A Modern Perspective on Digital Libraries

Poonam Kumari

Abstract: In today's world of information, digital libraries play an important role in promoting the use of information. The idea of digital libraries was developed in libraries without walls. Digital libraries represent the next step in the convergence revolution. Libraries without walls are regarded as innovations. Nevertheless, these technologies are poised to become key technologies for knowledge creation and management in the future. We are going to present a summary of the basic terms, concepts, processes, services, and challenges of digital libraries. To satisfy changing information needs of the user community, libraries are redesigning their services and knowledge products to feature value. The concept of digital libraries will be covered in this paper. Digital libraries are used to support teaching and learning via a number of other methods. These include types of digital libraries, special software`s of digital libraries, and tools for learning through interactive classrooms, network - based learning and web content.

Keywords: digital libraries, types of digital libraries, digital library software, popular digital educational tools, role of librarians in the digital age