Digital Libraries: Integrating Content and SystemsThe challenge of integration - the need for integration; problems; opportunities; Standards necessary for integration - general (communication, authentication, data interchange); library specific; emerging; Enabling technology - web servers; scripting languages; databases; data interchange technology; Authentication and security - obstacles to authentication; directory services; data, network and server security; Interfacing with integrated library systems - emerging ILS roles; data exchange and interoperability; Licensed electronic resource management - functions and examples of electronic resource management systems; Digital asset management - types and functions of digital asset management systems; integration of digital asset management systems; search integration of digital asset management system content; digital collection assessment and development; Integration with content providers - federated searching; resolvers; expanding role of search engines; Web portals - roles of a library web site; commercial vs. locally designed content management systems; usability; Positioning for the future - possibilities and limitations of planning; organizational structure and design of digital libraries; staff needed to build and support digital libraries; developing and maintaining the expertise to meet future challenges. |
Contents
Introduction 125 | 1 |
Enabling technologies | 7 |
The role of standards in digital library integration | 29 |
Copyright | |
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Digital Libraries: Integrating Content and Systems Mark V. Dahl,Kyle Banerjee,Michael Spalti Limited preview - 2006 |
Digital Libraries: Integrating Content and Systems Mark V. Dahl,Kyle Banerjee,Michael Spalti No preview available - 2006 |
Common terms and phrases
academic libraries administrative APIs archival authentication automated bibliographic browser CONTENTdm coverage data create customised designed digital asset management digital collections digital content digital library applications digital library integration digital library services digitised DSpace Dublin Core electronic journal electronic reserves electronic resource management encode environment ERM solutions ERM systems example federated searching Fedora format functions Google ILSs images implement information technology institutional repositories integrated library system interfaces interlibrary loan system Internet knowledgebase LDAP librarians libraries need library portal library's licence link resolvers MARC record MARCXML metadata modules multiple offer OPAC open source OpenSearch OpenURL OpenURL resolver operating systems organisation programming protocol proxy servers queries relational database requires scripting languages search engines serials Shibboleth SRU/W standards strategies subfield technical types typically University vendors web server web services workflow