Remmy's library Electronic Resources.

 The term e-resource refers to all the products which a library provides through a computer network. The electronic resources are also known as online information resources covering bibliographic databases, electronic reference books, search engines for full text books, and digital collections of data.

libraries have adopted ICT and passed through developmental stages like 

libraries cannot afford to ignore this medium if they are to keep in step 

automated house-keeping operations, providing faster access to its 

more demanding users whenever, wherever and however they prefer.

thousands more. Powerful mobile devices are becoming widespread -

collection, and digitization to provide multiple accesses at users desktop. 

 Mobile devices are immediate t

DOCUMENTS  IN THE ELECTRONIC FORM 

o the user; they provide a channel for 

information and a way of interacting with others. They are superb at 

Libraries must not hesitate to adopt all possible new technologies like ICT, 

and spoken literature, travel directions, games, sports scores, photos, and 

transform its services so as to deliver information and its services to the 

Wi-fi, mobile communications, and Library 2.0 and 3.0 to redesign, and 

delivering different kinds of resources -streamed video and music, written 

with their patrons. There has never been a more relevant user

Electronic resources have initiated various changes in traditional libraries. “Electronic”, “virtual” and “digital libraries” have evolved, some of which have been clearly defined according to research and development projects and certain funding sources. In some cases, however, the definitions for these “libraries” are fuzzy and the categories overlap. The “hybrid library”, defined as the integration of print and electronic information of all kinds and for all manner of sources (databases, networked information resources, in-house

BOOKS IN AN ELECTRONIC FORM

 information resources, etc.), provider access under one unified user interface, though even this may be varied and customizable for various user groups. Development of the digital, electronic and hybrid libraries is shown through and overview of major research initiatives in this field in the UK, the U.S. and Australia. Key aspects of the research in this area also involve development of interoperability standards, scalability of search and retrieval models, metadata, search engines and content management for integration of both physical library collections, as well as electronic virtual  collections and distributed information resources in a networked environment. The challenge to libraries and to the librarian profession by the other players in the information provision field (publishers, learned societies, vendors of bibliographic and full text databases, as well as other content providers)and the implications thereof have not yet been sufficiently clarified.