The Virtual Library : Changing Roles and Ethical Challenges for Librarians
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2004-02
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INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad
Abstract
In this age of Information Technology, there have been so many opportunities for the
Librarians for involvement in an information-based society including electronic and
multimedia publishing, Internet based-information services, global networking, web based
digital resources etc. The base of recorded information is growing at an accelerating rate, in
increasing varieties of formats (texts, numeric, graphic, video, audio, image, electronic,
etc.). Virtual Library can be defined as the Internet based Digital Library. The concept of
“Virtual Library” is that any person who has a computer by which he can make connection
to the library networks can access not only the resources of the library but also access
variety of information that is available nationally and internationally through networks, like
Internet, Intranet without being physically present in library. This article explains what is
meant by a Virtual Library and to build a virtual library in what way the Librarians have to
change their roles to face the challenges of modern Information Technologies in the
changing environment. Also this article, discusses about the changing role of librarians,
the skills needed to build a virtual library and how the virtual information should be collected,
managed, preserved and disseminated to the millennium users.
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Virtual Library, Collection Development, Archiving, Librarian’s Role