| Description |
1 online resource (xxxiii, 518 pages) |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Morgan Kaufmann Series in Multimedia Information and Systems |
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Morgan Kaufmann series in multimedia information and systems.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Orientation : the world of digital libraries -- Preliminaries : sorting out the ingredients -- Presentation : user interfaces -- Documents : the raw material -- Markup and metadata : elements of organization -- Construction : building collections with Greenstone -- Delivery : how Greenstone works -- Visions : future, past, and present. |
| Summary |
Given modern society's need to control its ever-increasing body of information, digital libraries will be among the most important and influential institutions of this century. With their versatility, accessibility, and economy, these focused collections of everything digital are fast becoming the "banks" in which the world's wealth of information is stored. How to Build a Digital Library is the only book that offers all the knowledge and tools needed to construct and maintain a digital library-no matter how large or small. Two internationally recognized experts provide a fully developed, step-by-step method, as well as the software that makes it all possible. How to Build a Digital Library is the perfectly self-contained resource for individuals, agencies, and institutions wishing to put this powerful tool to work in their burgeoning information treasuries. * Sketches the history of libraries-both traditional and digital-and their impact on present practices and future directions * Offers in-depth coverage of today's practical standards used to represent and store information digitally * Uses Greenstone, freely accessible open-source software-available with interfaces in the world's major languages (including Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic) * Written for both technical and non-technical audiences * Web-enhanced with software documentation, color illustrations, full-text index, source code, and more |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Digital libraries.
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Bibliothèques virtuelles.
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Digital libraries
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| Added Author |
Bainbridge, David, 1969-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Witten, I.H. (Ian H.). How to build a digital library. Amsterdam ; London : Morgan Kaufmann, 2002 1558607900 9781558607903 (OCoLC)50177294 |
| ISBN |
0080508251 (electronic book) |
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9780080508252 (electronic book) |
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9781558607903 (print) |
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1558607900 (print) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000066218145 |
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CHNEW 001006930 |
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DEBBG BV039832268 |
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DEBBG BV042307625 |
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DEBSZ 40531244X |
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NZ1 12435558 |
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