Digital Libraries: Integrating Content and Systems (Chandos Information Professional Series)

Dahl MD, Mark V.

ISBN 10: 1843341662 / ISBN 13: 9781843341666

Published by Chandos Publishing, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Digital Libraries: Integrating Content and Systems (Chandos Information Professional Series)
• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843341662
• ISBN 13: 9781843341666
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very good

About this title

Synopsis

Low cost Internet technology has transformed library services by allowing libraries to play a creative and dynamic role in the delivery of information to their users. This book helps managers, systems personnel, and graduate students understand the challenges of providing digital library services with a number disparate content providers and software systems. It also helps readers understand what libraries must do to deliver a user experience customized to the needs of individual institutions.

• Familiarizes readers with general and library specific technologies required to provide digital library services
• Helps readers better understand trade offs between in-house and vendor solutions
• Provides library decision makers with technology staffing guidance

About the Authors

Mark Dahl is Assistant Director for Systems and Access Services at Lewis & Clark College’s Watzek Library in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Kyle Banerjee is the Head of the Automated Systems Unit at the Oregon State Library in Salem, Oregon.

Michael Spalti is Associate University Librarian for Systems at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.