1. Future of Libraries and Digital Collections
Current Issues and Developments in Academic Libraries
Shabiran Rahman
May 29, 2003

2. What Is a Digital Library?
Complex and dynamic entity
Many definitions
Shabiran Rahman
May 29, 2003

3. Terminology Used Virtual Library Electronic Library Shabiran Rahman
May 29, 2003

4. Common Elements of a Digital Library
Dependent on technology to link resources
Linkages transparent to users (service versus resources)
Shabiran Rahman
May 29, 2003

5. Goal is to Provide Access
Collections include those that can or cannot(digital artifacts) be
distributed in hardcopy
No geographical constraint
Shabiran Rahman
May 29, 2003

6. Current Issues in Academic Libraries
Distance Education
Copyright Laws and Intellectual Content
Hybrid Library
Cost of Access
Shabiran Rahman
May 29, 2003

7. Issues Continued E-reference Information Commons
Electronic Resources, e-books,
e-journals
Preservation: “All that is old is new again”
Shabiran Rahman
May 29, 2003

8. Library of the Future
Is there such a thing as a completely virtual library?
The answer is NO? There is no such animal!!
Shabiran Rahman
May 29, 2003

9. Finding the Common Ground
Evolution and Divergence
Change in Methods of Assessment
Shabiran Rahman
May 29, 2003

10. Some Examples D Space at MIT Ontario Digital Library Initiative
Scholarly Societies Project at UW
Shabiran Rahman
May 29, 2003