Role of Digital Libraries in Library and Information Science Education: A study among LIS Students of MG University, Kottayam

Libraries get revolutionized due to the rapid changes in information technology. It raises new challenges and competitions in its role in society and in user's demands and expectations. Information requirements of the users are met by merging print, non-print and e-resources effectively and it is considered ass the primary goal of any library. In this world of fast change, digital libraries offer many facilities to education in general and to higher education in particular. This survey is conducted among Library and Information Science (LIS) students of various colleges affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam to find out the role of the digital library in their professional studies.