Technology in digital libraries

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi ISHA Books 2007
• Subjects: Digital libraries; Digital preservation; Libraries and electronic publishing; Electronic reference services (Libraries)
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• Physical Description: vi, 310 pages : 22 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9788182054325; 818205432X

Libraries today are no longer confined within formidable looking buildings and walls housing countless books on various fields of knowledge. The technological revolution that has swept the world has ensured that from stone tablets to paper rolls to printed books, and now digital libraries without walls, the medium and modest of operation of an organization like a library has indeed traveled a long ways. Information today is well accessed through electronic format, which is faster, cheaper and less cumbersome. This book comprises a well-structured, comprehensive compilation to cover the current technologies and their future in library science and the information environment. The emphasis is on acquainting readers with how digital libraries have come into being, how they have evolved, and most importantly, what technologies they incorporate within their framework. Compendious and exhaustive, it is hoped that the book serves well for all professionals in library science.