(1) convenience
Users can query or obtain digital information in their own homes, offices, dormitories and any place with networked computers without going to the library; Users don't need to go back and forth for borrowing procedures, just click in front of the computer. Of course, not to mention users with mobile phones and pads.
(2) comprehensiveness
Users can fully obtain the required information. First, from the perspective of geographical scope, the information inquired or obtained by users is not limited to one library, but has no geographical boundaries, which may be the whole region, the whole country or even the whole world. In other words, in the era of digital library, information resources can be fully enjoyed; Second, many rare books and rare books that could not be borrowed before can also appear in front of users in the form of digital information.
(3) Fast
There are many retrieval methods, fast retrieval speed and fast transmission speed. As long as you work hard "instantly", the information far away from "foreign land" will come to your computer screen.
(4) There is no time limit.
There is no regret that books can't be borrowed or read after time, and digital information can be queried or obtained at any time.
(5) Make maximum use of it
Within the scope of copyright protection, digital documents do not need to be copied, and the same document can be used by many people at the same time, so there is no problem of "refusing to borrow".
(6) Free of charge
Since its birth, the library has been a public welfare organization. When it develops into a digital library, this nature will not change. 20 1 1 The Ministry of Culture proposed that libraries and other cultural public welfare units should be open to the public free of charge. Therefore, it is free to query or obtain the information (or most information) of the digital library.
(7) Extensible
By using digital library, users can enjoy additional services besides book resources, such as information navigation, book recommendation, reader interaction and so on.
Secondly, from the perspective of libraries, digital libraries have the following advantages:
(A) reduce the cost of books.
Paper books need to be bought in 30 yuan, while digital books can usually be bought around 5 yuan (or even lower). In this way, the cost of purchasing books is reduced, and more resources can be purchased.
(2) the storage space is small
Digital library stores information in digital form, usually in computer CD or hard disk, which occupies a smaller area than paper materials in the past.
(3) convenient processing
Paper books usually need to be interviewed, catalogued and collected before they can be put into circulation. This is a complicated process, and digital books can omit cataloging and other links. Basically, it is ready to use.
(d) Improve the service capacity and efficiency of libraries.
Breaking through the limitation of time and space, the library has changed passive service into active service, serving users to the maximum extent and giving full play to the functions of the library. For example, Guizhou Digital Library opened in the second half of 2009, with 20 1 1 and more than 20 million visitors. Can the traditional library receive 20 million readers (except the national map) in a little over two years?
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