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Collection Development in Digital Environment:Trends and Problems


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1 Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, (Deemed University) Jalandhar 144011, India
2 Department of Library and Information Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
     

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Describes various trends in collection development in digital environment. The changes that have occurred in acquisition, retrieval and storage of information due to technological developments have been discussed. Limitations, restrictions and problems being faced by librarians and readers due to the same have also been discussed. The way these developments have affected the academic environment and changed the role of librarian has also been portrayed.

Keywords

Digital Libraries, Library Collection, Information Technology, Electronic Environment, Digital Documents, Information Transmission, Communication, Globalization, Institutional Repositories, Consortia, Resource Sharing, Preservation, E-Books, E-Journals.
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Sarbrinder Kaur
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, (Deemed University) Jalandhar 144011
India

M. P. Satija
Department of Library and Information Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005
India


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Authors

Sarbrinder Kaur
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, (Deemed University) Jalandhar 144011, India
M. P. Satija
Department of Library and Information Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India

Abstract


Describes various trends in collection development in digital environment. The changes that have occurred in acquisition, retrieval and storage of information due to technological developments have been discussed. Limitations, restrictions and problems being faced by librarians and readers due to the same have also been discussed. The way these developments have affected the academic environment and changed the role of librarian has also been portrayed.

Keywords


Digital Libraries, Library Collection, Information Technology, Electronic Environment, Digital Documents, Information Transmission, Communication, Globalization, Institutional Repositories, Consortia, Resource Sharing, Preservation, E-Books, E-Journals.

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