A
digital library is exactly what the name suggests. It is a library where
documents are stored in the digital format. The entire library is accessible
via a computer. There were terms like virtual library and electronic library
which were used to represent it. But now the only term used is digital
bibliothek or digital library. In order to be called a digital library you must
have a substantially large collection of information online and it must be made
available to a group of online users. So we come to the conclusion that all
websites cannot be called a digital library. Many famous libraries of the world
like the library of congress are now starting to digitalize their content and
enter the virtual world. A digital bibliothek or library can have two types of
content or hybrid content. This includes content that has been digitalized and
content that has been born digital.
Advantages
There
are innumerable advantages of a digital library. You have access to a complete
archive of important documents and images.
All that you need is a computer with an
internet connection. Picture this, you are sitting in Hong Kong and you
have access to the best libraries back home in the US.
There is virtually no limitation for storage
as in a physical library as digital information requires very little
storage space.
Also the time, effort and money needed to
maintain such a library is quite lesser when compared to a physical
library.
You have access to the information 24X7 for
365 days of a year. Which physical library would allow you to do that?
The same document can be accessed by
innumerable people around the world.
Searching for documents in such a library is
far easier than searching in a physical library. All that you need to do
is enter the keywords and all the documents containing those keywords will
be displayed. You can then choose the most appropriate one.
There is no worry about the quality of the
document degrading with prolonged use.
However,
there have been copyright concerns over the usage of a digital library.
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