The aim of this paper is to introduce
digital libraries as a new form of information resource supporting
faster creation, collection, processing, organization and use
of high quality information and knowledge and serving as a means
of communication in the academic community. The foundation of
this type of communication is information technology which helped
the advancement in development of libraries presenting us a new
category of libraries: digital libraries. During the last decade
most of the existing digital libraries have been developed as
a part of different scientific projects having significant impact
on scientific communication while changing its paradigms at the
same time. Having strong foundations in IT, digital libraries
can further advance communication within the system of higher
education making it more competitive and thus resulting in further
advancement in the development of the basic information infrastructure
and content creation. Digital libraries already have great impact
in making electronic information
more available to the academic staff and students by letting them
being involved in various ongoing international and interdisciplinary
projects. As an outcome, digital libraries are becoming technical
and organizational centers for interinstitutional cooperation
in projects thus engaging technology, financial means, human resources
in formation of new communication paradigms and creation of national
strategies of development of new information resources.
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