Exploring digital libraries : foundations, practice, prospects

Book 2014

The emergency of digital libraries in the early 1990s was a critical turning point in the shift to networked information. Calhoun examines the foundations, current practice and prospects of digital libraries, and explores the possibilities of a shift toward a community-centered perspective based on what digital libraries contribute or might contribute in a time of societal change.

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Digital libraries

Libraries Special collections Electronic information resources

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ISBN:

9781555709853
1555709850

Description:

xxix, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-309) and index

Contents:

Glossary
Emergence and definitions of digital libraries
Outcomes of digital libraries' first decade
Key themes and challenges in digital libraries
Digital library collections : repositories
Hybrid libraries
Social roles of digital libraries
Digital libraries and their communities
The prospects of open access repositories
Digital libraries and the social web : scholarship
Digital libraries and the social web : collections and platforms

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997783

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