Digital academic libraries: an important tool in engineering education. 7th Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education

ABSTRACT: This paper focuses upon the role that Digital Academic Libraries play on the education of engineers. In modern society, information diffusion and remote education increases rapidly and consequently, a Digital Library is not just a novelty but also a necessity, associated with the promotion and diffusion of research work that is being carried out within an Academic Institution. Nowadays, a worldwide effort is being made in order to incorporate new technology into education, so as to render it accessible and available to all citizens. In Greece, the first “Digital Library ” programs are already operating on a pilot basis and new relevant services are continually being developed; this will hopefully contribute not only to the enhancement of the education of the students of engineering but also to the development of the whole educational and research community