1-55570-617-7 . 2007 . 8 1/2 x 11 . 275 pp.
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Librarians embarking on the challenge of building a digital collection have their work cut out for them – and here is the book to help launch and complete the mission! Easy to understand, this guide demonstrates how resources are created, distributed, and accessed – and how librarians can keep up with the latest technologies for successfully completing these tasks. Chapters walk you step-by-step through all of the stages. This book offers detailed advice for:
- Planning for and assessing the purpose of your digital repository
- Acquiring, processing, classifying and describing digital content
- Storing documents
- Choosing a platform
- Specific technologies useful to digital repositories (XML, SOAP, and more)
- Sharing data
- Federated searching of repositories
- Understanding information-access issues
- Analyzing repository use
- Migrating to new platforms and accommodating new types of data
Librarians looking for a timely, comprehensive guide to creating a digital collection will find this book an invaluable resource.
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