Digital Library Use

Digital Library Use

Author: Ann P. Bishop

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 9780262025447

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Viewing digital libraries as sociotechnical systems, networks of people and technology interacting with society.


The Whole Digital Library Handbook

The Whole Digital Library Handbook

Author: Diane Kresh

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2007-02-05

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780838909263

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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.


Digital Libraries

Digital Libraries

Author: Lucy A. Tedd

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9783598116278

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Digital libraries are now a reality and yet their implementation and use is still not at an optimum. This text examines the various options for setting up digital libraries from digitising information in the first place to providing the interface to access the information held by the digital global library.


Exploring the Digital Library

Exploring the Digital Library

Author: Kay Johnson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-10-01

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 0470596589

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Exploring the Digital Library, a volume in The Jossey-Bass Online Teaching and Learning series, addresses the key issue of library services for faculty and their students in the online learning environment. Written by librarians at Athabasca University, a leading institution in distance education, this book shows how faculty can effectively use digital libraries in their day-to-day work and in the design of electronic courses. Exploring the Digital Library is filled with information, ideas, and Discusses how information and communication technologies are transforming scholarship communication Provides suggestions for integrating digital libraries into teaching and course development Describes approaches to promoting information literacy skills and integrating these skills across the curriculum Outlines the skills and knowledge required in digital library use Suggests opportunities for faculty and librarians to collaborate in the online educational environment


The Digital Library

The Digital Library

Author: Daniel I. Greenstein

Publisher: Digital Library Federation

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 1933645180

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Includes links to digital libraries established by libraries in Korea.


Introduction to Digital Libraries

Introduction to Digital Libraries

Author: Gobinda G. Chowdhury

Publisher: Facet Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1856044653

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"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.


A Handbook of Digital Library Economics

A Handbook of Digital Library Economics

Author: Wendy Evans

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2013-07-31

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1780633181

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This book provides a companion volume to Digital Library Economics and focuses on the 'how to' of managing digital collections and services (of all types) with regard to their financing and financial management. The emphasis is on case studies and practical examples drawn from a wide variety of contexts. A Handbook of Digital Library Economics is a practical manual for those involved – or expecting to be involved – in the development and management of digital libraries. - Provides practical approach to the subject - Focuses on the challenges associated with the economic and financial aspects of digital developments - Will be valuable to practitioners, and tutors and students in a wide variety of situations


Digital Library Futures

Digital Library Futures

Author: Ingeborg Verheul

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2010-12-23

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 3110232197

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Initiatives at a cross-cultural level, where libraries, museums and archives work together in creating digital libraries, and making their cultural heritage collections available online, are emerging. Leading academic researchers from the cultural heritage and the publishers sectors approach this issue: Digital library user experience: a focus on current user research; Digital library content: what users want and how they use it; Strategies for institutions: how cultural institutions and publishers respond to the digital challenge.