Download or read book How to Build a Digital Library written by Ian H. Witten and published by Morgan Kaufmann. This book was released on 2009-11-09 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Build a Digital Library reviews knowledge and tools to construct and maintain a digital library, regardless of the size or purpose. A resource for individuals, agencies, and institutions wishing to put this powerful tool to work in their burgeoning information treasuries. The Second Edition reflects developments in the field as well as in the Greenstone Digital Library open source software. In Part I, the authors have added an entire new chapter on user groups, user support, collaborative browsing, user contributions, and so on. There is also new material on content-based queries, map-based queries, cross-media queries. There is an increased emphasis placed on multimedia by adding a "digitizing" section to each major media type. A new chapter has also been added on "internationalization," which will address Unicode standards, multi-language interfaces and collections, and issues with non-European languages (Chinese, Hindi, etc.). Part II, the software tools section, has been completely rewritten to reflect the new developments in Greenstone Digital Library Software, an internationally popular open source software tool with a comprehensive graphical facility for creating and maintaining digital libraries. Outlines the history of libraries on both traditional and digital Written for both technical and non-technical audiences and covers the entire spectrum of media, including text, images, audio, video, and related XML standards Web-enhanced with software documentation, color illustrations, full-text index, source code, and more
Download or read book Building Digital Libraries Second Edition written by Kyle Banerjee and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2018-12-20 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you’re embarking on the challenge of building a digital collection from scratch, or simply need to understand the conceptual and technical challenges of constructing a digital library, this top-to-bottom resource is the ideal guidebook to keep at your side, especially in this thoroughly updated and reworked edition. Demonstrating how resources are created, distributed, and accessed, and how librarians can keep up with the latest technologies for successfully completing these tasks, its chapters walk you step-by-step through every stage. Demystifying core technologies and workflows, this book comprehensively covers needs assessment and planning for a digital repository;choosing a platform;acquiring, processing, classifying, and describing digital content;storing and managing resources in a digital repository;digital preservation;technologies and standards useful to digital repositories, including XML, the Portland Common Data Model, metadata schema such as Dublin Core, scripting using JSON and REST, linked open data, and automated metadata assignment;sharing data and metadata;understanding information-access issues, including digital rights management; andanalyzing repository use, planning for the future, migrating to new platforms, and accommodating new types of data. This book will thoroughly orient LIS students and others new to the world of digital libraries, and also ensure that current professionals have the knowledge and guidance necessary to construct a digital repository from its inception.
Download or read book Becoming a Digital Library written by Susan J. Barnes and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-11-04 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This excellent reference traces the construction and maintenance of the digital collections and services that have been available day in and day out to users worldwide for more than a decade. It examines applicable guidelines for any library looking to build and manage systems, conduct and evaluate projects, and scout new directions for mainstreaming and hybridizing the building of a digital library. Including contributions from seasoned experts in specializations such as staffing, collection development, and technology project management for digital libraries, Becoming a Digital Library discusses the techniques for finding and training the right people to build a digital library.
Download or read book Introduction to Digital Libraries written by Gobinda G. Chowdhury and published by Facet Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This books presents a holistic view of the new digital library scene ... it is an essential guide to good digital practice and techniques" - back cover.
Download or read book LC21 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-02-23 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital information and networks challenge the core practices of libraries, archives, and all organizations with intensive information management needs in many respectsâ€"not only in terms of accommodating digital information and technology, but also through the need to develop new economic and organizational models for managing information. LC21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress discusses these challenges and provides recommendations for moving forward at the Library of Congress, the world's largest library. Topics covered in LC21 include digital collections, digital preservation, digital cataloging (metadata), strategic planning, human resources, and general management and budgetary issues. The book identifies and elaborates upon a clear theme for the Library of Congress that is applicable more generally: the digital age calls for much more collaboration and cooperation than in the past. LC21 demonstrates that information-intensive organizations will have to change in fundamental ways to survive and prosper in the digital age.
Download or read book Business Planning for Digital Libraries written by Mel Collier and published by Leuven University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together international experience of business planning for digital libraries: the business case, planning processes, costs and benefits, practice and standards, and comparison with the traditional library. Although there is a vast literature already on other aspects of digital libraries, business planning is a subject that until now has not been systematically integrated in a book. Digital libraries are being created not only by traditional libraries but also by museums, archives, media organizations, and any institution concerned with managing scientific and cultural information. Business Planning for Digital Libraries is designed for practitioners in the cultural and scientific sectors, for students in information sciences and cultural management, and in particular for people engaged in managing digital libraries and repositories, in electronic publishing and e-learning, and in teaching and studying in these fields.
Download or read book How to Build a Digital Library written by Ian H. Witten and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2002-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there are several books devoted to specific issues relating to digital libraries, "How to Build a Digital Library" is the only one to equip readers with all the knowledge and the tools they need to construct and maintain one. Designed for a diverse audience, the methodology is supported by a wide range of examples and can be adapted to any size project.
Download or read book Becoming a Digital Library written by Susan J. Barnes and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-11-04 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This excellent reference traces the construction and maintenance of the digital collections and services that have been available day in and day out to users worldwide for more than a decade. It examines applicable guidelines for any library looking to build and manage systems, conduct and evaluate projects, and scout new directions for mainstreaming and hybridizing the building of a digital library. Including contributions from seasoned experts in specializations such as staffing, collection development, and technology project management for digital libraries, Becoming a Digital Library discusses the techniques for finding and training the right people to build a digital library.
Download or read book Strategies for Building Digitized Collections written by Abby Smith and published by Digital Library Federation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building a Virtual Library written by Ardis Hanson and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The organization, functioning and the role of libraries in university communities continue to change dramatically. This volume addresses the issue by providing insight into the current changes and developments within the area of library science.
Download or read book The Whole Digital Library Handbook written by Diane Kresh and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2007-02-05 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential facts, advice, lists, documents, guidelines, lore, wit, and wisdom: Along with fun and irreverence, it's what readers have come to expect from the "Whole Library" series. In a one-volume compendium that's by turns encyclopedic, useful, and engaging, this latest entry provides an overview of digital libraries, covering the state of information, issues, customers, challenges, tools and technology, preservation, and the future. From blogs to Wikis, highlights include: digitization project planning tips and tools; the value proposition of the digital library; lists of Internet libraries, libraries that I.M., libraries that podcast; and interpretations of NextGen demographic data. Collecting insights from library luminaries as well the perspectives of interesting experts from outside the ranks of library professionals, "The Whole Digital Library Handbook" decodes the jargon and cuts to the chase.
Download or read book Building Sustainable Collections of Free Third party Web Resources written by Louis A. Pitschmann and published by Digital Library Federation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Creating the Digital Library 2013 Edition written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report looks at the developing digital library practices of leading universities and cultural institutions including Cornell University, Oregon State University, the University of Chicago and the Museum of Natural History, among others. In detailed profiles based on lengthy interviews with directors of digital resources and other individuals with authority over major digitization efforts, the study details developments in content management, marketing, metadata development, collaborations, revenue generation, copyright clearance, use of social media, grants and fundraising, program assessment and metrics, equipment use and acquisition, staff development, preservation, donor management and other areas of interest to digitizers of content in libraries, higher education, government and museums. The study looks closely at the emergence of the academic library as a publisher and generator of digital content, not just as a custodian or receptacle. Increasingly, digitizers of content have entered the scholarly and educational mainstream and have propelled their content into prominent positions in their institutions.
Download or read book Digital Library Basics written by K. Rajasekaran and published by Ess Ess Publication. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital Library Basics: A Practical Manual is meant for researchers and librarians who want to digitize their paper documents, build up digital collections, organize them, and make them accessible through Internet. This manual explains, without technical jargon, the methods for developing and managing digital archives, digital libraries, and e-document collections, making them accessible with search mechanisms over the Internet. The book can help to create digital libraries/archives of full text, images, audio files, and video files, accessible over the Web using free software developed by UNESCO. The CD-ROM provided with the book includes a listing of all software, manuals, and materials required for practice.
Download or read book Managing the Digital Library written by Roy Tennant and published by Reed Press(NY). This book was released on 2004 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roy Tennant's timely commentary and analyses of technology, public policy, and research developments will steer the reader to the projects and people to watch, the technologies to follow, and how to stay current.
Download or read book Developing Sustainable Digital Libraries Socio Technical Perspectives written by Ashraf, Tariq and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-03-31 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book provides tools to complement an organization's burgeoning information treasuries, exploring new frontiers by looking at social and economic aspects of digital libraries and their sustainability"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Creating the Digital Library written by Cheryl Knott Malone and published by . This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
