The Assesment Possibility of Building Digital Libraries in Universities

The purpose of this study is the assesment of the possibility of building digital libraries in universities.Method: As an applied research, and descriptive survey using data collection was carried out by researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical sample was 17 people in charge of computer systems in colleges, and 75 students. Data was analysed by SPSS software version 22. Findings: Findings indicated that 84.2% due to lack of budget allocation, 71.2% high skills needed in using digital resources, 84.4% taking over 8 years to set up a correct system, 88.2% more than 31 devices, 53% 5 servers 76.5% of the devices have chosen over 75% internet connectivity, 47.2% ADSL, 1mb high bandwidth, high use of fiber optics. Conclusion: Lack of budget allocation can be considered as the main problem for not creating a digital library. The level of students' skill in using digital resources is at a good level and this can be a great advantage for the University of Tehran to be able to create information resources needed by students and researchers by creating a digital library and due to the technical infrastructure a digital library can be set up conveniently in colleges.