Open AccessLibraries of the Ages: THE DIGLIBS
Author(s) -
Madhu Bhargava
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iasl conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-8372
DOI - 10.29173/iasl7941
Subject(s) - reading (process) , publishing , digital library , computer science , electronic publishing , world wide web , digital era , library science , multimedia , the internet , political science , art , literature , poetry , law
Digital libraries are a way to cost effective Reading resources for school librarians. They can build Reading Communities through digital libraries. A case study of G.D.Goenka Schools in India will be presented in the paper. The current economic trends in the Information and Publishing industry will be examined and how school librarians are affected. Digital Libraries as reading resources are a new paradigm that may help to meet the economic parameters of the institutions. The paper will compare digital Reading resources with traditional reading resources and It will establish that 21st century learner is truly digital native and is very confident and comfortable with technology and online reading. It will also be emphasized that it is the format, which is changing, and not the content or its importance. The main goal of this paper is to show how school librarians can adopt strategies to use free digital reading Resources to build reading communities of young and young adult students by providing case studies and a Tool-Kit used by the school.