Applying digital libraries in K-12 education has the potential to change fundamental aspects of the classroom in ways that could have an enormous impact on teaching and learning. Digital libraries providing educational resources are widespread in the World Wide Web. The K-12 is a group of people that are generally open to and familiar with webbased technology and it seems ideal to provide this 'Net Generation' (Caywood, 1998) with web-based reference services such as digital libraries. Researchers and educators have the following reasons why it is important to study and plan the provision of digital library service for students: (a) it helps provide the means to collect, store and organize digital information; (b) it is able to provide information whenever and wherever it is needed; (c) it revolutionizes the traditional pedagogy of providing learning resources and the way these resources can be accessed; (d) it helps students to practise self-accessed and self-directed reference learning at their own pace; and (e) it changes the conventional process of seeking information, as well as the speed and spread of information obtained. Massulo and Mack (1996) succinctly summarized the three roles the digital library can play in K-12 education: as a resource for teaching in curriculum development; as a resource for learning to enrich students' experience; and as an authoring space in support of students learning. Zainab et al. (2003) wrote that not only do digital libraries offer innovative strategies for learning opportunities, but they can also make a significant impact on enhancing and improving ICT skills among students and teachers because hosting of information, retrieving and handling information from the Internet requires a fair amount of computer skills and Internet literacy.A key question pertinent to be discussed is: how are digital libraries perceived to contribute to learning? Research demonstrates that many issues influence the implementation of digital libraries in the classroom (UNESCO ITTE, 2003). Previous models of digital libraries have attempted Abstract This paper presents findings from a case study investigating secondary school teachers' understanding of the term digital libraries and their relationship with learning. The study addresses two research questions: (1) How do teachers conceptualize digital libraries, their relevance and issues relating to their integration into the curriculum? and (2) What are the teachers' perceptions of the initiative to develop a collaborative digital library for school projects? A series of interviews were carried out on six History subject teachers which provide a detailed and succinct information on their understanding of digital libraries, their knowledge and use of the Internet and digital resources, their perception of the possible impact of digital resources on teaching and learning, the benefits teachers seen in digital resources and the problems they have in using them. It also offers important insights on History subject teachers' perceptions of the in...