Digital Libraries: Principles and Practice in a Global Environment

Lucy A. Tedd; Andrew Large

ISBN 10: 3598116276 / ISBN 13: 9783598116278

Published by De Gruyter; 1st edition (January 1, 2004), 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Digital Libraries: Principles and Practice in a Global Environment
• Publisher: De Gruyter; 1st edition (January 1, 2004)
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3598116276
• ISBN 13: 9783598116278
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book introduces readers to the principles underlying digital libraries, illustrating these principles by reference to a wide range of digital library practices throughout the world. Individual chapters deal with issues such as: digital library users and the services that are offered to them, the standards and protocols with which digital libraries must operate in order to cooperate with other institutions, and issues such as the administration of digital libraries, including discussion of intellectual property rights and preservation issues. A final chapter comprises eight case studies drawn from all over the world, used to illustrate points made in earlier chapters. Throughout the book, the challenges of developing and implementing digital library systems in multilingual and multicultural environments are explored.

Product Description

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.