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PAPER ID:IJIM/V.2(VI)/ 226-231/31
AUTHOR :Brij Bhushan Mishra , Ajay Kumar and Ravi Shankar Kesharwani
TITLE: DIGITAL LIBRARIES EXISTING IN INDIA
ABSTRACT: Information & communication Technology (ICT) has brought a significant change in all round development of the society through transmission of information. Due to World Wide Web, access to the internet has become part of our life. A large number of people search the internet every day. The ICT revolution and the advent of the Internet has had drastic & far reaching impacts on the knowledge & information and added a new dimension to information retrieval. Now libraries have been able to provide fast & seamless access of information to its users. Besides conservation & preservation of the traditional knowledge, application of ICT has provided wider opportunities in archiving & accessing knowledge in the digitized form.
In the 21st century libraries are moving form print to e- resources either subscribing individually or through consortia. Demands of digital information are increasing which caused the existence of digital library in India. Digital libraries attempt to provide instant access to digitized information and consist of a variety of information including multimedia. They will provide enhanced access to the electronic information sources and users can access the digital content irrespective of time & space boundaries. The present study focuses on the digital libraries which are existing in India. It also discusses the features, need and objectives of the digital library.
KEYWORDS: Information & Communication Technology, Information Technology, Digital Library.
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