Advancement
of informatics and communications technology made a great change of society
life style. Everything will be easy by technology, in other side people
inclined to get anything speedily,
easily, and minimize. It caused by technology improve sketch of society life.
In this case time is everything.
Information
needing society also got a rise, they wish information were packed practically.
Everyone need information even they have to move from their chair. Library as
information provider have to see this fact. A library that could satisfy the
user is a good library. It caused library is public service, so the principle
purpose is to satisfied society information needing.
Digital
library concept answer of society desirability to access information. A part of
society argued that digital library has a same meaning with virtual library,
library automation, and electronic library. Many information specialist still
disputing digital library definition. Digital library could be indicate by
observe the characteristics.
Some characteristic
of digital library according Tedd and Large are: A digital library must contain
in a digital state (electronic source), Digital library exist in distributed
network, The content of digital library comprises both data and metadata
describing that data, A digital library is that its collection has been
selected and organized for an identifiable user community, and A digital
library can be extensions and enhancement of, or integrated into variety of
institutional types including library but also other information-related
organization such as museum and archives.