一个似乎应该高度关注的名词—Digital Library

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Definition and Purpose of Digital Library

Definition
There are many definitions of a "digital library." Terms such as "electronic library" and "virtual library" are often used synonymously. The elements that have been identified as common to these definitions[1] are:

• The digital library is not a single entity;
• The digital library requires technology to link the resources of many;
• The linkages between the many digital libraries and information services are transparent to the end users;
• Universal access to digital libraries and information services is a goal;
• Digital library collections are not limited to document surrogates: they extend to digital artifacts that cannot be represented or distributed in printed formats.

Purpose
The purposes of a digital library system[2] are:

• to expedite the systematic development of: the means to collect, store, and organize information and knowledge in digital form; and of digital library collections;
• to promote the economical and efficient delivery of information to all sectors of the society;
• to encourage co-operative efforts which leverage the considerable investment research resources, computing and communications network;
• to strengthen communication and collaboration between and among the research, business, government, and educational communities;
• to take an important role in the generation and dissemination of knowledge in areas of strategic importance to the society;
• to contribute to the lifelong learning opportunities and education in our country.

[1] See: Drabenstott, Karen M. Analytical review of the library of the future, Washington, DC: Council Library Resources, 1994.
[2] Adapted from The CAN-LINKED Initiative, a proposal for the co-ordinated development of a distributed national digital library system in Canada, prepared by a group of academic and research libraries. February, 1995.

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