DIGITIZATION OF LIBRARY RESOURCES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Abstract

With the advent of information and communication Technology and the internet facilities the traditional function of the library as a place for storage and preservation of library resources has changed dramatically. Academic libraries are duly bound to acquire, preserve and disseminate information for whatever source, hence there is need for such sources of information to be kept preserved and made available in a more convenient and accessible format, this call for digitization which is the process of converting analog (print, caving, artifacts etc) materials to digital/electronic format.