ABSTRACT
This overview provides a framework for examining the complex infrastructure necessary to successfully implement the digital library. Adding records to the library’s database from a variety of sources, electronic data exchange in acquisitions, and options for full text document delivery arc but a few of the functions now available through library systems. The elements necessary to support the interactive and dynamic nature of the digital library arc discussed: database development, OPACs, networking, hardware and wiring, licensing, authentication, and security. This article concludes with implications for technology planning. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678, E-mail address: getinfo@hawortlipressinc.com]
