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First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 163 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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LITA guides |
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LITA guides.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
"For more information on digital formats, visit the ALA Store at alastore.ala.org and select eEditions" -- Verso title page. |
| Summary |
"The creation of massive digital libraries is your existential crisis. After all, some say they may lead to the demise of traditional libraries. Recognizing libraries as a "big idea" that has been implemented in many ways over thousands of years, author Andrew Weiss is not so gloomy. He explores the question of how libraries will adapt, applying and using massive digital libraries. Using the authors criteria for a massive digital libraries, you'll have a firm understanding of their characteristics. You'll track the path of Google Books and the early proponents of the Very Large Digital Library as it met the protests of the scholarly communication community. You'll learn about library practices of the massive digital libraries and how traditional libraries are developing applications, with coverage such as: comparing the collection development approaches of Google Books and Hathi Trust Appplications, such as MDL for research in digital humanities, catalog integration through the Google Book API, Culturenomics and the Google Ngram viewer. 4 case studies of library projects with Google Books" -- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Part I. Background issues. The history of digital libraries (or: how did we get here?) -- Chapter 2: The concept of a massive digital library (or: where are we?) -- Chapter 3: The major players & their characteristics (or: who's at the party?) -- Chapter 4: Current impact of MDLs on libraries and librarianship (or: how do I deal with this?) -- Part II: The philosophical issues. Chapter 5: The copyright conundrum -- Chapter 6: Collection development (or: how did I get this?) -- Chapter 7: Diversity of content (or: why is this missing?) -- Chapter 8: Access (or: why can't I get this?) -- Part III: Practical applications. Chapter 9: Using the MDL in libraries -- Chapter 10: Case studies of MDLs. |
| Language |
Text in English. |
| Subject |
Digital libraries.
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Libraries -- Special collections -- Computer network resources.
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Libraries -- Electronic information sources.
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Scholarly electronic publishing.
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Scholarly Web sites.
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Digital libraries -- Collection development.
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Google Library Project -- Case studies.
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Digitalisierung. (DE-588)4123065-6
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Elektronische Bibliothek. (DE-588)4380940-6
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| Added Author |
Library and Information Technology Association (U.S.)
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| ISBN |
9780838912355 (paper: alkaline paper) |
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0838912354 (paper: alkaline paper) |
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9780838919736 (PDF) |
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9780838919743 (ePub) |
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9780838996249 (Kindle) |
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0838919731 |
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083891974X |
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0838996248 |
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