The perspective of use of digital libraries in era of e-learning

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to review digital libraries' role in supporting e-learning. Digital libraries offer technology based information resources and services to enable learners to access relevant knowledge anywhere anytime. As such, digital libraries are inseparable from the learning process because they made e-learning possible. Though highly relevant for e-learning, digital libraries haven't been used in education to their full capabilities due to their unequal development worldwide, legal and technical barriers and the fact that the industrial sector (commercial publishers) still manages access to digital content used in education on commercial basis (making it inaccessible to wide audience without paying a fee). The paper also present results from the research of digital libraries and their capabilities for inclusion in education.