Exploring digital libraries: foundations, practice, prospects

A landmark textbook on digital libraries for LIS students, educators and practising information professionals throughout the world. Exploring Digital Libraries is a highly readable, thought-provoking authorative and in-depth treatment of the digital library arena that provides an up-to-date overview...

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Main Author: Calhoun, Karen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Facet 2014
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Summary:A landmark textbook on digital libraries for LIS students, educators and practising information professionals throughout the world. Exploring Digital Libraries is a highly readable, thought-provoking authorative and in-depth treatment of the digital library arena that provides an up-to-date overview of the progress, nature and future impact of digital libraries, from their collections and technology-centred foundations over two decades ago to their emergent, community-centred engagement with the social web
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1 Emergence and definitions of digital libraries -- 2 Outcomes of digital libraries' first decade -- 3 Key themes and challenges in digital libraries -- 4 Digital library collections: repositories -- 5 Hybrid libraries -- 6 Social roles of digital libraries -- 7 Digital libraries and their communities -- 8 The prospects of open access repositoreis -- 9 Digital libraries and the social web: scholarship -- 10 Digital libraries and the social web: collections and platforms
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxix, 322 Seiten)
ISBN:9781783300297
DOI:10.29085/9781783300297