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Unit 10: Digital and Virtual Libraries

Directories: A directory or folder is nothing more than a location on a disk used for storing Notes
information about files.
Librarian’s Digital Library (LDL): Librarian’s Digital Library has been developed by DRTC,
which contains full text of papers/articles related to Indian Librarianship.
Librarycompany.org: Librarycompany.org is non-profit independent research library with
collections documenting every aspect of the history and background of American culture from
the colonial period to the end of nineteenth century.
Metadata: Metadata is the data which describes the content and attributes of any particular item
in a digital library.
Ownership: Denotes the person who controls all of the benefits and privileges associated with a
life insurance policy.
Planning: Planning (also called forethought) is the process of thinking about and organizing the
activities required to achieve a desired goal.

Preservation: Preservation is a branch of library and information science concerned with
maintaining or restoring access to artefacts, documents and records through the study, diagnosis,
treatment and prevention of decay and damage.
PURLS: They are a scheme developed by OCLC in an attempt to separate a document name
from its location and therefore increase the probability that it will always be found.

Technical architecture: A technical architecture is the design and documentation of a software
application and provides a blueprint schematic for developers to use when they are building or
modifying a computer system.
Virtual Library Environment: The Virtual Library Environment means virtual teams; virtual
communication and the electronic environment are now a reality for the library.

Virtual Library: A virtual library is a digital space that keeps and organizes virtual books and
their associated documents.

10.9 Review Questions

1. What do you understand by digital library?
2. Discuss the characteristics of a digital library.

3. What are the properties of a digital library?

4. Describe the benefits of digital libraries.
5. Discuss the technical issues in digital library.

6. Explain the directories of digital library resources from India perspectives.

7. Discuss virtual library.
8. What are the features of a virtual library?

9. Highlight the advantages and disadvantages of the virtual library.
10. How will you design and plan of a virtual library?

11. Discuss the principles of development of virtual library collection.

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