EFFECTIVENESS OF DIGITAL LIBRARY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Digital library is simply an on-line system providing access to a wide variety of content and services. Digital libraries are experiencing rapid growth with respect to both the amount and richness of available digital content. Therefore in this study attempt has been made to know the effectiveness of digital library in university libraries of Tamil Nadu. 520 questionnaires were administrated among the LIS professionals working in 22 State Universities, 28 Deemed Universities and 2 Central Universities of which 372 were responded and response rate is 71.54%. The effectiveness of digital library has been ascertained based on the concepts such as Views on Digital library, Satisfaction in digital library use, Look and feel of the digital library website, Flexibility and usability of digital library website and Effectiveness in task completion. The findings of the study were encouraging and the university libraries irrespective of domain and type of university were effectively used.