Digital Libraries -e553
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History and predecessors
Digital libraries started coming to fruition around early 1990s.
Thus, they are around a relatively short period of time,
historically speaking. Libraries were always connected with
technology from ancient clay tablets to modern information and
communication technology. From this historical perspective,
digital libraries are a further evolutionary and even
revolutionary step in library implementations and services.
While digital libraries are relatively new, ideas on basis of which
they are implemented have been around for some time. To
understand the basis of digital libraries one also has to
understand the role of technology in libraries and the ideas and
concepts that preceded them.
Starts with a series of illustrations that show historical
connection between libraries and technology, ending in present
digital technology. Continues with examination of some
pioneering ideas and people that affected development of digital
libraries
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