Digital Libraries and Digitization
Contents: Preface. Abbreviations. 1. Introduction to digital libraries. 2. Historical development of digital libraries. 3. Traditional/Conventional library Vs digital library. 4. Need, Purpose, Use, Advantages and disadvantages of digital libraries. 5. Components of digital libraries. 6. Digital/E-Library resources. 7. Electronic Publishing (E- Publishing). 8. Digital library services. 9. Internet and digital library services. 10. Digital preservation/Archiving of library reading material. 11. Digitization of library resources. 12. Understanding requirements for digitization. 13. Hardware components required for digitization. 14. Software components required for digitization. 15. Human resource development required for digitization. 16. Process of Digitization. 17. Information Access/retrieval in digital libraries. 18. Major problems, issues and challenges in building digital library resources. 19. Copyright and digital library. 20. Storage media for digitization and preservation. 21. Development and management of digital library collection. 2. Sharing of resources in digital environment. 23. Standards, protocols and formats for digital libraries. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
The development of new information technology has created an interest in the development of digital libraries. This book provides overview of the various concepts of digital libraries. It covers a wide range of topics related to digital libraries form historical developments to the process of digitization,. Written in a user friendly manner this book been divided into 23 chapters, providing sufficient information on various aspects of digital libraries such as a resources, digital library services, preservation, process of digitization, e-journals, e-books, networks and consortia etc. an attempt has been made to synthesize various aspects of digitization and digital libraries. This volume would be helpful to understand the concepts related to digitization and help the library professionals to provide better services to the uses. The book not only deals with the theoretical aspects related to digital libraries and the process of digitization but also covers the practical aspects. Various chapters have been devoted to the process of digitization.
Care has been taken to describe the concepts related to digital libraries and digitization in a systematic manner so that library professionals will not find any difficulty in understanding these concepts. This book will also provide an idea about development of digital libraries to library professionals, this volume would also be very useful for the persons dealing with archiving, digitization and preservation of library materials and concerned with modernization and digitization of library resources and those who involve in organisation and establishing the digital libraries.
This book has been designed to meet the requirements of the library professionals such as students of B.Lib. Sc and M. Lib. Sc, PGDLAN, MPhil and other courses in library and information science form various universities and institutions.
The main objective of this book is to provide an opportunity to the library professionals to acquire sufficient knowledge and skills about digitization and modernization of libraries. Also for those who are interested in keeping themselves acquainted with the latest trends and development in the field of library and information science. Special feature of this book is that it consists of glossary of words frequently used for digitization and digital libraries. Diagrams are given wherever necessary to understand the concepts clearly.
