Contents: Preface. 1. Electronic publishing. 2. Information discovery. 3. Repositories. 4. Online services. 5. Digital reference. 6. Archiving and preservation. 7. Digital cataloguing. 8. Online linking. 9. Digital classifications. 10. Resource sharing. 11. Communication technology access. Bibliography. Index.

"Libraries today are no longer confined within formidable looking buildings and walls housing countless books on various fields of knowledge. The technological revolution that has swept the world has ensured that from stone tablets to paper rolls to printed books, and now digital libraries without walls, the medium and modes of operation of an organisation like a library has indeed travelled a long way. Information today is well accessed through electronic format, which is faster, cheaper and less cumbersome.

This book comprises a well-structured, comprehensive compilation to cover the current technologies and their future in library science and the information environment. The emphasis is on acquainting readers with how digital libraries have come into being, how they have evolved, and most importantly, what technologies they incorporate within their framework.

Compendious and exhaustive, the book serves well for all professionals in library sciences." (jacket)