Exploring digital libraries : foundations, practice, prospects / Karen Calhoun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calhoun, Karen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital libraries.

Libraries--Special collections--Electronic information resources.

Libraries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxix, 322 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Facet, 2014.

Summary:

A landmark textbook on digital libraries for LIS students, educators and practising information professionals throughout the world. Exploring Digital Libraries is a highly readable, thought-provoking authorative and in-depth treatment of the digital library arena that provides an up-to-date overview of the progress, nature and future impact of digital libraries, from their collections and technology-centred foundations over two decades ago to their emergent, community-centred engagement with the social web.

Contents:

1 Emergence and definitions of digital libraries

2 Outcomes of digital libraries' first decade

3 Key themes and challenges in digital libraries

4 Digital library collections: repositories

5 Hybrid libraries

6 Social roles of digital libraries

7 Digital libraries and their communities

8 The prospects of open access repositoreis

9 Digital libraries and the social web: scholarship

10 Digital libraries and the social web: collections and platforms.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jul 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783300297

1783300299