Digital Library Use : Librarian\'s Guide to Internet

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Perspectives on second generation automated library systems. 3. Library systems information architecture. 4. Quality management in collection development of electronic resources. 5. Developmental state and technical innovations of digital library. 6. The scope of the digital library. 7. Digital preservation. 8. Institutional repository. 9. Searching and meta searching in the Internet. 10. Metadata harvesting and the open archives initiative. 11. Open archives metadata-harvesting protocol. 12. Search engines and web directories. 13. Digital collections selection criteria. 14. Google book search. 15. Computer system and integrated library. 16. How to use online database. 17. Hardware platforms and the software environment. 18. Internet archive and free access. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

This excellent reference traces the construction and maintenance of the digital collections and services that have been available day in and day out to users worldwide for more than a decade. It examines applicable guidelines for any library looking to build and manage systems, conduct and evaluate projects, and scout new directions for mainstreaming and hybridizing the building of a digital library. Written by the seasoned expert in specializations such as staffing, collection development, and technology project management for digital libraries, this book discusses the techniques for finding and training he right people to build a digital library and know how to use it.