Challenges of Creating and Operating Digital Libraries in the Digital Age in Iran

Moghadami, Maryam, Mantegh, Hassan and Malekolkalami, Mila Challenges of Creating and Operating Digital Libraries in the Digital Age in Iran. International Journal of Digital Content Management, 2021, vol. 2, n. 3, pp. 115-130. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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One of the most important issues for libraries in the age of digital transformation is digital content management from the perspective of resource digitization. The purpose of this article is to examine the challenges of implementing and implementing digital libraries in Iran and to provide solutions to solve it. In this study, using a review of the literature research, the challenges of building and launching digital libraries in Iran were investigated. Then, with using likert scale,the challenge ranked by experts in the field of digital library construction in Iran. These challenges were weighted using the AHP Analytic Hierarchy method. Finally, a framework was devised to solve them. Based on findings there are issues and challenges in the field of human force, copyright and legal issues, information security and protection, confusion in the organization of digital resources, lack of budget, difficulty in accessing digital library software, and its distance from global standards. To solve the challenges of building a digital library, it is necessary to pay attention to the following solutions: Holding training courses to get acquainted with the operation of digital devices, Fair or free use of works, Use of global data identification system, Set an adequate budget for digitizing resources, Creating constructive interactions between experts in the field of digital libraries inside and outside countries to transfer lessons learned globally.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: digital transformation, digital library, challenge, resolve
Subjects: H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HO. e-books.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HP. e-resources.
J. Technical services in libraries, archives, museum. > JH. Digital preservation.
Depositing user: Mr Saeed Asgharzadeh
Date deposited: 26 Dec 2023 12:59
Last modified: 26 Dec 2023 12:59
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/45085

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