How to Build a Digital Library is the only book that offers all the knowledge and tools needed to construct and maintain a digital library, regardless of the size or purpose. It is the perfectly ...self-contained resource for individuals, agencies, and institutions wishing to put this powerful tool to work in their burgeoning information treasuries. The Second Edition reflects new developments in the field as well as in the Greenstone Digital Library open source software. In Part I, the authors have added an entire new chapter on user groups, user support, collaborative browsing, user contributions, and so on. There is also new material on content-based queries, map-based queries, cross-media queries. There is an increased emphasis placed on multimedia by adding a "digitizing" section to each major media type. A new chapter has also been added on "internationalization," which will address Unicode standards, multi-language interfaces and collections, and issues with non-European languages (Chinese, Hindi, etc.). Part II, the software tools section, has been completely rewritten to reflect the new developments in Greenstone Digital Library Software, an internationally popular open source software tool with a comprehensive graphical facility for creating and maintaining digital libraries. As with the First Edition, a web site, implemented as a digital library, will accompany the book and provide access to color versions of all figures, two online appendices, a full-text sentence-level index, and an automatically generated glossary of acronyms and their definitions. In addition, demonstration digital library collections will be included to demonstrate particular points in the book. to access the online content please visit, http://www.greenstone.org/howto
*Outlines the history of libraries-- both traditional and digital-- and their impact on present practices and future directions. *Written for both technical and non-technical audiences and covers the entire spectrum of media, including text, images, audio, video, and related XML standards. *Web-enhanced with software documentation, color illustrations, full-text index, source code, and more.
This descriptive survey evaluates the digital libraries of Allameh Tabataba’i University and Tebyan Cultural Institute based on the Xie and Joo (2013) digital library evaluation criteria. A checklist ...was made based on information from 10 structural dimensions of digital library evaluation criteria. It was then set up as a researcher-made questionnaire based on the Xie and Joo digital library evaluation criteria. To collect data, questionnaires were distributed among librarians and users of the two digital libraries. Sixty-three valid responses were collected and analysed with SPSS software .Findings showed that the two digital libraries were in a moderate condition in two dimensions (user engagement and context); and in good condition in the others. The findings of the inferential statistics show that there is no significant difference between users’ and employees’ viewpoints on the dimensions of the digital collection, interface design, context, preservation and administration (sustainability). However, regarding the information organization and services (level 0.01), the dimensions of technology and the effects on the user (level 0.02), there is a significant difference between the two systems in terms of the user engagement dimension with the relative superiority of Allameh Tabataba’i digital library.The results show that despite the differences in the type of these two libraries, there is not much difference between the studied dimensions (other than those mentioned in the findings), but in some dimensions, there is a slight difference between the respondents' opinions. It is seen with the relative and partial superiority of Allameh Tabataba’i digital library.
The digital library has gained significant importance in recent years as it provides a more suitable solution to access the knowledge or resources available anywhere and at any time. National Digital ...Library of India (NDLI) is a digital platform that provides access to substantial digital storage of resources and encourages and inspires learning among the nation's people. This study aimed to analyze the awareness of the National Digital Library of India (NDLI) among the students, teachers and research scholars of India and tried to assess its utilization and backdrops for further improvement. The empirical study was conducted in India, and the primary data were collected using Google Forms. Snowball sampling was used to collect data from 384 respondents, including students, research scholars and teachers. The study detected that the overall level of awareness of NDLI was low (39.3%) among the different groups, and students had the lowest (50.2%) level of awareness among other groups of respondents comparatively. A strong association was seen to exist between educational qualification and respondents' level of awareness. Apart from these, the users found the NDLI app useful; 54% of respondents were able to access the required content using the app and 71% of the users rated 'good' the app's performance.
During the pandemic, a consortium of libraries in the Milan area (Italy) interviewed the community and applied sentiment analysis to quickly understand the community's feelings toward online ...services. The model compares both sentiment analysis and topic detection using algorithms that identify sentiments and topics. The results highlight the preference for paper books but the interest in learning more about digital services.
In the fall of 2019, Collections as Data: Part to Whole awarded a grant to the Louisiana State University (LSU) Libraries for the "Louisiana Digital Library (LDL) as Data" project. This funded ...project allowed LDL institutions to collaboratively explore policies and practices for creating digital collections and associated metadata that are computationally usable and ethically grounded. This case study, which is informed by guiding principles from the "Santa Barbara Statement on Collections as Data," describes how LDL metadata policies along with developments that resulted from this project encourage and enable the creation of metadata that supports collections as data within a multi-institutional digital library. Some of these developments are technical in nature, such as the revision of LDL documentation to encourage the use of standardized rights statements and the addition of a Harmful Content Notice field. Others are community-focused, such as programming to facilitate shared learning among LDL collection administrators. Ultimately, this case study illustrates that digital libraries with a multi-institutional structure can effectively develop their metadata strategies by providing resources to and fostering dialogue among all library contributors.
The main objectives of the study were to identify key features of the digital library management system (DLMS) for developing and managing digital libraries, to reveal the satisfaction level of the ...library professionals in using digital library management system, and the problems being encountered in using these systems. The current study was quantitative in nature as quantitative measures were applied through a survey research strategy. Keeping in view the nature of the study, a purposive sampling technique was used to collect data from the target librarians who had been involved in operating digital library systems for building digital libraries in their respective libraries. Descriptive and inferential statistical tests were used to analyze the data. Findings revealed that in most of the university libraries in Pakistan, free and open source software (FOSS) had been implemented. DSpace was the most widely used software by library professionals in Pakistan. Key features of the digital library software included a user-friendly interface, customization, reliability and security, use of metadata standards (Dublin Core), web-based, advanced searching, consultancy and technical support, sharing e-books to devices (mobile, tabs), full-text searching, use of Boolean operators, and access control. The study recommended that library professionals of universities should be careful in planning library digitization and they should consider the above features before implementing any digital library software in their libraries.
The article aims to understand the leadership qualities for the digital library achieved in an international classroom. The case study of the International Master in Digital Library Learning (DILL) ...is described with the objectives of discovering the leadership qualities and skills obtained by the students and how these qualities and skills were obtained. The research approach is qualitative and the data were collected through interviews with teachers and a questionnaire filled by students. The results were analyzed using the conceptual framework built by analyzing the literature review and the responses. In conclusion, the added value in obtaining leadership qualities of international classes is highlighted and compared to the domestic classroom.
Based on the investigation of the position of user service for constructing digital libraries in the big data era, this paper points out that not only data resources of modern digital library have ...the characteristics of big data, but also the existing library services need to use big data methods to achieve reform and innovation, including resource transferring, resource utilization, social identity, thinking innovation. We focus on the importance of user services and types of big data resources that digital libraries can utilize, which include big data within libraries such as user behavior data and digital literature resource, and other big data outside libraries such as scholarly big data. We also examine the problems and potential of digital libraries in the age of big data relative to data, technology, services, and users. Using existing big data resources and considering the characteristics of current users' needs from the perspective of users, more effective ideas and methods to improve existing services in digital library can be put forward. At the same time, it is the personalized need of users in the age of big data that constitute the driving factor for the development of digital library from resource-sharing service to user-oriented service.
The global proliferation of institutional repositories has garnered significant attention, particularly from research-intensive institutions. This trend is crucial for effectively storing, ...disseminating, and providing access to copious research and scientific output, benefiting both the academic community and society. In Indonesia's research history, repositories have been extensively explored, with a focus on comprehensive research across the country's repositories. This study specifically analyzes institutional repositories in eight West Nusa Tenggara universities. Its objective is a quantitative depiction of higher education institutional repositories in West Nusa Tenggara, utilizing webometrics indicators. This descriptive quantitative research employs a webometrics study with data collected through observation and documentation. The analysis relies on webometrics indicators: Size (S), Visibility (V), Rich File (R), Scholar (Sc), and Weighting. The study showed that Mataram University's institutional repository secured the top webometrics ranking, excelling in Size (S), Visibility (V), and Scholar (Sc). Muhammadiyah University of Mataram follows, securing second place, while Mataram State Islamic University (UIN) claims third. Gunung Rinjani University's institutional repository in East Lombok ranks last among the eight repositories analyzed.
Mobile applications are getting a great deal of interest among researchers due to their proliferation and pervasiveness, especially in the context of digital libraries of educational institutes. ...However, their low acceptance and usage are observed, hence, in-depth investigations are required in order to understand the factors behind low acceptance and intention to use mobile library application (MLA). Therefore, the aim of this work is to empirically explore the acceptance of MLA with a proposed model that is evolved from the technology acceptance model (TAM). The study objects to deliver empirical provision on acceptance of MLA. A self-administrated cross-sectional survey-based study was conducted to gather data from 340 users of MLA. Structural equation model (SEM) with an analysis of moment structure (AMOS) software was conducted to examine quantitative data. Results revealed that perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use are direct significant predictors with the intention to use MLA whereas system quality and habit are the influencing factors toward the usage intention of MLA. The findings help as a guide for effective decision in the design and development of MLA. Further, the outcomes can be utilized in the resource allocation process for ensuring the success of the library's vision and mission.
•Study on initial acceptance of mobile library application for Pakistani context.•Model integrates external factors, habit and system quality in technology acceptance model.•Habit and system quality have strong indirect impact on behavioural intention toward mobile library application.•Perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness have strong mediating effect on mobile library application usage.•Over all, model shows the strong initial acceptance of mobile library application in Pakistan.
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