Building digital libraries : a how-to-do-it manual /
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| Author / Creator: | Reese, Terry, Jr. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2008. |
| Description: | xv, 277 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | How-to-do-it manuals ; no. 153 How-to-do-it manuals for libraries ; no. 153. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7138596 |
| Summary: | Librarians embarking on the challenge of building a digital collection have their work cut out for them--and here is the book to help launch and complete the mission Easy to understand, this guide demonstrates how resources are created, distributed, and accessed--and how librarians can keep up with the latest technologies for successfully completing these tasks. Chapters walk you step-by-step through all of the stages. This book offers detailed advice for: *Planning for and assessing the purpose of your digital repository; *Acquiring, processing, classifying and describing digital content; *Storing documents; *Choosing a platform; *Specific technologies useful to digital repositories (XML, SOAP, and more); *Sharing data; *Federated searching of repositories; *Understanding information-access issues; *Analyzing repository use; *Migrating to new platforms and accommodating new types of data |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 277 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781555706173 1555706177 |
