DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN LIBRARIES: NAVIGATING THE INFORMATION AGE

Abstract

 Research activities are being drastically changed by the emergence and growth of digital libraries, which are generally regarded to be carefully, selected collections of electronic materials that are available online on specialized platforms featuring search and discussion capabilities. The abundance of knowledge accessible enables concurrent perusal of a broad spectrum of materials and their ongoing reorganization into fresh knowledge ecosystems via any computer with an internet connection. By offering instruments for analyzing navigation or offering policy recommendations, this study contributes to our understanding of digital knowledge infrastructures and may play a role in their design. The results demonstrate that researchers' authority is rooted in their information knowledge, and that the elevated level of confidence fostered by this proficiency may also be subsequently adapted into the development of an assertive knowledge tradition that fortifies an academic's position in establishing information use conclusions and equips them for the digital age. As a result, a number of digital techniques created by researchers to explore websites and databases—such as searching by keywords, filtering results, and clicking through links—have been added to the traditional methods seen in physical knowledge spaces like archives and library collections, such as searching brochures, looking via shelves, and writing notes. By offering instruments for analyzing navigation or offering policy recommendations, this study contributes to our understanding of digital knowledge infrastructures and may play a role in their design.

Keywords:

 Digital libraries, searching, Information management, Digital transformation