School of Library and Information Science

Central Library
M.lib & I.Sc. (Sem 2)
Session 2021-22

Presentation on: Social Factors of Digital Library

Subject: 513 Digital Library (Uses & Management)

Presented By:
Ankita Binjwa
Prsented to: Prof. Viplove patar M21106
  Introduction
 Digital library and society
 Social aspect of digital library

Content  Conclusion
 References
 Now-a-days, digital library has transformed the way of learning in
the society. Through digital libraries, people can access information
Introduction at their own convenience and comfort. In this presentation, the
social aspects of digital libraries are evaluated and the social factors
of digital libraries will be examined.
 Digital libraries basically encompasses two complementary ideas;
 Digital libraries are the set of electronic resources and associated
capabilities for creating, searching and using information. they are
extension of information storage and retrieval system.
Digital library  Digital libraries are constructed –collected organized by a
community of users, and their functional capabilities support the
information needs and uses of that community. they are a
component of communities in which individuals and groups
interact with each other, using data, information, and knowledge
resources and systems.
 Digital library alter the information flows in the society. The society
is now moving from the fixed world of paper documents to the fluid
world of digital documents.
 For users:
Digital Library  Access much more information
and society 

Expect much more
Deliver information faster
 Copy, paste, forward (more often).
 Read more/read less
 Information rich/information poor?
 For institutions
 Under the pressure to deliver contents in digital form (with or
without economic benefits)
 Institutions involves publishers, database vendors, bookstores,
libraries and government institutions.
  In traditional environment , publishers control the publication and
dissemination of information.
 In the digital environment, who is in control? publisher, libraries,
Dissemination authors>
 More censorship/less censorship?
  Should support the professional, educational and recreational
activities of diverse communities
 Gap between those with and without access to digital information
(Digital Divide).

Social Aspects  Broad Access to content

 Infrastructure component
of Digital  Free flow of ideas
Libraries  Individual empowerment and an informed citizenry
 Formal education
 Preserve intellectual and cultural assets for future generations
 Beneift of digital library to society
  Inform citizens and narrow the digital divide
Empowering  Enhance appreciation and engagement with culture and the
information society in general
and informing  More people are becoming wirelessly connected
individuals  Focus new efforts on greater interaction with users in the
“ambient intelligent environment” that is emerging.
  Digital libraries create a new learning environment

Learning  Digital libraries make distance learning a reality

 What problems that digital libraries create in related to learning?
 “Digital Library is where the past meets the present and creates the
Thank You future” Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam