Building digital libraries : a how-to-do-it manual / Terry Reese, Jr., Kyle Banerjee.

This book offers step-by-step instruction on building digital repositories. The first chapter presents an excellent overview of the topic, answering basic questions on the purpose and planning of these repositories. The following chapters detail the architecture, format, and technical issues involve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reese, Terry, Jr
Other Authors: Banerjee, Kyle
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, [2008]
Series:How-to-do-it manuals for libraries ; no. 153.
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Table of Contents:
  • Planning a digital repository
  • Acquiring, processing, classifying, and describing digital content
  • Choosing a repository architecture
  • General purpose technologies useful for digital repositories
  • Metadata formats
  • Sharing data : metadata harvesting and distribution
  • Federated searching of repositories
  • Access management
  • Planning for the future
  • Conclusions.