Digital Libraries and the Role of Digital Librarians

Abstract

This chapter presents a holistic view of digital libraries and the role of digital librarians. Technological changes and the use of electronic storage and retrieval information systems have changed the way students and researchers are able to access, retrieve and use information. Key topics presented in the chapter include the concept of digitization, reasons for digitization, definitions of digital library, features of digital library, characteristics of digital libraries, advantages and disadvantages of digital library, collection development and content creation, digital librarianship, role of librarians in digital libraries, issues of concern to digital librarians, process of digitization of library resources, digital library components, and digital rights management.The world is going through an information technology revolution and the evolution of Information and Communication Technologies has put itself in the midpoint of socio-economic innovations. ICT has a diffuse concept which is being manifested in different forms. This concept has revolutionized the way many organizations perform their functionalities and service deliveries, and its evolution has also influenced the way many libraries operates.The success achieved in the digital library can be attributed to the widespread use of information communication technologies (ICTs) in the business of information creation, organization, storage and dissemination. ICT has now made it possible for individuals in their homes to have access to full-text journal articles, conference papers, research reports, technical documents, statistical information, data sets, and much more.Alhaji (2009) asserted that the needs for digital libraries become significant when we look for improved information sharing, improved and wider access of library materials, and improved preservation

Peran Kurikulum Pendidikan dalam Meningkatkan Literasi Informasi dan Kritis Pada Era Digital di Indonesia

“…Hal ini merupakan perlindungan terhadap penyebaran informasi palsu dan merupakan inti dari pengembangan keterampilan berpikir kritis. Kemampuan untuk menavigasi lanskap digital secara efektif sangat penting untuk menghindari informasi yang berlebihan, informasi yang salah, dan disinformasi (Bontcheva et al, 2013;Chauhan & Choudhary, 2018;Kehinde, 2018;Paletta & da Silva, 2018).…”