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==Issues in hybrid library== Some of the issues facing the hybrid libraries are the [[digital divide]], [[interoperability]], [[collection development]], ownership of electronic resources and preservation of digital media. Any advancement in information technology will be useful only when you know how to use it. The term [[digital divide]] is used to describe the gap between those with information technology knowledge and those who do not.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Choemprayong |first=Songphan |title=Closing Digital Divides: The United States' Policies |date=December 19, 2006 |journal=Libri |volume=56 |issue=4|doi=10.1515/LIBR.2006.201 |s2cid=17784485 |url=https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/028715179 }}</ref> ===Collection development=== [[Collection development]] is another challenge facing the hybrid libraries. The process of collection management in a hybrid library is similar to that of a traditional library. Hybrid libraries follow the same policies and procedures followed in traditional library collection development.<ref name="chowdhury">Chowdhury, G. & Chowdhury, S.: ''Introduction to Digital Libraries''. London: Facet Publication, 2003. </ref> ===Ownership of electronic resources=== Ownership of electronic resources is another issue facing the hybrid libraries. Ownership of electronic materials is virtual and not physical. There are no clear policies about the ownership of electronic materials once the subscription is cancelled or expired. Libraries have to pay attention to the legal contracts from the database vendors. If the libraries plan on archiving the electronic resources, then there are legal issues related to it. The most prominent legal issues are intellectual property and authenticity of digital information.{{citation needed|date=August 2010}} ===Preservation of digital media=== With any new advanced technology related to digital information storage, the main question to be answered is its durability. Digital storage media like disc or tapes deteriorate over time. The main question related to digital preservation is what and how much should be preserved. To make the preservation of digital media cost effective, standardization of different media format is required. Following are the three possible approaches.<ref name="chowdhury" /> ===Technology preservation, emulation, and migration=== In technology preservation, both hardware and software related to digital information are preserved.{{citation needed|date=August 2010}} This may not be cost effective because changes to hardware and different versions of software need to be either maintained or constantly upgraded. In emulation, some emulator software programs will mimic the hardware and software of the original data and display in the original format.{{citation needed|date=August 2010}} In migration, digital information is converted to a standard media with standard format.{{citation needed|date=August 2010}}
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