Recent Developments in the Design, Construction, and Evaluation of Digital Libraries: Case Studies

by Cool, Colleen

Author	: Cool, Colleen
Publisher	: IGI Global
Total Pages	: 276
Release	: 2013-02-28
Genre	: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN	: 1466629924

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It is no secret that the world of libraries has rapidly evolved into an environment which will soon be largely digitized. However, this digital shift has brought with it a unique set of challenges and issues for scholars and librarians to handle. Recent Developments in the Design, Construction, and Evaluation of Digital Libraries not only addresses the challenges with digital libraries, but it also describes the recent developments in the design, construction, and evaluation of these libraries in various environments. This cutting-edge resource compiles research from a wide array of specialists into a unified and comprehensive manner. Librarians, researchers, scholars, and professionals in this field will find the reference source beneficial in order to deepen their understanding of this continually growing field.

Recent Developments in the Design, Construction, and Evaluation of Digital Libraries

by Colleen Cool

Author	: Colleen Cool
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 257
Release	: 2013
Genre	:
ISBN	: 9781466629936

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Revolutionizing the Development of Library and Information Professionals: Planning for the Future

by Hines, Samantha Schmehl

Author	: Hines, Samantha Schmehl
Publisher	: IGI Global
Total Pages	: 337
Release	: 2013-10-31
Genre	: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN	: 1466646764

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As more associations struggle with limited professional development funding, the opportunities for library and information experts to advance their skills are being examined in a more effective and cost-efficient manner. Revolutionizing the Development of Library and Information Professionals: Planning for the Future examines the future of library professional development by investigating the aspects that make these development events worthwhile. This book is essential for library association personnel, educational institutions, and management personnel in large library systems to aid in determining future trends in professional development opportunities for their staff.

Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries

by Jaap Kamps

Author	: Jaap Kamps
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 681
Release	: 2017-09-04
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 3319670085

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2017, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in September 2017. The 39 full papers, 11 short papers, and 10 poster papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 106 submissions. In addition the book contains 7 doctoral consortium papers. The contributions are organized in topical sections named: linked data; corpora; data in digital libraries; quality in digital libraries; digital humanities; entities; scholarly communication; sentiment analysis; information behavior; information retrieval.

Rural Community Libraries in Africa: Challenges and Impacts

by Dent, Valeda F.

Author	: Dent, Valeda F.
Publisher	: IGI Global
Total Pages	: 331
Release	: 2014-01-31
Genre	: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN	: 1466650443

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"This book investigates the relationship between local libraries and community development, from the historical roots of rural libraries to their influence on the literacy, economy, and culture of the surrounding region"--Provided by publisher.

Succession Planning and Implementation in Libraries: Practices and Resources

by Deards, Kiyomi D.

Author	: Deards, Kiyomi D.
Publisher	: IGI Global
Total Pages	: 322
Release	: 2014-03-31
Genre	: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN	: 1466658134

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As the baby boomer generation begins to retire, the focus shifts to the next generation of global leaders in diverse industries. Within the field of library science, succession planning has become a topic of interest to ensure the success of future libraries as the workforce shifts and enable up-and-coming leaders. Succession Planning and Implementation in Libraries: Practices and Resources provides valuable insight into the process of implementing succession planning in libraries. This book delves into the challenges and possibilities of a succession plans effect on the success of library organizations. Human resources officers, library administrators, academicians, and students will find this book beneficial to furthering their understanding of current practice in succession planning.

Robots in Academic Libraries: Advancements in Library Automation

by Iglesias, Edward

Author	: Iglesias, Edward
Publisher	: IGI Global
Total Pages	: 260
Release	: 2013-04-30
Genre	: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN	: 1466639393

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In recent years, automation has played a vital role in library systems that handle tasks of acquisition, cataloging, serials, and circulation. The automation of these operations has, in turn, minimized the demand for human interaction. Robots in Academic Libraries: Advancements in Library Automation provides an overview on the current state of library automation, addresses the need for changing personnel to accommodate these changes, and assesses the future for academic libraries as a whole. This book is essential for library leaders, technology experts, and library vendors interested in the future of library automation and its impact on the decline of human interaction in libraries.

Discover Digital Libraries

by Iris Xie

Author	: Iris Xie
Publisher	: Elsevier
Total Pages	: 390
Release	: 2016-07-26
Genre	: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN	: 0124201059

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Discover Digital Libraries: Theory and Practice is a book that integrates both research and practice concerning digital library development, use, preservation, and evaluation. The combination of current research and practical guidelines is a unique strength of this book. The authors bring in-depth expertise on different digital library issues and synthesize theoretical and practical perspectives relevant to researchers, practitioners, and students. The book presents a comprehensive overview of the different approaches and tools for digital library development, including discussions of the social and legal issues associated with digital libraries. Readers will find current research and the best practices of digital libraries, providing both US and international perspectives on the development of digital libraries and their components, including collection, digitization, metadata, interface design, sustainability, preservation, retrieval, and evaluation of digital libraries. - Offers an overview of digital libraries and the conceptual and practical understanding of digital libraries - Presents the lifecycle of digital library design, use, preservation and evaluation, including collection development, digitization of static and multimedia resources, metadata, digital library development and interface design, digital information searching, digital preservation, and digital library evaluation - Synthesizes current research and the best practices of digital libraries, providing both US and international perspectives on the development of digital libraries - Introduces new developments in the area of digital libraries, such as large-scale digital libraries, social media applications in digital libraries, multilingual digital libraries, digital curation, linked data, rapid capture, guidelines for the digitization of multimedia resources - Highlights the impact, challenges, suggestions for overcoming these challenges, and trends of present and future development of digital librariesOffers a comprehensive bibliography for each chapter

Library Reference Services and Information Literacy: Models for Academic Institutions

by Cordell, Rosanne M.

Author	: Cordell, Rosanne M.
Publisher	: IGI Global
Total Pages	: 254
Release	: 2013-06-30
Genre	: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN	: 1466642424

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As classrooms and universities strive to adapt their instructional methods to an ever progressing technological age, it is imperative that academic libraries also revisit the ways in which reference and instruction services are organized and implemented. Library Reference Services and Information Literacy: Models for Academic Institutions not only advocates for a more intentional integration of reference and instructional services, but it also provides organizational background, staff objectives, and various successes and challenges that have already been experienced by real institutions. This publication is an important reference source for librarians, practitioners, and university leaders who wish to maximize the current utilization of their resources.