Digital library is a library that uses digital technology to process and store all kinds of graphic materials, which is essentially a distributed information system composed of multimedia.

It uses digital technology to store various information resources in different carriers and different geographical locations, so as to facilitate cross-regional and object-oriented network query and dissemination. It involves the whole process of information resources processing, storage, retrieval, transmission and utilization.

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Digital library is the development of traditional library in the information age. It not only includes the functions of traditional libraries and provides corresponding services for the public, but also integrates some functions of other information resources to provide comprehensive public information access services.

It can be said that the digital library will become the public information center and hub of the future society. Informatization, networking and digitalization, the fundamental point of this series of noun symbols lies in the digitalization of information; Similarly, no matter what terminology is used in electronic libraries, virtual libraries and digital libraries, digitalization is also the development direction of libraries.

Refer to the above? Baidu encyclopedia-digital library