How to Build a Digital Library
How to Build a Digital Library by Ian H. Witten, published by Elsevier S & T in 2002, is a comprehensive guide that addresses the growing need for effective information management in modern society. This 518-page book provides readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to construct and maintain digital libraries of any size. It outlines a step-by-step method developed by two internationally recognized experts, making it a valuable resource for individuals, agencies, and institutions looking to harness the power of digital information.
Readers will find a thorough exploration of the history of libraries, both traditional and digital, and their influence on current practices and future developments. The book covers practical standards for representing and storing information digitally and introduces Greenstone, an open-source software that supports multiple languages. Designed for both technical and non-technical audiences, this edition includes web-enhanced features such as software documentation, color illustrations, and a full-text index, making it a self-contained resource for anyone interested in the field of digital library construction.
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Given modern society’s need to control its ever-increasing body of information, digital libraries will be among the most important and influential institutions of this century. With their versatility, accessibility, and economy, these focused collections of everything digital are fast becoming the “banks” in which the world’s wealth of information is stored.
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-no matter how large or small. Two internationally recognized experts provide a fully developed, step-by-step method, as well as the software that makes it all possible. How to Build a Digital Library is the perfectly self-contained resource for individuals, agencies, and institutions wishing to put this powerful tool to work in their burgeoning information treasuries.
* Sketches the history of libraries-both traditional and digital-and their impact on present practices and future directions
* Offers in-depth coverage of today’s practical standards used to represent and store information digitally
* Uses Greenstone, freely accessible open-source software-available with interfaces in the world’s major languages (including Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic)
* Written for both technical and non-technical audiences
* Web-enhanced with software documentation, color illustrations, full-text index, source code, and more
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