Indian Journal of Science
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 72

E-Resource Accessibility and Preservation: An Overview

  • Author:
  • V. Uma1, S. Dhanavandan2
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 219 to 224

1Research Scholar, Bharathiar University, Assistant Technical Officer University of Madras, Chennal-5

2Assistant Librarian, Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram-624 302, Dindigul Dt., TN, dhanavandan@gmail.com

Online published on 6 November, 2015.

Abstract

The advent of IT has made a clear and pervasive impact in almost every area of library services. As such, the library environment has undergone a rapid changes leading to new generation of Libraries with an emphasis on e-resources. Moreover, as the popularity of resources increases, the librarians and staff are also concerned about e-resources, their methods accessing, evaluation, selection, organization etc. The present paper is an aim to know how to manage e-resources in the modern LIS for better digital information services and challenges facing with e-resources.

Keywords

E-resources; Electronic libraries; Accessibility; Preservation