Impact of Digitization of Libraries on Research and Teaching in Indian Universities

Abstract

In the era of ICT education system in the Indian universities is changing very fast. Digital technologies, digitization and online information resources have made fundamental changes in teaching and research of universities in India. The most important component of a digital library is creation of digital contents. The information content of a digital resource includes any electronic media, database of journals, articles and abstracts etc. Universities libraries have taken up as a challenge of modernization of libraries to develop the machine readable catalogues and machine readable full text databases to provide the accessibility to full text document to the users. Agricultural information users are agricultural scientist, faculty researchers, students, extension workers, farmers and policymakers. Another important aspect of information resource is library digitization. Digitization is a powerful tool which is transforming education and research through digitalization of libraries in Indian universities. The present paper focussed on the role of digitization of Indian universities and its impact on research and education.