By: G.G. Chowdhury (Editor), Schubert Foo (Editor)

Paperback

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An authoritative and truly global exploration of current research in digital libraries. Internationally-renowned academics discuss what has been achieved with digital libraries and what we can expect in the future through the prism of research. The increasing number of digital libraries in all sectors and the pressure of ever demanding and diverse user needs has encouraged development of user-centred interfaces, intelligent search and retrieval capabilities, effective metadata description and contents organisation. In addition to the two editors who are renowned for their works in digital library research, this collection brings together established international names in the field such as Elena Maceviciute, Suliman Hawamdeh, Chris Yang, Stefan Gradmann, Michael Fraser, Tom Wilson and Ali Shiri to analyse these developments in relation to users and information access and the future trends and challenges that practitioners will face. Providing an invaluable resource for LIS students, academics and researchers interested in digital libraries and access, it is also a useful introduction to developments for those developing, managing or just starting out with digital libraries.

"Professors Chowdhury and Foo are to be commended on assembling this thoughtful body of work on digital libraries from around the world. The volume is a valuable addition to library collections, digital and otherwise." - Christine L Borgman, UCLA

Digital libraries and information access: Introduction and overview Design and architecture of DLs Metadata and information access in DLs Information access (search and retrieval ) in DLs Collaborative search and retrieval in DLs DL, Web 2.0 and Social networking User aspects of DLs: technological, social and cultural issues and challenges of digital access User studies and interactions in digital libraries Digital libraries and Scholarly Information DL and Open scholarship: Content, access and management issues User-centred design and access in large DLs: the Europeana and the NSDL experience Usability of DLs Digital Libraries, Open Access and Intellectual Property Rights Future access to digital libraries: Digital preservation Digital libraries and information access: Research trends

ISBN: 9781856048217
ISBN-10: 1856048217
Audience: Professional
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 256
Published: 21st September 2012
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6  x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.454