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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791992203321

Titolo

The electronic library [[electronic resource] ] : the international journal for minicomputer, microcomputer, and software applications in libraries . Volume 29, Number 2 2009 Metadata and Semantics Research (MTSR) Conference and 2009 African Digital Scholarship And Curation Conference

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Bradford, UK], : Emerald, 2011

ISBN

1-283-07163-0

9786613071637

1-78052-043-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (129 p.)

Collana

Electronic library ; ; v. 29, no.2

Altri autori (Persone)

SiciliaMiguel-Angel <1973->

Disciplina

025.3

Soggetti

Digital libraries

Digital preservation

Libraries - Information technology

Library science

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.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; The 2009 Metadata and Semantics Research (MTSR) conference editorial; Using data mining techniques for exploring learning object repositories; Adapting a quality assurance framework for creating educational metadata in an agricultural learning repository; A water conservation digital library using ontologies; Second African Digital Scholarship and Curation Conference editorial; Cloud computing; The use of wikis as alternatives to learning content management systems; The use of metadata and preservation methods for continuous access to digital data

DRIVER: building a sustainable infrastructure for global repositoriesEthics and trust in digital scholarship; Book reviews

Sommario/riassunto

A double special issue on two conferences: The 2009 Metadata and Semantics Research conference and the 2009 African Digital Scholarship and Curation Conference. The MTSR conference series is focused on theoretical and practical aspects of metadata research in a



broad sense: models, languages, standards and applications among other aspects, and also on the application of Semantic Web technologies or any other kind of advanced metadata expression language to Web applications. The purpose of the 2nd ADSCC was to identify opportunities, strategies and practical examples for new forms of research a