the assesment possibility of building digital libraries in universities

Purpose: 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.