05192nam 22007093u 450 991051170900332120210117133421.01-85604-864-0(CKB)2670000000256929(EBL)1167406(SSID)ssj0000861915(PQKBManifestationID)12365490(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000861915(PQKBWorkID)10935931(PQKB)10326847(MiAaPQ)EBC1597149(MiAaPQ)EBC1167406(EXLCZ)99267000000025692920140512d2013|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrDigital Futures[electronic resource] Strategies for the Information AgeLondon Facet Publishing20131 online resource (288 p.)Digital FuturesDescription based upon print version of record.1-85604-485-8 1-85604-580-3 Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1; Introduction; Information revolution in a wired world; Information explosion; The nature of digital data; The storage and transmission of digital data; Developments in digital data creation; Printing and publishing; Changes in libraries; Digital libraries; Automating information retrieval; The world wide web; Why the world wide web is not a digital library; Changing names for managing content; Conclusion; Chapter 2; Introduction; Practical and strategic issues in the digitization of library collections; The benefits of digitizationFormats of materials for digitizationWhat does a digitization project involve?; The digital lifecycle approach; Running a digitization project; Digitization projects and the management of risk; Some example projects; Digital library programmes; Conclusion; Chapter 3; Introduction; Why digital?; Advantages of digital data; The new universal library: the distributed hybrid library; Collection development: just in case, or just in time?; Digital content and its supply; Electronic serials; Reference works; E-books; Conclusion; Chapter 4; IntroductionThe cost and benefit relationship of digital contentBreaking even in the digital library; Opportunity costs; Optimizing spending in digital content creation; Identifying cost factors; Purchasing digital content; The cost of managing digital content; Reaping the rewards; Conclusion; Chapter 5; Introduction; The world wide web: structure; The world wide web: content; Libraries and the web; Search engines and their limitations; Resource description; Metadata; Types of metadata; Metadata schemas; Other metadata systems; Collection-level description; Metadata creationCollaborative projects in resource description and discoveryConclusion; Chapter 6; Introduction; Digital libraries and communication; The functionality overlap in digital library environments; Interoperability . . .; Digital library structures; Protocols and standards; Designing for sustainable development; Conclusion; Chapter 7; Introduction; Defining the users' digital content dilemma; Delivering content with portals; The portal as a community tool; The importance of content; Branding and marketing in the portal arena; Some example projects; Personalization; Conclusion; Chapter 8IntroductionThe scale of the digital preservation problem; Preserving the written heritage; Preservation through surrogacy; Authenticity of digital data; Surrogate versus original; Case Study: The great newspaper debate; Digital surrogacy: is it a preservation alternative?; Why data needs preservation; How is digital data to be preserved?; Methods of preservation of digital materials; Preservation metadata; Rights management; National and international initiatives in digital preservation; Conclusion; Chapter 9; Introduction; The current state of libraries: shifting sand and contrastsWhat is librarianship in the digital future?Examines the strategic issues involved in realizing a digital future for libraries in the information age. It looks at how librarians can locate the electronic resources most relevant to the needs of their users, integrate them into the infrastructure of their institutions, manage the necessary technology and anticipate future trends.Digital FuturesData protectionDigital preservationDigital preservationData protectionSocial SciencesHILCCLibrary & Information ScienceHILCCElectronic books.Data protection.Digital preservation.Digital preservationData protectionSocial SciencesLibrary & Information Science025.840285Deegan Marilyn610314Tanner Simon626226AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910511709003321Digital Futures2548866UNINA