Exploring Digital Libraries : Foundations, Practice, Prospects.
| Author/creator | Calhoun, Karen |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Facet Publishing, 2012. |
| Description | 1 online resource (352 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Cambridge Core |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Title page; Contents; List of figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary; CHAPTER 1 Emergence and definitions of digital libraries; Overview; The emergence of digital libraries (1991-2001); Early digital library projects; Definitions of digital libraries; Conclusion; CHAPTER 2 Outcomes of digital libraries' first decade; Overview; A new field of research and practice; The transformation of scholarly communication processes; Technical innovations; Digitization and digital preservation; Metadata and standards; Working digital libraries; Conclusion. |
| Contents | CHAPTER 6 Social roles of digital libraries; Overview; Introduction; Foundations of digital libraries' social roles; A possible framework of social roles; Conclusion; CHAPTER 7 Digital libraries and their communities; Overview; Approach; Successful, sustainable digital libraries; Inception: purpose and focus; Inception: branding and awareness; Creation: community and needs orientation; Creation: user-centered design, ease of use and reliability; Growth: quality content; Maturity: funding and sustainability; Conclusion; CHAPTER 8 The prospects of open access repositories; Overview. |
| Contents | Successful subject-based repositories; The value of institutional repositories; The policy and legal frameworks; Deposit mandates; Other issues with self-archiving; 'Google has won'; Making institutional repositories more valuable; The future of repositories; Conclusion; CHAPTER 9 Digital libraries and the social web: scholarship; Overview; Introduction; Background: Web 2.0 and library 2.0; What is the social web?; Digital libraries and the social web; Digital libraries' social evolution: a visual framework; Scholarship; From personalization to collaboration. |
| Contents | Scholarly collaboration on the social web; Conclusion; CHAPTER 10 Digital libraries and the social web: collections and platforms; Overview; Visualizing the shift from collections to platforms; The dilemma of the national or local collections focus; Optimizing the reach and visibility of digital libraries; Mass digitization and digital libraries; Large-scale digital libraries, portals and platforms; Crowdsourcing and citizen science; Conclusion; References; Index. |
| Abstract | A landmark textbook on digital libraries for LIS students, educators and practising information professionals throughout the world. |
| Bibliography note | References to websites in Table 2.1; CHAPTER 3 Key themes and challenges in digital libraries; Overview; The key themes of digital library work; Key challenges; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4 Digital library collections: repositories; Overview; The traditional library worldview; Repositories, libraries and the web; The evolution of digital library repositories; Conclusion; CHAPTER 5 Hybrid libraries; Overview; Changing information-seeking behaviors; Libraries' response: changing hybrid library collections; Changing technologies for hybrid libraries; Conclusion. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Calhoun, Karen. Exploring Digital Libraries : Foundations, Practice, Prospects. London : Facet Publishing, ©2012 9781856048200 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Textbooks. |
| ISBN | 9781783300297 |
| ISBN | 1783300299 |
| ISBN | (pbk.) |
| ISBN | (pbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |