Digital library

The Biodiversity Heritage Library website, an example of a digital library

A digital library (also called an online library, an internet library, a digital repository, a library without walls, or a digital collection) is an online database of digital objects that can include text, still images, audio, video, digital documents, or other digital media formats or a library accessible through the internet. Objects can consist of digitized content like print or photographs, as well as originally produced digital content like word processor files or social media posts. In addition to storing content, digital libraries provide means for organizing, searching, and retrieving the content contained in the collection. Digital libraries can vary immensely in size and scope, and can be maintained by individuals or organizations.[1] The digital content may be stored locally, or accessed remotely via computer networks. These information retrieval systems are able to exchange information with each other through interoperability and sustainability.[2]

  1. ^ Witten, Ian H.; Bainbridge, David Nichols (2009). How to Build a Digital Library (2nd ed.). Morgan Kaufman. ISBN 9780080890395.
  2. ^ Lanagan, James; Smeaton, Alan F. (September 2012). "Video digital libraries: contributive and decentralized". International Journal on Digital Libraries. 12 (4): 159–178. doi:10.1007/s00799-012-0078-z. S2CID 14811914.

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