MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL LIBRARIES : TRENDS, ISSUES AND CHALLENGES BY DR. B. SATHAIAH (HARDCOVER) OLD BOOK

Management of Digital Libraries: Trends, Issues and Challenges, authored by Dr. B. Sathaiah, focuses on the management, development, and effective utilisation of digital libraries in the modern information environment. The book addresses the growing role of information and communication technologies in collecting, organising, storing, preserving, retrieving, and disseminating digital information resources.

It explores key aspects of digital library administration, including digital resource management, information retrieval, metadata organisation, digitisation, electronic publishing, and access to digital collections. The subject also highlights the importance of technological infrastructure, skilled personnel, user-oriented services, and effective management strategies in developing sustainable digital library systems.

The book also considers the practical challenges associated with digital library management, such as technological change, resource allocation, copyright and intellectual property, long-term digital preservation, and equitable access to information. These issues are central to the sustainable development of digital libraries in academic institutions, research organisations, and other information centres.