• AARTI KANDALGAONKAR

This paper highlights the development of E-libraries(electronic libraries) also known as digital libraries over the years. With the advent of Information Technology, digital libraries have become very popular over the decades.An E-library or digital library is an online database of digital objects that can include text, still images, audio, video or other digital media formats. The paper covers the initial attempts to establish e-libraries in 1895 as well as the anticipated projects in years to come. Its main objective is to put forward the challenges and issues in their development and the ways these were overcome. It also focuses on the contents which are born-digital and are digitized.The research will conduct a descriptive methodology approach while doing so using journal articles and references from newspapers and blogs.E-libraries have advantage over physical libraries as they are convenient, easily accessible and affordable, have potential to store large amount of information and easy retrieval of the same and has added value. This is why large digitization projects are underway to eliminate the difficulties faced and experts believe that soon it will be technologically possible for an average person to access virtually all recorded information.

Digital Libraries, Online Database, Born-digital, Digitization

"E-LIBRARY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.243-246, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBH06036.pdf

"E-LIBRARY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp243-246, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBH06036.pdf