Impact of Digital Preservation of Information Resources on Academic Libraries

Authors

  • Inam Ullah Khan  Department of Library and Information Science, Delta State University, P.M.B. 1, Abraka
  • Faheem Numan  Department of Library and Information Science, Delta State University, P.M.B. 1, Abraka
  • Shaheen Ahmad  Department of Library and Information Science, Delta State University, P.M.B. 1, Abraka

Keywords:

Digital Preservation, Information Resources, Academic Libraries.

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of digital preservation of information resources on academic libraries. An explanatory research design was adopted. The method was to examine information resources available in libraries. The paper highlighted the impact of digital preservation and the nature of information resources in academic libraries. It concludes that since information resources include print and non-print, academic libraries should begin to develop skills and good housekeeping operation for digital preservation that will meet up with the international standard for long-term digital preservation of information resources.

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2016-10-30

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Volume 1, Issue 2, September-October-2016

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Inam Ullah Khan, Faheem Numan, Shaheen Ahmad, " Impact of Digital Preservation of Information Resources on Academic Libraries" International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology(IJSRCSEIT), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 1, Issue 2, pp.25-27, September-October-2016.