Sustainablity of digital libraries : developing and managing digital library documents and collections

Abstract

Although a digital library is a computer-based system for acquiring, storing, organizing, searching and distributing digital materials for end user access, it may not necessarily be network-based. However, it can be designed to be capable of being attached to a network.

The growth of digital libraries involves:

(a) Digitization of existing library materials; (b) Connectivity to the users online and offline; (c) Integration with networking; and (d) Availability of materials on the worldwide web