Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V.College Post, Bangalore, 560059, INDIA. Email: krish@isibang.ac.in; mk13murthy@hotmail.com
Automation at ISIBC library started with the use of CDS/ISIS and Libsys. Now it has started GSDL to create digital collections. Digitization is becoming a major consideration for all library and information services. This paper outlines the practical issues and key stages involved in digitizing ISIBC in-house documents, based on work undertaken as part of the digitization of in-house volumes, aims to develop a working model of the hybrid library with a teaching and research context. Having selected the material to be digitized, a feasibility study needs to be undertaken to gauge whether it is actually viable to undertake the digital imaging study.
Digital library, Green stone digital library, Open source