Abstract:
If technology push, crashing costs, and global
connectivity are the signposts for the coming decade,
digital libraries are the next step in the convergence
revolution. Digital libraries are innovations, the
implementation of which is nascent in the developing
countries. However, they hold the promise of becoming
key technologies for knowledge creation and
management in the future. The purpose of this article is
to describe basic concepts, processes and services of
digital libraries, discuss challenges and opportunities
offered/faced by digital libraries.
