Digital Libraries

Digital Libraries


The emergence of digital technology in the mid-20th century has affected humankind’s inventory of recorded information dramatically. In my extensive research of digital libraries, I will discuss what they are, what has been their impact and what does the future hold for them. The library system has been involved early on in exploiting information technologies. For many years libraries have participated in cooperative ventures with other libraries. Different institutions have shared cataloging and information about what each has in its collection. They use this information to facilitate the borrowing and lending of materials among libraries. However, as society begun to value information more highly, the information industry was developed.
This industry consisted of on-line information services, software developers, and other businesses that sell information products for a profit. I believe that this poses a challenge to libraries because as more informat...