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CABRAL VARGAS, Brenda. An approach to the information services and collections of Mexican digital libraries.. Rev. Interam. Bibliot [online]. 2008, vol.31, n.2, pp.119-139. ISSN 0120-0976.

This paper aims to approach to the world of services and collections in the Mexican digital libraries. By means of literature and field research, a panorama of the path followed by information society with the appearance and development of electronics in the information services is given. The websites of digital services are studied by means of data gathering in questionnaires and surveys addressed to webmasters. This paper is divided into three parts. Firstly, concept precision on digital library is carried out. Secondly, virtual work differences are shown, both for users and librarians, and the interactions between them and the resources. Thirdly, the current state of some digital services in Mexico is shown, mainly in which has to do with the reference service and the effect of them in librarianship.

Palavras-chave : Library services; digital services; digital libraries; Mexico; University libraries; digital collections.

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