Digital libraries and information access : research perspectives / / edited by G.G. Chowdhury and Schubert Foo

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910511774403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Facet, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-85604-976-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ChowdhuryG. G; FooSchubert
• Disciplina: 025.1974
• Soggetti: Digital libraries; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Contents; Foreword; Editors and contributors; 1 Digital libraries and information access: introduction; Introduction; What is a digital library?; Research in digital libraries; Information access in digital libraries; About this book; Summary; References; 2 The design and architecture of digital libraries; Introduction; Core design considerations; Digital library systems; Central vs distributed architectures; Examples of distributed architectures; Scalability; Compute clusters; Cloud/utility computing; Volunteer thinking/crowdsourcing; Scalable storage; SimplyCT; Research challenges and trends in DLS architectureSummary; Notes; References; 3 Metadata and crowdsourced data for access and interaction in digital library user interfaces; Introduction; Metadata: definition, types and standards; Digital library user interfaces; Social networking and crowdsourcing; Methodology; Discussion; Summary; Notes; References; 4 Information access; Introduction; Information access and digital libraries; Sample digital libraries; Information access in digital libraries: content issues; Information access in digital libraries: user issues; Information access in digital libraries: interface and access featuresSome emerging research directions; Summary; References; 5 Collaborative search and retrieval in digital libraries; Introduction; Collaboration in information seeking; Collaborative querying; ; Collaborative filtering; Collaborative tagging; Summary; References; 6 The social element of digital libraries; Introduction; Digital libraries as an ecosystem; Web 2.0 and its impacts on information access in digital libraries; Challenges and pitfalls; Summary; References; 7 Towards socially inclusive digital libraries; Introduction; OverviewBarriers to and roles of DLs; Initiatives towards overcoming social exclusion; Summary; Note; References; 8 Users' interactions with digital libraries; Introduction; Methods and scope of this study; Lines of research in user studies; Research methods for interaction studies; Models of user information behaviour in digital libraries; Summary; Notes; References; 9 Digital libraries and scholarly information: technology, market, users and usage; Introduction; Electronic publishing; Access to digital material; Emerging trends and new opportunities; Conclusion; References; 10 Digital libraries and open accessIntroduction; Open archives; The Open Access Initiative; Institutional repositories; Cloud computing and open access; The future of open access digital libraries; Conclusion; References; 11 iSTEM: integrating subject categories from multiple repositories; Introduction; Background: ontology integration; The iSTEM project: objectives and repositories; The iSTEM project: learning category relationships and developing integration operations and processes; Conclusion; References; 12 The usability of digital libraries; Introduction; Usability; Usability studies of digital libraries
• Sommario/riassunto: An authoritative and truly global exploration of current research in digital libraries and information access by internationally renowned academics.