UID:
almahu_9948025624002882
Format:
1 online resource (457 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
1-281-01013-8
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9786611010133
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0-08-048151-5
Series Statement:
The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Multimedia Information and Systems
Content:
This fully revised and updated second edition of Understanding Digital Libraries focuses on the challenges faced by both librarians and computer scientists in a field that has been dramatically altered by the growth of the Web.At every turn, the goal is practical: to show you how things you might need to do are already being done, or how they can be done. The first part of the book is devoted to technology and examines issues such as varying media requirements, indexing and classification, networks and distribution, and presentation. The second part of the book is concerned with
Note:
"Practical digital libraries, 2nd edition."
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Front Cover; Understanding Digital Libraries; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Figure Credits; Preface; Chapter 1. Evolution of Libraries; 1.1 Why Digital Libraries?; 1.2 History of Libraries; 1.3 Vannevar Bush; 1.4 Computer Technology; 1.5 Early Language Processing; 1.6 The Internet and the Web; 1.7 Summary; Chapter 2. Text Documents; 2.1 Computer Typesetting; 2.2 Text Formats; 2.3 Ways of Searching; 2.4 Web Searching; 2.5 Thesauri; 2.6 Statistical Language Processing; 2.7 Document Conversion; 2.8 Summary; Chapter 3. Images of Pages; 3.1 Scanning; 3.2 Image Formats
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3.3 Display Requirements3.4 Indexing Images of Pages; 3.5 Shared Text/Image Systems; 3.6 Image Storage vs. Book Storage; 3.7 Large Scale Projects; 3.8 Summary; Chapter 4. Multimedia Storage and Retrieval; 4.1 Sound Formats: Vinyl, Tape, and CD; 4.2 Pictures: GIF and JPEG; 4.3 Color; 4.4 Image Search; 4.5 Automatic Speech Recognition; 4.6 Moving Images; 4.7 Summary; Chapter 5. Knowledge Representation Schemes; 5.1 Library Classifications; 5.2 Indexing: Words and Thesauri; 5.3 Metadata; 5.4 Knowledge Structures; 5.5 Hypertext; 5.6 Vector Models; 5.7 XML and the Semantic Web
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5.8 User-Provided Links5.9 Summary; Chapter 6. Distribution; 6.1 Books, CD-ROMs, and DVDs; 6.2 Computer Networks; 6.3 Information on the Internet; 6.4 Grid Computing; 6.5 Open Source and Proprietary Systems; 6.6 Handheld Devices; 6.7 Security and Cryptography; 6.8 Privacy; 6.9 Summary; Chapter 7. Usability and Retrieval Evaluation; 7.1 General Human Factors Considerations; 7.2 Text Displays: Fonts and Highlighting; 7.3 Image Displays and Compression Systems; 7.4 Web Page Graphics; 7.5 Interface Controls: Menus and Keywords; 7.6 Access Methods; 7.7 Retrieval Evaluation
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7.8 Page Ranking and Google7.9 Summary; Chapter 8. User Needs; 8.1 Overview; 8.2 User Services; 8.3 Acceptance in the Past: Why Not Microfilm?; 8.4 Finding Library Materials; 8.5 Web Searching; 8.6 Performance Measurement; 8.7 Need for Quality; 8.8 Summary; Chapter 9. Collections And Preservations; 9.1 Traditional Paper Collections; 9.2 Traditional Preservation Problems: Acid Paper and Perfect Binding; 9.3 Digitizing Special Collections and Archives; 9.4 Preservation Through Sharing and Distribution; 9.5 New Materials and Their Durability; 9.6 Emulation as a Preservation Technique
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9.7 SummaryChapter 10. Economics; 10.1 Library Benefits; 10.2 Traditional Economics and Economies of Scale; 10.3 Scholarly Publishing Today; 10.4 Models for Library Funding; 10.5 Access vs. Ownership; 10.6 Administrative Costs; 10.7 Electronic Commerce; 10.8 The ""dot-com"" Boom and Bust; 10.9 The Future of Quality Information; 10.10 Summary; Chapter 11. Intellectual Property Rights; 11.1 History of Copyright Law; 11.2 History of Patent Law; 11.3 Access Regulation and Control; 11.4 Technology for Intellectual Property Protection; 11.5 Peer to Peer Systems; 11.6 Summary and Future Research
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Chapter 12. A World Tour of Digital Libraries
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-55860-924-5
Language:
English
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