Role of Librarians skills, Efficiency and Competency in Digital Library Era

Abstract

The information environment is greatly changing throughout the world. Present rapid development in communication system and recent innovation in technology witnessed as challenges and changing emphasis in the role of information and its management. The new technologies have facilitated the transformation of data into digital format. This paper defines the digital library, and analyses the challenges and changing role of the library professionals in digital information environment and need of new skills for library professionals.