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Low cost Internet technology has transformed library services and allowed them to play a creative and dynamic role in information delivery. This book helps managers, systems personnel and graduate students understand the challenges of providing digital library services with a number disparate content providers and software systems. It also helps readers understand what libraries must do to deliver a user experience that meets the needs of individual institutions. ... Read more

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This timely book offers practical guidance and expertise for staff in libraries and learning centres in setting up, developing and managing effective digital services. The book has a holistic focus on the use of ICT, taking staff beyond user training applications into areas of network management, e-learning, digitization and web design. The emphasis is on creative utilization of ICT for front-line library and information services. The book is divided into three main parts: policy and legal background; front-line issues in the 21st-century public library; and content creation. PowerPoint files for the activities covered in each chapter are available for download and use from the website accompanying the book at www facetpublishing.co.uk/deliveringdigitalservices. This is an essential handbook to de-mystify this new area of development for all library and information staff. It is suitable for all staff working in, or setting up, a PC-based digital learning centre in information service settings within public libraries, community networking centres, and school and academic libraries. ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2005, held in Bangkok, Thailand in December 2005.

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It is plain even from Paul’s own writings that other presentations of the Christian message than his own were current during his apostolic career. With some of these other presentations he is quite happy; against others he found it necessary to put his readers on their guard.

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libaries, ECDL'99, held in Paris, France in September 1999. The 26 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 124 submissions. The book is divided in topical sections on image categorization and access, audio and video in digital libraries, information retrieval, user adaptation, knowledge sharing, cross language issues, case studies, and modelling, accessability and connectedness. ... Read more

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How are your library and its patrons adjusting to the challenges of the digital age?

This essential book examines how digital formats are changing libraries today, from the perspectives of librarians, vendors, and library users. Editor Sul Lee is an internationally recognized leader in library administration and management. The expansion of digital collections has been one of the foremost issues in the library field since the early 1990s, and this book addresses important questions about the impact of the digital age. Questions like:

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Asian Digitial Libraries, ICADL 2002, held in Singapore in December 2002.The 34 revised full papers, 20 revised short papers, and 14 posters presented together with 7 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 170 submissions. The papers are organized in sections on information retrieval, multimedia digital libraries, data mining in digital libraries, special purpose digital libraries, digital library services, digital libraries for community building, information retrieval and Asian languages, building and using digital libraries, metadata issues, algorithms and protocols, human-computer interaction, and digital library infrastructure. ... Read more

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the First International Conference on Digital Libraries, DELOS 2007, held in Pisa, Italy, in February 2007.

The 33 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement for inclusion in the book. The papers are organized in topical sections on similarity search, architectures, personalization, interoperability, evaluation, miscellaneous, preservation, video data management, 3D objects, and peer to peer.

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This digital document is a journal article from The Journal of Academic Librarianship, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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New consortial buying models have dramatically increased the availability of online resources, particularly journal articles, in the universities and technical institutes of developing countries. The degree of acceptance and pattern of use of such materials is of great interest to library collection development. Ankara University surveyed faculty members regarding their awareness and use of these electronic materials. ... Read more

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Today, as industry professionals are identifying andtargeting distinct segments in broadcast and Web audiences, thechallenge is to create digital content that can be tailored andpersonalized to reach these distinct and differing audiencesegments. Transcoding and annotation are the methods that more andmore engineers in the industry are using to create this type ofdigital content. This leading-edge book provides the in-depthtechnical details of transcoding and annotation that you need tocreate accessible and reusable digital content capable of beingtailored and personalized.

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This first-of-its-kind book explores the fast-changing world of international digital libraries -- their current status as well as the challenges and opportunities associated with their continuing development. The book takes readers on a country-by-country tour of digital library projects being created in very different ways worldwide. It covers issues such as language, politics, business practices, the role of libraries in the development of online digital information, and current efforts to make the WWW and various forms of Internet telecommunications more amenable to users of varied skill levels and cultural backgrounds. ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries held in Pisa, Italy, in September 1997. The volume presents 23 revised full papers selected from 77 submissions. Also included are two invited contributions. The papers are organized in topical sections on supporting user interfaces, metadata, information retrieval, DL architectures, multilingual information retrieval, structured documents, and case studies. ... Read more

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This collection of essays on sustaining digital libraries is a report of early findings from pioneers who have worked to establish digital libraries, not merely as experimental projects, but as ongoing services and collections intended to be sustained over time in ways consistent with the long-held practices of print-based libraries. Particularly during this period of extreme technological transition, it is imperative that programs across the nation - and indeed the world - actively share their innovations, experiences, and techniques in order to begin cultivating new standard practices. The collective sentiment of the field is that we must begin to transition from a punctuated, project-based mode of advancing innovative information services to an ongoing programmatic mode of sustaining digital libraries for the long haul. ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second European Conference on Digital Libraries, ECDL'98, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in September 1998. The 35 revised full papers presented were selected from a total of 107 submissions. Also included are three invited papers, 35 posters and system demonstrations, nine papers from the related DELOS Workshop, and a few panel summaries. There are topical sections on architechtures for digital libraries, image digital libraries, multilinguality, DL technology for libraries, case studies, navigation, information retrieval, querying, HCI, NLP, metadata, etc. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Australian Academic & Research Libraries, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2007. The length of the article is 439 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Networking for Digital Preservation: Current Practice in 15 National Libraries.(Book review)
Author: Ross Harvey
Publication: Australian Academic & Research Libraries (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 38Issue: 1Page: 65(1)

Article Type: Book review

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An unparalleled overview of current design considerations for your digital library!

Digital Libraries: Philosophies, Technical Design Considerations, and Example Scenarios is a balanced overview of public services, collection development, administration, and systems support, for digital libraries, with advice on adopting the latest technologies that appear on the scene. As a professional in the library and information science field, you will benefit from this special issue that serves as an overview of selected directions, trends, possibilities, limitations, enhancements, design principals, and ongoing projects for integrated library and information systems.

In Digital Libraries, you will discover the latest ideas and research on digitizing and distributing online library material, including information on:

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• interface design issues in the search environment
  
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• a brief history of patents on the internet
  
  Digital Libraries is a working reference for your digital library-specific problems. Split into three related sections: Philosophies, Technical Design Considerations, and Example Scenarios, Digital Libraries addresses the many complexities and new issues that have evolved with the development of digital libraries and their future technologies. You will gain a thorough understanding of the public service and design considerations that are necessary to take your digital library into the 21st century.