Digital Library and Information Technology Changing Concepts G. K. Sampath Kumar - Hardcover

Digital Library and Information Technology : Changing Concepts

figs (illustrator). Contents Preface 1 Digital library basic concepts 2 Technologies behind digital libraries 3 Principles of digital library creation 4 Building digital collections 5 Collection metadata 6 Digital infrastructure and e-libraries 7 Architecture of digital repositories 8 Global digital library development 9 Digital library reference services 10 Challenges of digital preservation 11 Management in digital libraries 12 Digital library professionals Bibliography IndexThe information technology explosion and its applications in every aspect of life have changed the entire scenario of the present world The IT revolution and information explosion has led to the emergence of electronic information era These days the users are not satisfied with the printed available material they require that printed information be supplemented with more dynamic multimedia documents Thus digital libraries are becoming an important element in the era of information technology and it seems that the digital library concept should be considered a dynamic and essential component of an organisationThis book provides an integrated overview of digital libraries including a historical perspective the state of the art and current research It covers a wide range of technical economic social and organisational topics and working components of a digital library It is a perfectly self-contained resource for individuals agencies and institutions to work in their burgeoning information treasuries jacket 256 pp. Artikel-Nr. 100081

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