Digital libraries are gaining popularity among library and information science professionals. This book describes the various facets of digital libraries in the present scenario. Contents include: Concept of Digital Libraries * Digital Libraries: Components and Services * Documents in Digital Libraries * Internet and Internet Resources * Cataloguing of Digital Resources: Metadata and Its Creation * Digital Preservation * Information Access in Digital Libraries * Copyrights and Intellectual Property Rights * Library Consortia * E-learning and Digital Libraries * Open Access and Institutional Repositories * Open Source Software.