...Nestor L. Osorio This book is a collection of case studies, each authored by well-known players in the industry. Based on the theory behind and research into digital libraries, it presents the how to practical aspects. It is divided into four chapters. Chapter 1 is an overview of main...

... the processes and approaches used to create web‐based e‐books. A number of projects are mentioned, ranging from the Internet Archive to Project Gutenberg and the International Children's Digital Library. The future of e‐books and their creative and commercial potential are also discussed in relation...

... of a select number of digitized works in Google's vast digital library. Design/methodology/approach The author researched texts published in the early modern era in Google Books, focusing on works with prominent visual elements. Each digitized book was evaluated for its intellectual contribution...

... Limited 2012 --> Digital repositories Digital Libraries Librarians Information management Resources Abby Clobridge, Associate Director of Research and Knowledge Services, Kennedy School Library, Harvard University, has summarized her extensive experience with digital repositories...

... Repatriation Digital libraries Ethnic minorities Australia Research data deposited into ATSIDA will provide valuable resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in connecting with cultural heritage information that relates to themselves, their families and communities...

... for research, academic and literate communities in this region and other parts of the world conducting research on Central Asia. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 E‐books Digital books Open access books Social sciences Digital libraries Electronic resources Central Asia An e...

... Acrobat Pro and Abby Fine Reader. Both applications provided usable results although there were slight variations in outcomes. David Bindle can be contacted at: david.bindle@usask.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Digital libraries Photography Web 2.0 Collections management...

... and academic librarians who develop, maintain, or evaluate a collection on the topic. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Terrorism Collections management Books Digital libraries Terrorism research and politics changed irrevocably after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center...

... Group Publishing Limited 2011 Collections management Digital libraries Special libraries Rare book and special collections repositories are often plagued by the myth that they are dusty, forgotten vaults of expensive, under‐utilized blocks of wood pulp. An October 2009 posting...

... the possible existence of a digital library for manuscripts (on‐ or offline), they have some hesitation to use it solely because they are afraid of losing a precious and fruitful human interaction with the private holders of manuscript collections. Research limitations/implications The study is considered...

... are currently in a transition period from print to digital collections. Traditional libraries are changing to digital libraries, and some libraries are already transformed into digital libraries. Therefore, librarians are walking into new jobs as digital librarians. In the traditional libraries, librarians were...

... or secondary sources. A full range of electronic resources are included in the A‐Z list: Digital libraries Electronic journals Collections management Academic libraries Not a week passes in an academic library without major electronic resource additions or revisions – new titles, changed...

...Judith A. Wolfe Oya Y.   Rieger . Preservation in the Age of Large‐scale Digitization: A White Paper . Washington, DC : Council on Library and Information Resources   2008 . 52 pp. , ISBN: 9781932326291   US$20.00 (soft cover) Strategies and Tools for the Digital Library...

.... It demonstrates that online usage statistics are not accurate enough to be used in cancellation decisions. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Medical libraries Digital libraries Electronic journals Effective acquisition and management of electronic resources have become important...

... libraries Library materials Digital libraries A collection of 11 articles divided into three sections (five articles in “Common Issues”, three in “Special Issues”, and three in “Future Issues”), this work offers both immediately practical overviews and suggestions regarding specific problem areas...

... Digital libraries Using the collection has consistently worked well both at home and on‐campus. This is an important consideration when selecting a database for inclusion in a library's electronic collection. Content, no matter how valuable or relevant, is useless if researchers cannot read it when...

... of the documents. In today's digital library, indexing databases are networked with full‐text databases through link resolving software like SFX (ExLibris) which allows the connection of the bibliographic information in the index with the full‐text document in the full‐text database. For example, a citation...

...Bradford Lee Eden Edited by Thomas W.   Leonhardt . Handbook of Electronic and Digital Acquisitions . Binghamton, NY : Haworth Press   2006 . 160 pp. , ISBN: 0789022923   US$24.95 soft cover © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Digital libraries...

...Bradford Lee Eden Edited by Michael   Neubert . Virtual Slavica: Digital Libraries, Digital Archives . Binghamton, NY : Haworth Press   2005 . 250 pp. , ISBN: 0789026864   $22.95 (soft cover) (also published as Slavic and East European Information Resources 6, 2/3...

... of libraries. Collections management Digital libraries Reference services Electronic materials accessible through the web have become a preferred format for reference collections in different types of libraries and have drawn the attention of librarians because of their impact on technical services...