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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
* {{quotation | The term "digital libraries" covers the creation and distribution of all types of information over networks, ranging from converted historical materials to kinds of information that have no analogues in the physical world.}} ([http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=3399 Arms, 1999]) | |||
{{quotation | The term "digital library" escapes precise definition, often being used interchangably with "virtual library," or "electronic library".}} ([http://www.clevelandmemory.org/SpecColl/cdl/DLdef.html Cleveland Digital Library], retrieved 12:12, 25 October 2006 (MEST)). | |||
Some definition focus on digitalization of traditional libraries | |||
* {{quotation | A digital library is a library in which a significant proportion of the resources are available in machine-readable format (as opposed to print or microform), accessible by means of computers. The digital content may be locally held or accessed remotely via computer networks. In libraries, the process of digitization began with the catalog, moved to periodical indexes and abstracting services, then to periodicals and large reference works, and finally to book publishing.}} ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_library Wikipedia], retrieved 12:12, 25 October 2006 (MEST)) | |||
Some definitions include some added value: | Some definitions include some added value: | ||
* {{quotation | A digital library is much more than just the collection of material in its repositories. It provides a variety of services to all of its users (both humans and machines, and producers, managers, and consumers of information).}} [http://www.dlib.org/metrics/public/papers/dig-lib-scope.html] | * {{quotation | A digital library is much more than just the collection of material in its repositories. It provides a variety of services to all of its users (both humans and machines, and producers, managers, and consumers of information).}} [http://www.dlib.org/metrics/public/papers/dig-lib-scope.html] | ||
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See also: | See also: | ||
* [[Learning object repository]] and the list of [[http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Learning_objects_repositories]] | * [[Learning object repository]] and the list of [[http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Learning_objects_repositories]] | ||
* Services that can be combined with a digital library, e.g. [[citation index]]es and [[reference manager]]s. Such services usually include [[social computing]] features like sharing and [[social navigation]] | |||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* Leiner Barry M. (1998). The Scope of the Digital Library, Draft Prepared for the DLib Working Group on Digital Library Metrics [http://www.dlib.org/metrics/public/papers/dig-lib-scope.html HTML], retrieved 12: | * Arms William Y. (1999), ''Digital Libraries'', MIT Press, ISBN 0-262-01180-8. | ||
* Leiner Barry M. (1998). The Scope of the Digital Library, Draft Prepared for the DLib Working Group on Digital Library Metrics [http://www.dlib.org/metrics/public/papers/dig-lib-scope.html HTML], retrieved 12:12, 25 October 2006 (MEST). | |||
[[Category: Educational technologies]] | [[Category: Educational technologies]] | ||
[[Category: Technologies]] | [[Category: Technologies]] | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 25 October 2006
Definition
- “The term "digital libraries" covers the creation and distribution of all types of information over networks, ranging from converted historical materials to kinds of information that have no analogues in the physical world.” (Arms, 1999)
“The term "digital library" escapes precise definition, often being used interchangably with "virtual library," or "electronic library".” (Cleveland Digital Library, retrieved 12:12, 25 October 2006 (MEST)).
Some definition focus on digitalization of traditional libraries
- “A digital library is a library in which a significant proportion of the resources are available in machine-readable format (as opposed to print or microform), accessible by means of computers. The digital content may be locally held or accessed remotely via computer networks. In libraries, the process of digitization began with the catalog, moved to periodical indexes and abstracting services, then to periodicals and large reference works, and finally to book publishing.” (Wikipedia, retrieved 12:12, 25 October 2006 (MEST))
Some definitions include some added value:
- “A digital library is much more than just the collection of material in its repositories. It provides a variety of services to all of its users (both humans and machines, and producers, managers, and consumers of information).” [1]
See also:
- Learning object repository and the list of [[2]]
- Services that can be combined with a digital library, e.g. citation indexes and reference managers. Such services usually include social computing features like sharing and social navigation
Links
Journals
- D-Lib Magazine, is a solely electronic publication with a primary focus on digital library research and development, including but not limited to new technologies, applications, and contextual social and economic issues. (Open access)
Other
References
- Arms William Y. (1999), Digital Libraries, MIT Press, ISBN 0-262-01180-8.
- Leiner Barry M. (1998). The Scope of the Digital Library, Draft Prepared for the DLib Working Group on Digital Library Metrics HTML, retrieved 12:12, 25 October 2006 (MEST).