Digital Libraries and Information Access: Research Perspectives

doi:10.29085/9781856049764

An authoritative and truly global exploration of current research in digital libraries. Internationally-renowned academics discuss what has been achieved with digital libraries and what we can expect in the future through the prism of research. The increasing number of digital libraries in all sectors and the pressure of ever demanding and diverse user needs has encouraged development of user-centred interfaces, intelligent search and retrieval capabilities, effective metadata description and contents organisation. In addition to the two editors who are renowned for their works in digital library research, this collection brings together established international names in the field such as Elena Maceviciute, Suliman Hawamdeh, Chris Yang, Stefan Gradmann, Michael Fraser, Tom Wilson and Ali Shiri to analyse these developments in relation to users and information access and the future trends and challenges that practitioners will face. Providing an invaluable resource for LIS students, academics and researchers interested in digital libraries and access, it is also a useful introduction to developments for those developing, managing or just starting out with digital libraries.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
pp v-vi
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Foreword
pp vii-viii
- By Christine L. Borgman
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Editors and contributors
pp ix-xvi
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1 - Digital libraries and information access: introduction
pp 1-12
- By Gobinda G. Chowdhury, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Schubert Foo, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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2 - The design and architecture of digital libraries
pp 13-28
- By Hussein Suleman, Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Cape Town
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3 - Metadata and crowdsourced data for access and interaction in digital library user interfaces
pp 29-46
- By Ali Shiri, Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Dinesh Rathi, Assistant Professor at the School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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4 - Information access
pp 47-68
- By Gobinda G. Chowdhury, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Schubert Foo, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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5 - Collaborative search and retrieval in digital libraries
pp 69-82
- By Dion Hoe-Lian Goh, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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6 - The social element of digital libraries
pp 83-96
- By Natalie Pang, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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7 - Towards socially inclusive digital libraries
pp 97-112
- By Chern Li Liew, Victoria University of Wellington
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8 - Users’ interactions with digital libraries
pp 113-128
- By T. D. Wilson, Professor Emeritus, University of Sheffield, UK, Elena Macevičiūtė, Professor at the Swedish School of Library and Information Science (SSLIS)
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9 - Digital libraries and scholarly information: technology, market, users and usage
pp 129-142
- By Jeonghyun Kim, Assistant Professor at the Department of Library and Information Sciences, University of North Texas, since 2010, Angel Durr, University of North Texas (UNT), Suliman Hawamdeh, Professor and Department Chair in the College of Information, University of North Texas (UNT)
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10 - Digital libraries and open access
pp 143-154
- By Gobinda G. Chowdhury, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Schubert Foo, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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11 - iSTEM: integrating subject categories from multiple repositories
pp 155-166
- By Christopher C. Yang, Associate Professor in the College of Information Science and Technology at Drexel University, USA, Jung-Ran Park, Associate Professor at the College of Information Science and Technology at Drexel University, USA
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12 - The usability of digital libraries
pp 167-178
- By Sudatta Chowdhury, University of Strathclyde
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13 - Intellectual property and digital libraries
pp 179-192
- By Michael Fraser, Professor of Law and Director of the Communications Law Centre, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)
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14 - Digital preservation: interoperability ad modum
pp 193-216
- By Milena Dobreva, University of Malta, Raivo Ruusalepp, Institute for Information Studies at Tallinn University
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15 - Digital libraries and information access: research trends
pp 217-228
- By Gobinda G. Chowdhury, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Schubert Foo, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Index
pp 229-236
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Miscellaneous Endmatter
pp 237-237
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Foreword
pp vii-viii

Editors and contributors
pp ix-xvi

1 - Digital libraries and information access: introduction
pp 1-12

2 - The design and architecture of digital libraries
pp 13-28

3 - Metadata and crowdsourced data for access and interaction in digital library user interfaces
pp 29-46

4 - Information access
pp 47-68

5 - Collaborative search and retrieval in digital libraries
pp 69-82

6 - The social element of digital libraries
pp 83-96

7 - Towards socially inclusive digital libraries
pp 97-112

8 - Users’ interactions with digital libraries
pp 113-128

9 - Digital libraries and scholarly information: technology, market, users and usage
pp 129-142

10 - Digital libraries and open access
pp 143-154

11 - iSTEM: integrating subject categories from multiple repositories
pp 155-166

12 - The usability of digital libraries
pp 167-178

13 - Intellectual property and digital libraries
pp 179-192

14 - Digital preservation: interoperability ad modum
pp 193-216

15 - Digital libraries and information access: research trends
pp 217-228

Index
pp 229-236

Miscellaneous Endmatter
pp 237-237

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