycolysis - Kreb's - oxidative phosphorylation), about 36 molecules of ATP are created, giving it much more energy to use.
IN CANCER CELL:
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
introduction to WARBERG PHENOMENA:
WARBURG EFFECT Usually, cancer cells are highly glycolytic (glucose addiction) and take up more glucose than do normal cells from outside.
Otto Heinrich Warburg (; 8 October 1883 – 1 August 1970) In 1931 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology for his "discovery of the nature and mode of action of the respiratory enzyme.
WARNBURG EFFECT : cancer cells under aerobic (well-oxygenated) conditions to metabolize glucose to lactate (aerobic glycolysis) is known as the Warburg effect. Warburg made the observation that tumor slices consume glucose and secrete lactate at a higher rate than normal tissues.
Seminar of U.V. Spectroscopy by SAMIR PANDASAMIR PANDA
Spectroscopy is a branch of science dealing the study of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflect spectroscopy in the UV-VIS spectral region.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy is an analytical method that can measure the amount of light received by the analyte.
1. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention
ISSN (Online): 2319 – 7722, ISSN (Print): 2319 – 7714
www.ijhssi.org Volume 4 Issue 2 ǁ February. 2015 ǁ PP.22-24
www.ijhssi.org 22 | Page
Need of Digital Libraries in Education.
1,
Mrs. Kanchan Kishor Shegokar , 2,
Dr. Vandana Sengar
1,
Research Scholar, Dept of Library & Information Science, Pacific University, Udaipur
2,
Librarian, Bahupal Nobles College of Pharmacy, Udaipur.
ABSTRACT : A digital is an organized collection of electronic resources. Digital library is a very complex
and dynamic entity. It has brought phenomenal change in information collection, preservation and
dissemination scene of the world. It is complex entity because it completely based on ICT systems. A distinction
is often made between content that was created in a digital format, known as born-digital, and information that
has been converted from a physical medium, e.g. paper, by digitizing. It should also be noted that not all
electronic content is in digital data format. The term hybrid library is sometimes used for libraries that have
both physical collections and electronic collections for example: American Memory is a digital library within
the Library of Congress.
KEYWORDS: Digital Library, Education, Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
I. INTRODUCTION:
Digital libraries are gaining importance in the environment of computer and communication
technologies. This is truth that they are providing us the desired information in very shortest time, but on the
other hand it is now need in education field. Digital Resources have come to be regarded as an increasingly
important resource type. This is a direct result of the web being used extensively for scholarly publishing as well
as for publishing resources of value in commerce and government. Digital libraries serve as portal for huge
reservoir of information. The objects in a traditional library have certain properties as well. First, they are fixed
– they do not normally change, or if they do, various editions are identified and considered to be different from
one another. Objects are also permanent – they do not normally disappear from a collection. In case of digital
libraries, objects change as and when new information is uploaded; earlier one is replaced. That is why the
information in digital environment keeps changing all the times.
WHAT IS DIGITAL LIBRARY? : Digital libraries are the collection of digital documents or objects. These
libraries are the one which really helps the users to get access to the digital resources directly on the screen of
their computer itself. Digital libraries are reforming the dissemination with respect to the availability speed and
access. Digital libraries have the following characteristics- they store, preserve, distribute and protect contents in
different formats and, at the same time, they allow interaction between the user and the contents; they are
always present, both geographically and over time; they can make works internationally known, enhancing
referencing and citations; they can make public the products of educational process and let them be used as
inputs for future learning.
SOME DEFINATIONS OF DIGITAL LIBRARY: The term “Digital Library” is variously defined by
different scientists in their own way; some of them are as follows:
Wellman, et al (1996) see a digital library of the future in which software agents use principles of artificial
intelligence (AI) to perform “monitoring, management, and allocation of services and resources”. Indeed, they
define a digital library as a “community of information agents” that would retain most of the properties of
traditional library. Miksa and Doty (1994) take a traditional perspective in defining a digital library, „as a
collection of information sources in a place (if not a physical place, then at least a logical one).‟ They argue that
a broader definition would lead to something different than what is normally understood to be a library.
SOME REVIEWS OF LITERATURE RELATED TO DIGITAL LIBRARY: Van de Sompel and
Lagoze[22]-[23] mentioned that the fast pace of research results in the sciences has required alternative forms of
publication to overcome the latency times of traditional peer-reviewed journals. At the same time, the rising
costs of journal subscription have also yielded the need for alternative ways of publishing.In 2000, Hagen and
McMillan [18] presented some interesting points related to ETD (Electronic Theses and Dissertations); two are
worthed being mentioned. The first is that much of the research developed during graduate work ends up by not
being published in journals for this reason is not known. Digital libraries make this knowledge easily and widely
accessible; the whole process is much faster than traditional publication.
2. Need Of Digital Libraries…
www.ijhssi.org 23 | Page
FUNCTIONS OF DIGITAL LIBRARY:
The main functions of Digital Library are as below:
Providing resource discovery mechanisms that allow users to identify relevant or required resources and
their locations.
Making available various types of knowledge resource.
Providing mechanisms for delivery of specific resource to the user, delivery includes both obtaining a
resource where it is not already available in the library and passing it to the users in a suitable way.
Provide access to a very large information collection.
Support multimedia content.
Provide user-friendly interface.
ROLE OF DIGITAL LIBRARY IN EDUCATION: Students go to libraries to look for materials that go
beyond course contents. They Seek additional books, journals, theses & dissertations, technical reports and other
items that enhance the learning process. This is extremely important in the undergraduate years and in the
graduate level. Research is based on a lot of searching, retrieving and reading. So, libraries must carry and make
available collections to fulfill this need. Some examples in the traditional world are the subscriptions of
scientific journals and conference proceedings.Digital libraries, like their traditional counterparts, can hold
reference materials. In addition they have all the advantages mentioned in the context of courseware. At the
same time, the characteristics of being available all the time from anywhere and of cross-institutional
cooperation are the strongest points.
MERITS OF DIGITAL LIBRARY:
It saves the library manpower and funds.
It helps in Resource sharing facilities.
Helps the libraries to get recent publications from the publishers.
Helps in inter-library loan (ILL).
Helps to reach information of their users at faster rate through on-time communication.
On-line library catalogue through internet gives access to bibliographic records of millions of books and
details of holdings of academic and research libraries, e-journals and newsletters.
Researchers and Information Scientists will get information within minimum time.
DEMERITS OF DIGITAL LIBRARY:
Locating the information on the internet requires good skills.
There is the problem of health hazards associated with the use of computers. e. g. eye and back problems as
well as the exposure of radiation from monitors.
Compatibility and standardization problems are likely to be faced due to the use of a variety of hardware,
software, information collection, and storage and retrieval methods.
Problems of intellectual property rights of the author and publisher, etc.
Some documents are used only when it is seen.
The unrelenting invasion of the viruses will pose another ethical risk.
II. CONCLUSION:
This is just an attempt to explain how a media archive especially in the academic sector is shaping up.
The digital archives deal with various types of information, in various formats and with different contents. Each
digital archive is setup according to its organizational structure, types of users and their varied information
needs.When a digital library is created, all the functions that have been performed by the traditional library will
have parallel in the digital and networked environment. Digitization has opened up new audience and services
for libraries, and it needs to be integrated into the plans and policies of any institution to maximize its
effectiveness. Digital libraries are playing a vital role in providing the expanded access to the variety of
information in digital format for all level of users
REFERENCES:
[1]. Hagen, J. and McMillan, G., “ETD Implementation: The two Virginias and Their Strategies for Successfully Requiring the
Electronic Submission of Theses and Dissertations”, presented at the Third International Symposium on Electronic Theses and
Dissertations, University of South Florida, USA,2000,available http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/presentations/2VAsHand.pdf.
[2]. Miksa, Francis L. and Philip Doty. Intellectual Realities and Digital Library. Processidings of the First Annual Conference on the
Theory and Practices of Digital Libraries. June 19-21, 1994, College Station, Texas. Available at
URL:<http://www.tamu.edu/DL94/paper/miksa.html>.
[3]. Miller, Rush G. 2002. Shaping Digital Content. Journal of Academic Librarianship.28(3):97.
3. Need Of Digital Libraries…
www.ijhssi.org 24 | Page
[4]. Misra, Joythi (2003), “ Digital libraries or a dilemma”. In proceeding of 21st
Annual convention and conference society for
information science, IIT, Roorkee, April9-11.
[5]. Van de Sompel, H. & Logoze, C., “The San fe Convention of the Open Archives Initiative”, D-Lib Magazine, Vol 6, No.2,
February 2000, available http://www.dlib.org/
![International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention
ISSN (Online): 2319 – 7722, ISSN (Print): 2319 – 7714
www.ijhssi.org Volume 4 Issue 2 ǁ February. 2015 ǁ PP.22-24
www.ijhssi.org 22 | Page
Need of Digital Libraries in Education.
1,
Mrs. Kanchan Kishor Shegokar , 2,
Dr. Vandana Sengar
1,
Research Scholar, Dept of Library & Information Science, Pacific University, Udaipur
2,
Librarian, Bahupal Nobles College of Pharmacy, Udaipur.
ABSTRACT : A digital is an organized collection of electronic resources. Digital library is a very complex
and dynamic entity. It has brought phenomenal change in information collection, preservation and
dissemination scene of the world. It is complex entity because it completely based on ICT systems. A distinction
is often made between content that was created in a digital format, known as born-digital, and information that
has been converted from a physical medium, e.g. paper, by digitizing. It should also be noted that not all
electronic content is in digital data format. The term hybrid library is sometimes used for libraries that have
both physical collections and electronic collections for example: American Memory is a digital library within
the Library of Congress.
KEYWORDS: Digital Library, Education, Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
I. INTRODUCTION:
Digital libraries are gaining importance in the environment of computer and communication
technologies. This is truth that they are providing us the desired information in very shortest time, but on the
other hand it is now need in education field. Digital Resources have come to be regarded as an increasingly
important resource type. This is a direct result of the web being used extensively for scholarly publishing as well
as for publishing resources of value in commerce and government. Digital libraries serve as portal for huge
reservoir of information. The objects in a traditional library have certain properties as well. First, they are fixed
– they do not normally change, or if they do, various editions are identified and considered to be different from
one another. Objects are also permanent – they do not normally disappear from a collection. In case of digital
libraries, objects change as and when new information is uploaded; earlier one is replaced. That is why the
information in digital environment keeps changing all the times.
WHAT IS DIGITAL LIBRARY? : Digital libraries are the collection of digital documents or objects. These
libraries are the one which really helps the users to get access to the digital resources directly on the screen of
their computer itself. Digital libraries are reforming the dissemination with respect to the availability speed and
access. Digital libraries have the following characteristics- they store, preserve, distribute and protect contents in
different formats and, at the same time, they allow interaction between the user and the contents; they are
always present, both geographically and over time; they can make works internationally known, enhancing
referencing and citations; they can make public the products of educational process and let them be used as
inputs for future learning.
SOME DEFINATIONS OF DIGITAL LIBRARY: The term “Digital Library” is variously defined by
different scientists in their own way; some of them are as follows:
Wellman, et al (1996) see a digital library of the future in which software agents use principles of artificial
intelligence (AI) to perform “monitoring, management, and allocation of services and resources”. Indeed, they
define a digital library as a “community of information agents” that would retain most of the properties of
traditional library. Miksa and Doty (1994) take a traditional perspective in defining a digital library, „as a
collection of information sources in a place (if not a physical place, then at least a logical one).‟ They argue that
a broader definition would lead to something different than what is normally understood to be a library.
SOME REVIEWS OF LITERATURE RELATED TO DIGITAL LIBRARY: Van de Sompel and
Lagoze[22]-[23] mentioned that the fast pace of research results in the sciences has required alternative forms of
publication to overcome the latency times of traditional peer-reviewed journals. At the same time, the rising
costs of journal subscription have also yielded the need for alternative ways of publishing.In 2000, Hagen and
McMillan [18] presented some interesting points related to ETD (Electronic Theses and Dissertations); two are
worthed being mentioned. The first is that much of the research developed during graduate work ends up by not
being published in journals for this reason is not known. Digital libraries make this knowledge easily and widely
accessible; the whole process is much faster than traditional publication.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/d0423022024-150430051139-conversion-gate02/85/Need-of-Digital-Libraries-in-Education-1-320.jpg)
![Need Of Digital Libraries…
www.ijhssi.org 23 | Page
FUNCTIONS OF DIGITAL LIBRARY:
The main functions of Digital Library are as below:
Providing resource discovery mechanisms that allow users to identify relevant or required resources and
their locations.
Making available various types of knowledge resource.
Providing mechanisms for delivery of specific resource to the user, delivery includes both obtaining a
resource where it is not already available in the library and passing it to the users in a suitable way.
Provide access to a very large information collection.
Support multimedia content.
Provide user-friendly interface.
ROLE OF DIGITAL LIBRARY IN EDUCATION: Students go to libraries to look for materials that go
beyond course contents. They Seek additional books, journals, theses & dissertations, technical reports and other
items that enhance the learning process. This is extremely important in the undergraduate years and in the
graduate level. Research is based on a lot of searching, retrieving and reading. So, libraries must carry and make
available collections to fulfill this need. Some examples in the traditional world are the subscriptions of
scientific journals and conference proceedings.Digital libraries, like their traditional counterparts, can hold
reference materials. In addition they have all the advantages mentioned in the context of courseware. At the
same time, the characteristics of being available all the time from anywhere and of cross-institutional
cooperation are the strongest points.
MERITS OF DIGITAL LIBRARY:
It saves the library manpower and funds.
It helps in Resource sharing facilities.
Helps the libraries to get recent publications from the publishers.
Helps in inter-library loan (ILL).
Helps to reach information of their users at faster rate through on-time communication.
On-line library catalogue through internet gives access to bibliographic records of millions of books and
details of holdings of academic and research libraries, e-journals and newsletters.
Researchers and Information Scientists will get information within minimum time.
DEMERITS OF DIGITAL LIBRARY:
Locating the information on the internet requires good skills.
There is the problem of health hazards associated with the use of computers. e. g. eye and back problems as
well as the exposure of radiation from monitors.
Compatibility and standardization problems are likely to be faced due to the use of a variety of hardware,
software, information collection, and storage and retrieval methods.
Problems of intellectual property rights of the author and publisher, etc.
Some documents are used only when it is seen.
The unrelenting invasion of the viruses will pose another ethical risk.
II. CONCLUSION:
This is just an attempt to explain how a media archive especially in the academic sector is shaping up.
The digital archives deal with various types of information, in various formats and with different contents. Each
digital archive is setup according to its organizational structure, types of users and their varied information
needs.When a digital library is created, all the functions that have been performed by the traditional library will
have parallel in the digital and networked environment. Digitization has opened up new audience and services
for libraries, and it needs to be integrated into the plans and policies of any institution to maximize its
effectiveness. Digital libraries are playing a vital role in providing the expanded access to the variety of
information in digital format for all level of users
REFERENCES:
[1]. Hagen, J. and McMillan, G., “ETD Implementation: The two Virginias and Their Strategies for Successfully Requiring the
Electronic Submission of Theses and Dissertations”, presented at the Third International Symposium on Electronic Theses and
Dissertations, University of South Florida, USA,2000,available http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/presentations/2VAsHand.pdf.
[2]. Miksa, Francis L. and Philip Doty. Intellectual Realities and Digital Library. Processidings of the First Annual Conference on the
Theory and Practices of Digital Libraries. June 19-21, 1994, College Station, Texas. Available at
URL:<http://www.tamu.edu/DL94/paper/miksa.html>.
[3]. Miller, Rush G. 2002. Shaping Digital Content. Journal of Academic Librarianship.28(3):97.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)