Digital Content Creation and Management in Agricultural Libraries in India: Issues and Trends

Abstract

Many Indian libraries have taken up the challenge of modernisation to develop the machine readablecatalogues, and machine readable full-text databases to provide greater accessibility to full text documentsof different nature in order to provide seamless information to their users. The paper examines the status ofthe digitisation of agricultural libraries in India and the role of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research indeveloping new digital initiatives in content creation and agricultural digital library management. It elaboratesupon the tools and technologies required for agricultural digital libraries management.

doi: 10.14429/djlit.32.2.1403