Digital Libraries : Tools and Techniques

Contents: Preface. 1. Digital and traditional libraries. 2. Digital Revolution--library evolution. 3. Principles of digital libraries. 4. Finding information in the digital age. 5. Quality information and information service. 6. Manufacturing requirements and importation. 7. Online learning: foundation of educational theory. 8. Building and preserving digital collections. 9. Digital library books. 10. Education using digital libraries. 11. Information systems: concepts and issues. 12. Media characteristics and e-learning. 13. Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.

"It is significant to note that the shift from traditional libraries to the digital is not merely a technological evolution, but requires a change in the paradigm by which people access and interact with information. This book is a veritable mine of information.

Certainly, this will serve the purpose of academics as well as professionals in the field." (jacket)