MOVING BEYTOND LIBRARY AUTOMATION: ROLE OF DIGITIZATION IN ACADEMIC LIBRARY

Hitesh Chauhan
Page No. 5-10

Modern academic library is a conglomeration of printed books and journals as well as electronic
resources where both forms of the documents can be stored, retrieved and delivered as and when
required. The automated library system is capable of handling large volumes of documents and of
providing timely and effective information services to faculty, research scholars and students in
achieving their goals. Digitization is an electronic process of converging information from a print
format to a digital format. The process of digitization involves the scanning of the print material
into digital. Computer based information system for acquiring, storing, organizing, searching,
distributing and displaying digital materials for end user access; not necessarily network-based but
designed and constructed so as to be capable of attaching or being attached to a network. Purpose
of Digital Library, Vision of Digital Library, Managing Digital Library, Digital Preservation,
Copyright and Licensing.
Key words: Library Automation, Digitization, Digital Library, Digital Preservation,Copyright and
Licensing