LEADER 04710nam 2200589 450 001 9910511774403321 005 20190104073145.0 010 $a1-85604-976-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001186096 035 $a(EBL)1597139 035 $a(OCoLC)868271557 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001156437 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11735306 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001156437 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11200062 035 $a(PQKB)10781554 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1597139 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781856049764 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001186096 100 $a20140205d2012 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aDigital libraries and information access $eresearch perspectives /$fedited by G.G. Chowdhury and Schubert Foo 210 1$aLondon :$cFacet,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85604-821-7 311 $a1-306-34216-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTitle 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 327 $aResearch 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 327 $aInformation 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 327 $aOverviewBarriers 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 327 $a10 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 327 $aUsability studies of digital libraries 330 $aAn authoritative and truly global exploration of current research in digital libraries and information access by internationally renowned academics. 606 $aDigital libraries 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDigital libraries. 676 $a025.1974 701 $aChowdhury$b G. G$01067584 701 $aFoo$b Schubert$01067624 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910511774403321 996 $aDigital libraries and information access$92551612 997 $aUNINA