1. DIGITAL LIBRARY

2. “A DIGITAL LIBRARY IS A LIBRARY WHICH HAS ALL THE INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC FORM AND HAVINGELETRONIC DEVICES TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE DIGITIZED INFORMATION””

3. THE DIGITAL LIBRARY IS:
● A COLLECTION OF INFORMATION OBJECTS
● A SUPPORTING USER WITH INFORMATION OBJECTS
● ORGANISATION AND PRESENTATION OF THOSE OBJECTS
● AVAILABLE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
● ELECTRONIC /DIGITAL AVAILABILITY

4. DIGITAL LIBRARY Operations Services Access Function Digital Resources
Conventional library services Web Based library Services OPAC to Web , CD ROM to Web, databases Manual to digital reference services Manual to digital reference services Manual to electronic Doc delivery service New Web Based library service Virtual library tours Library web sites Web based user education Bulletin Board Discussion and lists service
Collection
Development
Acquire, locate
Convert and access
Organization (Standards, Protocol, access,
Control)
Search Browse

5. DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL LIBRARIES
● DIGITAL COLLECTION
● CONVERSION OF EXISTING PRINT INTO
DIGITAL FORMAT: OPTIONS FOR CONVERSION
● CREATING PORTALS OR GATEWAYS TO THE ELECTRONIC CONNECTION AVAILABLE ON THE WEB
● INTEGRATED ACCESS INTERFACE

6. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT OF THE DIGITAL IMAGING PROCESS
♦ Hardware
scanners, computer, data storage and data output peripherals.
♦ Software
image capturing, data compression
♦ Network
data transmission
♦ Display technologies

7. ♦ Scanners and scanning ♦ software ♦ Storage System ♦ Network
Tools of DIGITISATION
♦ Computers
♦ Scanners and scanning
♦ software
♦ Storage System
♦ Network
♦ Display system
♦ Printer

8. DIGITAL LIBRARIES AND THEIR USES
● Provides access to a very large information collection in a digital form.
● Support multi-media content
● Is network accessible
● Provides user friendly interface
● Offers links to local / external objects
● Support advance search and retrieval
● Support the traditional library mission of collection, development, organization, access and presentation

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● Supports publishing, annotation and integration of new information ● Bring together people with formal, informal and professional learning missions ● Provides faster access to information resources ● Provide an easy mechanism for resource sharing with other libraries. Sharing of digital files is much easier.

10. CHRACTERISTICS OF DIGITAL LIBRARIES
PROVIDE ACCESS TO A VERY LARGE INFORMATION COLLECTION, BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
SUPPORT MULTIMEDIA COMPONENTS
PROVIDE LINKS TO DIFFERENT DIGITAL OBJECTS
SUPPORT AND PROVIDE S SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL INTERFACE
SUPPORT THE TRADITITONAL MISSION OF COLLECTIO, DEVELOPMENT, ORGANISATION, ACCESS AND PRESERVATION.

11. IMPORTANT CHRACTERISTICS OF A DIGITAL LIBRARY ARE:
DIGITAL COLLECTION
TECHNOLOGY
WORK AND SERVICES
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12. MAJOR ISSUES / CHALLENGES ●. Technical architecture. ●
MAJOR ISSUES / CHALLENGES ● Technical architecture ● High speed local network and fast connection to internet ● Relational database that supports a variety of digital formats ● Full text search engines to index and provide access to resources ● A variety of servers such as web services and FTP servers ● Electronic document management system

13. ● BUILDING DIGITAL COLLECTIONS ● DIGITISATION
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● BUILDING DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
● DIGITISATION
● Retrospective conversion of collection
● Digitisation of a particular special collection or a portion of one
● Highlight a diverse collection ● High use materials

14. ● METADATA ● COPYRIGHT/ RIGHTS MANAGEMENT ● PRESERVATION
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● METADATA
● COPYRIGHT/ RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
● PRESERVATION

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