Exploring digital libraries : foundations, practice, prospects /
By: Calhoun, Karen
Material type: BookDescription: xxix, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781856048200Subject(s): Digital libraries -- Textbooks | Libraries -- Special collections -- Electronic information resourcesDDC classification: 025.042 Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
Karen Calhoun's landmark textbook on digital libraries for students of LIS globally.
Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 025.042 CA EX (Browse shelf) | Available | T0027830 |
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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 Repositories 9. Digital Libraries and the Social Web: Scholarship 10. Digital Libraries and the Social Web: Collections and Platforms.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Karen Calhoun's landmark textbook on digital libraries for students of LIS globally.