Digital Library and Distant Education as inseparable entities to better quality of education

DIGITAL LIBRARY IS SHOWN AS AN INDISPENSABLE ELEMENT IN DISTANT EDUCATION, AND AS A WAY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THIS TYPE OF EDUCATION. THIS PAPER IS BASED IN DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH BUT ALSO SUPPORTED IN SOME BENCHMARKING. THE OBJECTIVE IS THREE FOLDED: A) TO SHOW DIGITAL LIBRARY AS AN EDUCATIONAL SPACE; B) TO REFER TO THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS TYPE OF LIBRARY THE CENTRAL COLUMN IN THIS EDUCATIONAL MODALITY, AND C) TO PROPOSE SOME SCHOLAR ACTIVITIES THAT COULD BE IMPROVED WITH THE USE OF A DIGITAL LIBRARY.