Digital Futures: Strategies for the Information AgeThe rise of the Internet and the rapid expansion of electronic communication media, information gathering, storage and transmission have presented fresh challenges to those responsible for preserving the cultural memory of society. This book looks at how librarians and information professionals can locate the electronic resources most relevant to the needs of their users, integrate these resources into the infrastructure of their institutions, manage the necessary technology and anticipate future trends in the digital age. It is targeted at the needs of libraries and information organizations of all types: educational, public and corporate. |
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Developing and designing systems for sharing digital resources 1136 | 136 |
Digital library structures | 143 |
Protocols and standards | 149 |
Copyright | |
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