| The proliferation of information and rapid development of innovative information technology and web based information services has transformed the basic structures of libraries. Digital technologies have reinvented traditional libraries. Digital library is the collection of services and electronic information resources. In digital libraries, services are fully automated and all resources are in digital form. These libraries are a combination of digital computing, storage and communication mechanism. The present paper discusses about digital library, the reasons behind the emergence of digital libraries, the step by step process of digitization, specific electronic resources and services and number of challenges are also highlighted. |