New Security Strategies For Digital Library

Digital Library is the focus building content for library in 21st century .And it also becomes the focal point of global competition of science and technology. As digital libraries accelerate the pace of building, the Library has launched a full range of network information services. But the characteristics of digital library such as the wide-area of the network system's distribution, the openness of the architecture, shared resources and common access make digital Libraries have to face the difficult challenge of data security.With the development and popularization of the network information technology, as well as the increasing availability of digital resources, which resulted in growing demands for digital library management and services, a secured, and stable network information system becomes a must to ensure the normal operation of a digital library. All kinds of challenging risks, such as the widely spread of computer viruses, hackers'attacking, data losses etc. require a higher level of security for the digital library network. In fact, Network and data security issues have become essential and hot to deal with.This article starts with the basic theory of information security and digital libraries including defining the digital library security and analyzing the threats factors to the security of digital Library and also the threats'new features. Second the paper sums up some widely used information security technologies in the digital library system. Third this article conducts the security level of digital library according to " Management Methods for Classified Protection of Information Security" which formulated by the Ministry of Public Security, State Security Bureau, the State password Authority and the State Council Information Office jointly in 2007 and re-enacts the digital library security policies fit for the new standard based on the actual security needs of digital library. Finally, the paper uses the construction of safety strategy for Jilin Agricultural University's digital library as a case to study.