Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Sociology, University of Madras, Chennai, India. Email id: suganyaaravazhi2015@gmail.com
Online published on 8 January, 2019.
World Wide Web has totally changed the meaning of a library. Physical presence has been decreased rapidly with the invention of virtual library. There are many types of e-resources like e-books, e-journals, e-database, e-thesis, e-dissertation and gate ways to deliver the information to the desktops of the users. The major aim of this article is to analyse the role of various systems in improving library services i.e., Open Service Library Management System (OSLMS), Library 2.0, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Virtual Reference Service (VRS), Real Simple Syndication (RSS), Knowledge Organization System (KOS), Digital Geo Libraries, Library Automation, Library Cataloguing, Circulation services of library, Acquisitions, Inter-Library Loan (ILL), Library Consortium and Library Portals.. Adoption and adaptation of modern technologies is the need of the hour for any academic institution. The implementation of virtual technologies in library service promises to offer value added services to the existing operations of library and information centers that the electronic age librarians should immediately bank on.
Digital Library, E-Sources, Information Centers, Learning Resources, Virtual Technology
