'Digital Library Issues' Category
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thinking of data archiving at the beginning of research
August 11, 2003Main Articles: ‘eBank UK: Building the links between research data, scholarly communication and learning’, Ariadne Issue 36
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Enabling the Semantic Web for Scientific Research And Collaboration
August 11, 2003NSF Post Digital Library Futures Workshop – Papers / Enabling the Semantic Web for Scientific Research And Collaboration
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NSF invitational workshop papers
August 8, 2003NSF Post Digital Library Futures Workshop – Papers These papers are from the NSF invitational workshop on Òpost digital library futures,Ó or Òubiquitous knowledge environments.Ó
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XML for digital preservation
August 6, 2003XML FOR DIGITAL PRESERVATION I found this paper on erpanet’s eprints service. It’s a “virtual clearinghouse and knowledge-base on state-of-the-art developments in digital preservation and the transfer of that expertise among individuals and institutions.” In other words, a digital archive focusing on digital preservation. Take a look!
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Institutional repositories
July 29, 2003Ex Libris–an E-Zine for Librarians and Information Junkies has an interesting article by Blake Carver ( Ohio State University and LISNews.com blogger par excellence) entitled, “Creating an institutional repository: a role for libraries.” He writes, and I agree, that libraries are not becoming superfluous relics, but are perfectly situated to be key players in the [...]
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IMS Digital Repositories Specification
July 7, 2003Specification: DigitalRepositories IMS develops and promotes open specifications for facilitating online distributed learning activities such as locating and using educational content. The IMS Digital Repositories v1.0 Final specification, released January 30, 2003, purpose is to provide recommendations for the interoperation of the most common repository functions.
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Draft IMS/CNI white paper on learning management system and digital library interoperability
July 3, 2003Interoperability between Information and Learning Environments Ð Bridging the Gaps (pdf) A Joint White Paper on behalf of the IMS Global Learning Consortium and the Coalition for Networked Information DRAFT Ð Version of June 28, 2003 by Neil McLean and Clifford Lynch. The primary purpose of this paper is to explore potential interactions between information [...]
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PREservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies
June 23, 2003OCLC/RLG Preservation Metadata Working Group [OCLC Research]. The focus of the PREMIS group will be on the practical aspects of implementing preservation metadata in digital preservation systems.
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Great data, but will it last?
June 20, 2003Research Information. What are the challenges facing digital preservation? One is quantity: Lynne Brindley, chief executive of the British Library notes, “the world produces 1-2 exabytes (i.e. 1-2 billion gigabytes) of unique information per year, of which only 0.003 per cent is in printed form. That’s equivalent to 250Mb for every person on the planet. [...]
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Semantic Web in the news
June 19, 2003News To bee or not to bee Search engines may be remarkable resources, but they’re not intelligent. Will a new ‘semantic’ web be clever enough, asks Danny Bradbury, to tell a flying insect from a work of music? 18 June 2003