With the establishment and perfection of Internet, the success of "digital library" is not far from reality. In this way, mankind's dream of enjoying resources on a global scale has become a reality. Digital Library was first proposed by the Library of Congress in June 65438 +09941October +65438. A "digital library" is to display all the images, sounds, words and other materials in digital form after computer processing, and store and spread them through network technology.
In the future, there will be no printed literature in the library, and the existing materials in the library can also be converted into digital form. For example, written materials can be converted into computer text by scanning technology, and those files that need to keep their original appearance can be converted and stored by digital image technology. In the future, the main body of library literature will be CD-ROM literature and network literature. Compared with printed literature, they only occupy a small space or even no space.
If the digital library is realized, dozens or even hundreds of books can be stored on a CD-ROM, and the stack area required by the library will be very small, and the bookshelves, bookcases and catalog cabinets will be replaced by computers. At present, some precious art books and art books are carefully kept by the library, which is difficult for readers to access. Once some orphan books are lost or artificially damaged, such losses are irreparable. After digital processing, those realistic electronic copies of works of art can be accessed repeatedly on the computer, and the original will not be destroyed and there is no need to worry about being stolen. At present, if some books in the library are borrowed by readers, other readers will not be able to use them for some time. After digital processing, a book can be read by several readers simultaneously. Most digital books are made by multimedia technology, including pictures, words, sounds, and some have interactive functions. Readers can have a dialogue with multimedia books and even participate in the creation of books instead of passively receiving information. At that time, the library will be more like a museum.
At present, readers' activities are often limited to one or several libraries, but in the future, they can make use of the online information and documents of libraries around the world. Readers can visit all the open libraries on the Internet, and they will collect as much information as possible about a subject they are studying.
The future network library will bring more convenience to people's lives.