Discover Digital Libraries: Theory and Practice 1st Edition

Discover Digital Libraries:  Theory and Practice 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780124171121,9780124201057,0124171125,0124201059

Product details:

• ISBN 10: 0124201059
• ISBN 13: 9780124201057
• Author: Iris Xie, Krystyna Matusiak

Discover Digital Libraries: Theory and Practice is a book that integrates both research and practice concerning digital library development, use, preservation, and evaluation. The combination of current research and practical guidelines is a unique strength of this book. The authors bring in-depth expertise on different digital library issues and synthesize theoretical and practical perspectives relevant to researchers, practitioners, and students.

The book presents a comprehensive overview of the different approaches and tools for digital library development, including discussions of the social and legal issues associated with digital libraries. Readers will find current research and the best practices of digital libraries, providing both US and international perspectives on the development of digital libraries and their components, including collection, digitization, metadata, interface design, sustainability, preservation, retrieval, and evaluation of digital libraries.

Table contents:

1. Introduction to Digital Libraries

2. Digital Library Collection Development

3. Digitization of Text and Still Images

4. Digitization of Audio and Moving Image Collections

5. Metadata

6. Digital Library Management Systems

7. Interface Design and Evaluation

8. User Needs and Search Behaviors

9. Digital Preservation

10. Evaluation of Digital Libraries

11. New Developments and Challenges

People also search:

discover digital libraries. theory and practice

discover digital libraries theory and practice

discovery learning theory examples

discover card issues

discover books locations