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What is Traditional Library

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Handbook of Research on Inventive Digital Tools for Collection Management and Development in Modern Libraries
Traditional Libraries gives emphasis on storage and preservation of physical items, particularly books and periodicals those in which librarian were a custodian of the library. Information is physically assembled in one place; users must travel to the library to learn what is there and make use of it.
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Role of Digital Libraries in the Present Era: Challenges and Issues
Harpreet Kaur (Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8178-1.ch006
Abstract
The Digital library plays an important role in promoting the use of information. Digital libraries give solutions to main challenges to traditional libraries such as storage. This paper discusses the concept of digital library and how it helps in conserving manuscripts and what type of equipments or software are required in this work. We want digital information in every field so that every library should be a digital library. It highlights the Necessity, Challenges and issues in creating digital library, there are certain issues which should be taken care like copyright and Intellectual Property Right. This article also explores successful digital library project set up in India and what is the future of digital library in Indian scenario.
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