User Studies For Digital Library Development


User Studies For Digital Library Development
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User Studies For Digital Library Development


User Studies For Digital Library Development
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Author : Milena Dobreva
language : en
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Release Date : 2012-06-22

User Studies For Digital Library Development written by Milena Dobreva and has been published by Facet Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


This landmark text captures a global cross-section of leading voices and provides a clear and coherent overview of the user studies domain and user issues in digital libraries. As the information environment becomes increasingly electronic, digital libraries have proliferated, but the focus has often been on innovations in technology and not the user. Although user needs have become a popular concept, in practice the users are rarely consulted in the development of services. Research and analysis of users is essential to fine-tune the content and approach of digital libraries to the diverging requirements and expectations of incredibly varied communities and to ensure libraries are effective, accessible and sustainable in the long term. Key topics include: • what is the place of user studies in digital libraries and what are the basic user study methods? • explaining user-centric studies, information behaviour and user experience studies • exploring user-study methods such as surveys, questionnaires, expert evaluation methods, eye tracking, deep log analysis, personae and ethnographic studies • critical issues around user studies such as evaluation of digital libraries, digital preservation, social media, the shift to mobile devices and ethics • user studies in specific types of institutions: libraries, archives, museums, audiovisual collections and art collections • the most popular questions and what to do next. Readership: Information professionals involved in supporting, developing or designing digital library services, researchers wanting to address the user dimension in their work and students on LIS and computer science courses who want to understand the importance of the user in information services.



Handbook Of Research On Digital Libraries Design Development And Impact


Handbook Of Research On Digital Libraries Design Development And Impact
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Author : Theng, Yin-Leng
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2009-02-28

Handbook Of Research On Digital Libraries Design Development And Impact written by Theng, Yin-Leng and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-28 with Business & Economics categories.


"This book is an in-depth collection aimed at developers and scholars of research articles from the expanding field of digital libraries"--Provided by publisher.



Digital Libraries And Information Access


Digital Libraries And Information Access
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Author : G. G. Chowdhury
language : en
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Release Date : 2012-09-21

Digital Libraries And Information Access written by G. G. Chowdhury and has been published by Facet Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-21 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


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 organization. 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 to analyse these developments in relation to users and information access and the future trends and challenges that practitioners will face. Readership: LIS students, academics and researchers interested in digital libraries and access and those developing, managing or just starting out with digital libraries



Discover Digital Libraries


Discover Digital Libraries
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Author : Iris Xie
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2016-07-26

Discover Digital Libraries written by Iris Xie and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-26 with Computers categories.


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. Offers an overview of digital libraries and the conceptual and practical understanding of digital libraries Presents the lifecycle of digital library design, use, preservation and evaluation, including collection development, digitization of static and multimedia resources, metadata, digital library development and interface design, digital information searching, digital preservation, and digital library evaluation Synthesizes current research and the best practices of digital libraries, providing both US and international perspectives on the development of digital libraries Introduces new developments in the area of digital libraries, such as large-scale digital libraries, social media applications in digital libraries, multilingual digital libraries, digital curation, linked data, rapid capture, guidelines for the digitization of multimedia resources Highlights the impact, challenges, suggestions for overcoming these challenges, and trends of present and future development of digital libraries Offers a comprehensive bibliography for each chapter



Evaluation Of Digital Libraries


Evaluation Of Digital Libraries
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Author : Giannis Tsakonas
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2009-07-20

Evaluation Of Digital Libraries written by Giannis Tsakonas and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


Evaluation of Digital Libraries summarizes research and practice on both sides of the Atlantic and aims to answer the potential questions that both the theoretical and practical areas of digital library evaluation have posed during recent years. The book systematically presents aspects of participating communities, reasons and aims of evaluation, methodologies and metrics, and application paradigms. The book deals with practical and theoretical issues on digital libraries development and evaluation It will be multi-disciplinary due to its nature incorporating views and perspectives of various contributing fields Distinguished digital library researchers and practitioners present systematically methods, techniques and practices. The list of contributors include Maristella Agosti, David Bainbridge, Ann Blandford, Colleen Cook, Nicola Ferro, Brinley Franklin, Manolis Garoufallou, Sarah Giersch, Richard Hartley, Judy Jeng, Michael Khoo, Martha Kyrillidou, Yvonna Lincoln, David McArthur, Maria Monopoli, David Nicholas, Christos Papatheodorou, Terry Plum, Tefko Saracevic, Rania Siatri, Yin Leng Theng, Giannis Tsakonas and Lee Zia



Development Of A Digital Library Based On Cloud Computing Model


Development Of A Digital Library Based On Cloud Computing Model
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Author : Chimdi Walter Ndubuisi
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2019-01-18

Development Of A Digital Library Based On Cloud Computing Model written by Chimdi Walter Ndubuisi and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-18 with Business & Economics categories.


Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - Information Management, , course: Communication Engineering, language: English, abstract: Over the years, there has been the need to improve the level of services provided by traditional libraries in the areas of resource accessibility and management. This is in a bid to address the challenges and inconveniences in accessing and managing the library resources. A viable means of achieving this purpose is by deployment of digital libraries. In this project, a digital library prototype based on cloud computing will be developed to demonstrate the viability of deploying and running cloud based digital libraries in Nigerian higher institutions, to curb the challenges encountered in accessing resources in traditional libraries by providing ubiquitous access to library resources. Developing the digital library will comprise of two design phases viz; developing the library website and designing a local intranet on which the website will be hosted. The website will be developed using web scripting and programming languages such as Hypertext Mark-Up Language (HTML), JavaScript, and Hypertext Pre-Processor (PHP) etc. while the local intranet is a network of computers and other Wi-Fi enabled digital devices and a wireless access point. The network will be configured and the digital library website hosted on a dedicated server which provides services to the user devices through the access point. At the end of this project, a prototype of cloud based digital library will be developed. On the library website, users can perform basic operations such as registering with the library and viewing the content of materials in the library collections. While the library administrator performs functions of book uploads and user authentication. This project, though demonstrated as a prototype, shows that deploying cloud based digital libraries in Nigerian higher institution will curb the challenges associated with traditional libraries.



Digital Library Futures User Perspectives And Institutional Strategies


Digital Library Futures User Perspectives And Institutional Strategies
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Author : Ingeborg Verheul
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2010

Digital Library Futures User Perspectives And Institutional Strategies written by Ingeborg Verheul and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


Initiatives at a cross-cultural level, where libraries, museums and archives work together in creating digital libraries, and making their cultural heritage collections available online, are emerging. Leading academic researchers from the cultural heritage and the publishers sectors approach this issue: Digital library user experience: a focus on current user research; Digital library content: what users want and how they use it; Strategies for institutions: how cultural institutions and publishers respond to the digital challenge.



Digital Library Development


Digital Library Development
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Author : Deanna B. Marcum
language : en
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Release Date : 2006

Digital Library Development written by Deanna B. Marcum and has been published by Libraries Unlimited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Education categories.


An international cadre of leading thinkers and experimenters provide their considered opinions concerning the influence of digital technology on teaching and learning in general, and the role of the library in the educational enterprise in particular. Topic treatments include envisioning the future, facing major challenges, creating projects and programs, and developing digital libraries. A must-read for anyone involved in higher education. The Kanazawa Institute of Technology is Japan's largest institution of higher education specializing in engineering and technology. It is a world leader and collaborator in electronic initiatives, often on the forefront of systems design and telecommunications advancement. It is also the site of an annual symposium series on digital library development. Marcum and George have pulled together an international cadre of leading thinkers and experimenters, all of whom have participated in these symposia, to provide their considered opinions concerning the influence of digital technology on teaching and learning in general, and the role of the library in the educational enterprise in particular. Their contributions have, in turn, been arranged into four thematic groupings, which range from envisioning the future, and facing major challenges, to creating projects and programs, and developing digital libraries. An informative read for anyone involved in higher education.



Handbook Of Research On Inventive Digital Tools For Collection Management And Development In Modern Libraries


Handbook Of Research On Inventive Digital Tools For Collection Management And Development In Modern Libraries
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Author : Thanuskodi, S.
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2015-07-17

Handbook Of Research On Inventive Digital Tools For Collection Management And Development In Modern Libraries written by Thanuskodi, S. and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-17 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


The quality of library collections depends heavily on the initial assessment requirements. An accurate assessment assists with meeting the goals and missions of the library, but the introduction of digital media and resources is accompanied with new challenges in measuring the effective use of the library’s collection. The Handbook of Research on Inventive Digital Tools for Collection Management and Development in Modern Libraries details how libraries strive to bridge traditional collections with their new digital counterparts. Providing real-world examples and analysis of the modern library, this publication is a timely reference source for professionals and researchers in the fields of library and information science, as well as executives interested in information and organizational development.



Becoming A Digital Library


Becoming A Digital Library
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Author : Susan J. Barnes
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2003-11-04

Becoming A Digital Library written by Susan J. Barnes and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-04 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


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. Including contributions from seasoned experts in specializations such as staffing, collection development, and technology project management for digital libraries, Becoming a Digital Library discusses the techniques for finding and training the right people to build a digital library.