1. Digital Libraries : Integrating Content and Systems
- Author
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Mark V. Dahl, Kyle Banerjee, Michael Spalti, Mark V. Dahl, Kyle Banerjee, and Michael Spalti
- Subjects
- Digital libraries, Information storage and retrieval systems, Digital libraries--Planning
- Abstract
Low cost Internet technology has transformed library services by allowing libraries to play a creative and dynamic role in the delivery of information to their users. This book helps managers, systems personnel, and graduate students understand the challenges of providing digital library services with a number disparate content providers and software systems. It also helps readers understand what libraries must do to deliver a user experience customized to the needs of individual institutions. - Familiarizes readers with general and library specific technologies required to provide digital library services - Helps readers better understand trade offs between in-house and vendor solutions - Provides library decision makers with technology staffing guidance
- Published
- 2006