Dear Editor,
In modern life there have been a lot of changes in our everyday life. We are very happy to live in the advanced age of technology, but still many people are deprived of education and information. The solution to this problem is digital library. If run properly it can lead to a social revolution. Undoubtedly, digital library is also in the interest of the students and it must also be said that without the facility of access to digital library, any educational institution, be it a school or a college, will not be able to access the knowledge. May not remain relevant in the economy. Like Himachal Pradesh, there is a need for digital library initiative in other states also. News is saying that digital libraries with modern facilities will be prepared in the country’s leading state Himachal Pradesh before 31 March 2024.
Chief Minister of the state has issued instructions to provide free study facilities on touch screens, servers and social sites in the state library and district libraries. Let us consider the importance and relevance of the idea of digital library. Digital library is a library which has a collection of books in digital or electronic format. It can be used through electronic devices and computers. A digital library is also known as an online library, Internet library, digital repository, or digital collection. It is an online database of digital objects, which may include text, images, audio, video, books in the form of digital documents. This type of library can be accessed through the internet can be done. In other words, digital libraries store documents in an organized electronic format and through the Internet or storage.
In 1994, the term digital library was first used in the world by the NASA Digital Library. American author Michael Stern hart is the founder of the first digital library project Hart created to make freely available electronic books accessible via the Internet. Digital library brings us to the world We will get lots of resources and we will also get personalized services. We can unlock exciting new opportunities, such as collaboration, data sharing and innovation. Digital libraries that embrace this new dimension will be able to grow and meet the needs of their users. With the presence of a digital library, students’ education will not stop even if books are not available. With a digital library, children will be able to study uninterrupted even if they do not have books. Due to constraints related to physical location Traditional libraries lack the flexibility to include different types of content. But digital libraries store a wide range of content – e-books, magazines, articles, blogs, papers, videos, podcasts and audio books – in a virtual environment. Nowadays sophisticated digital libraries store resources in the cloud to make content available to their users anytime and anywhere. Unlike larger universities and libraries, smaller libraries often have new books, magazines, and There is a lack of sufficient resources to purchase other material resources. But the education institution can update the digital library regularly.
Vijay Garg