A Digital Library (also referred to as a digital repository) is a special library with a focused collection of digital objects which include texts, visual materials, audio materials stored as electronic media (as opposed to print, microform, or other media), along with means for organizing, storing, and retrieving the files and media contained in the library collection. Digital libraries can vary immensely in size and scope, and can be maintained by individuals, organizations, or affiliated with established physical library buildings or academic institutions. The electronic content may be stored locally, or accessed remotely via computer networks. Of course, the concept of digital library has multiple senses that one might invoke in various contexts. For example, the concept may refer simply to the notion of collection without reference to organization, intellectual accessibility or service attributes. This extended sense seems to be in play, for example, when we hear the World Wide Web described as a digital library.
On the Internet, the use of a digital library is enhanced by a broadband connection such as cable modem or DSL. Dial-up connections can be used to access plain-text documents and some documents containing images, but for complex files and those with animated video content, a downstream data speed of at least several hundred kilobits per second ( Kbps ) can make the user's experience less tedious, as well as more informative. Internet-based digital libraries can be updated on a daily basis. This is one of the greatest assets of this emerging technology. With this in place, why should a student complain of lacking cognition to make Distinctions.
One thing is knowing about the digi-Lib as i prefer to call it, another thing is knowing how to use the library so that you would be able to appreciate the management.
