[ role of virtual library in medical education]

ABSTRACT

Today is the communication and information time. We need communication for gathering information. Although with advances in technology, we can communicate and recombinate faster than before. the advances has had the most effect on the educational environment and has changed it to digital or virtual areas. Since the adventure and expansion of the internet, it has been used as communication, information, and education resource. Libraries have an important rolein educational processes. By the use of modern technology, the libraries play a beneficial role in educational processes more than before. In this article, after the definition of education, technology, information and communication, the role of virtual libraries in education and their importance, advantages and disadvantages are discussed. As new phenomena, virtual libraries have made revolution in various levels of the medical education according to modern and community- based medical society needs and educational philosophy