Foreword
Foreward
Author(s): Rajendra K Pachauri
Source: International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) 2013: Vision 2020: Looking back 10 years and forging new frontiers: 1178p Authored By Shantanu Ganguly and P K Bhattacharya
Abstract:
Research and development activities related to digital libraries began just over three decades ago, and since then knowledge and practice in the field have progressed significantly. Over the past three decades, a large number of digital libraries have been established in different countries to cover a range of subjects from health sciences to the physical sciences, from engineering and technology to art and culture, and many others. Accordingly, digital libraries have been used by a wide range of user communities that include school children, academicians, scholars, scientists, and the general public. Diverse contents have been created and stored in these digital libraries ranging from digital packages such as photographs, music, films to more research-oriented knowledge as well as scientific and research data.
Publisher/Organisation: TERI Press
Publication Date: 14 November 2013