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Importance of Digitization of Library Materials


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1 University Library, Kuvempu University, Shankargahtta, - Jnana sahyadri, Shankaraghatta 577 451, Shimoga Dist., Karnataka, India
2 Diana College of Nursing, #68, Chokkanahalli, Jakkur post, Bangalore 560 064. Karnataka, India
3 K.L. E Societies College of Pharmacy, 2nd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560010. Karnataka, India
     

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This paper focuses on the in the decision-making importance of digitization of library materials process. The paper poses a series of questions to be answered which will facilitate the decision-making process of library professionals. They poses the questions as to what and how to digitize into the larger framework of collection building by focusing, first, on the nature of the collections and their use, and, second, on the realities of the institutional context in which these decisions are made. Their method is, above all, most helpful in its pragmatic approach to the unsettling dynamism of the digital technology itself. They view technology as a tool to serve specific collections-related goals and assess the available technology for its ability to aid or obstruct access and preservation.

Keywords

Digitization, Library Materials.
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B. U. Kannappanavar
University Library, Kuvempu University, Shankargahtta, - Jnana sahyadri, Shankaraghatta 577 451, Shimoga Dist., Karnataka
India

S. T. Rajanikanta
Diana College of Nursing, #68, Chokkanahalli, Jakkur post, Bangalore 560 064. Karnataka
India

Satish K. Tandur
K.L. E Societies College of Pharmacy, 2nd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560010. Karnataka
India


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Authors

B. U. Kannappanavar
University Library, Kuvempu University, Shankargahtta, - Jnana sahyadri, Shankaraghatta 577 451, Shimoga Dist., Karnataka, India
S. T. Rajanikanta
Diana College of Nursing, #68, Chokkanahalli, Jakkur post, Bangalore 560 064. Karnataka, India
Satish K. Tandur
K.L. E Societies College of Pharmacy, 2nd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560010. Karnataka, India

Abstract


This paper focuses on the in the decision-making importance of digitization of library materials process. The paper poses a series of questions to be answered which will facilitate the decision-making process of library professionals. They poses the questions as to what and how to digitize into the larger framework of collection building by focusing, first, on the nature of the collections and their use, and, second, on the realities of the institutional context in which these decisions are made. Their method is, above all, most helpful in its pragmatic approach to the unsettling dynamism of the digital technology itself. They view technology as a tool to serve specific collections-related goals and assess the available technology for its ability to aid or obstruct access and preservation.

Keywords


Digitization, Library Materials.

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