DIGITAL LIBRARIES

• A Digital Library (DL) is an online collection of items and/or links, classified by subject.

• A good DL will act as a filter, making it easy to find useful information on the Internet.

• DL's can be general (many subjects) or specific (e.g. mathematics only).

• A DL may keep copies of the items in its collection on its own server, or may keep only links to the items. There are advantages (and disadvantages!) to each method.