{"id":6866,"date":"2026-04-07T06:16:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ndl.gov.np\/?p=6866"},"modified":"2026-04-07T06:21:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:21:56","slug":"6866","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ndl.gov.np\/?p=6866","title":{"rendered":"Digital Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What is a Digital Library?<\/h3>\n\n

A Digital Library<\/strong> is a type of library where materials such as books, articles, journals, images, audio, and videos are stored in digital (electronic) form<\/strong> and can be accessed through the internet or computers.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd11 Key Features<\/h3>\n\n
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  • \ud83d\udcd6 Online Access<\/strong>: Can be accessed from anywhere (home, office)<\/li>\n\n
  • \ud83d\udd0d Search Facility<\/strong>: Easy to search (by keyword, title, author)<\/li>\n\n
  • \ud83d\udcbe Digital Storage<\/strong>: Data is stored on servers or in the cloud<\/li>\n\n
  • \ud83c\udf10 24\/7 Availability<\/strong>: No time limitations<\/li>\n\n
  • \ud83d\udc65 Multi-user Access<\/strong>: Many users can access it at the same time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    \ud83d\udcc2 Examples of Digital Libraries<\/h3>\n\n
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    • World Digital Library<\/li>\n\n
    • Project Gutenberg<\/li>\n\n
    • Internet Archive<\/li>\n\n
    • HathiTrust Digital Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      \u2699\ufe0f Components of a Digital Library<\/h3>\n\n
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      1. Digital Collection<\/strong> \u2013 e-books, journals, images<\/li>\n\n
      2. Metadata<\/strong> \u2013 information (title, author, subject)<\/li>\n\n
      3. User Interface<\/strong> \u2013 system used by users<\/li>\n\n
      4. Search System<\/strong> \u2013 system for searching<\/li>\n\n
      5. Storage System<\/strong> \u2013 servers or cloud storage<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        \ud83d\udc4d Advantages<\/h3>\n\n
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        • Fast and easy access<\/li>\n\n
        • Saves physical space<\/li>\n\n
        • Secure storage (backup available)<\/li>\n\n
        • Enables global sharing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          \ud83d\udc4e Disadvantages<\/h3>\n\n
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          • Difficult to use without internet<\/li>\n\n
          • Cybersecurity risks<\/li>\n\n
          • Requires technical knowledge<\/li>\n\n
          • Possible copyright issues<\/li>\n\n
          • \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

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            What is a Digital Library? A Digital Library is a type of library where materials such as books, articles, journals, images, audio, and videos are stored in digital (electronic) form and can be accessed through the internet or computers. \ud83d\udd11 Key Features \ud83d\udcc2 Examples of Digital Libraries \u2699\ufe0f Components of a Digital Library \ud83d\udc4d Advantages […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-library-and-information-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndl.gov.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndl.gov.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndl.gov.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndl.gov.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndl.gov.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6866"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ndl.gov.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6892,"href":"https:\/\/ndl.gov.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6866\/revisions\/6892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndl.gov.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndl.gov.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndl.gov.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}