Use A Digital Bibliothek (Digital Library)

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.