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Advances in Digital Library Development / edited by:Jose, Antony edited by Antony Jose - New Delhi : Macmillan Publishers India Ltd., 2012. - xiv, 510p.

includes author index

The advancement of digital library technologies provide an effective medium for LIS professionals to create innovative information services combining technology with traditional information management systems. Same time, the rapid proliferation of the digital resources poses an unprecedented challenge to the information professionals in generating efficient information services. In a technology driven knowledge economy, digital libraries play a crucial role in the fostering of knowledge for development.

A collection of 53 well researched and original papers by distinguished academicians, researchers and professionals from India and abroad on various aspects of digital library development.

Topics covered:

Case Studies of Digital Libraries

Case Studies of Institutional Repositories

Digital Libraries Development

Digital Preservation Strategies

DL Advancement: Country Profile

Open Access & Open Source Software for DL Development

Role of Digital Libraries in E-Learning

Role of DLs in Social, Cultural and Economic Development


English

ISBN: 9789350590775

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Digital libraries--Case studies
Institutional repositories--Case studies
Digital preservation
Open access publishing--Technological innovations
Open source software--Use in digital libraries
Digital libraries--Social aspects
Digital libraries--Economic aspects
Digital libraries--Cultural aspects

Dewey Class. No.: 025.00285 / ADV-