Understanding Digital Libraries, 2nd Edition

Understanding Digital Libraries, 2nd Edition

by Michael Lesk
Released January 2005
Publisher(s): Morgan Kaufmann
ISBN: 9780080481517

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Book description

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 the human contexts in which digital libraries function. Here you’ll find specific and useful information on usability, preservation, scientific applications, and thorny legal and economic questions.

  • Thoroughly updated and expanded from original edition to include recent research, case studies and new technologies
  • For librarians and technologists alike, this book provides a thorough introduction to the interdisciplinary science of digital libraries
  • Written by Michael Lesk, a legend in computer science and a leading figure in the digital library field
  • Provides insights into the integration of both the technical and non-technical aspects of digital libraries

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Understanding Digital Libraries
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents (1/2)
  5. Contents (2/2)
  6. List of Figures (1/2)
  7. List of Figures (2/2)
  8. List of Tables
  9. Figure Credits (1/2)
  10. Figure Credits (2/2)
  11. Preface (1/2)
  12. Preface (2/2)
  13. Chapter 1. Evolution of Libraries
    1. 1.1 Why Digital Libraries?
    2. 1.2 History of Libraries (1/2)
    3. 1.2 History of Libraries (2/2)
    4. 1.3 Vannevar Bush
    5. 1.4 Computer Technology (1/2)
    6. 1.4 Computer Technology (2/2)
    7. 1.5 Early Language Processing
    8. 1.6 The Internet and the Web
    9. 1.7 Summary
  14. Chapter 2. Text Documents
    1. 2.1 Computer Typesetting
    2. 2.2 Text Formats
    3. 2.3 Ways of Searching (1/3)
    4. 2.3 Ways of Searching (2/3)
    5. 2.3 Ways of Searching (3/3)
    6. 2.4 Web Searching
    7. 2.5 Thesauri
    8. 2.6 Statistical Language Processing
    9. 2.7 Document Conversion
    10. 2.8 Summary
  15. Chapter 3. Images of Pages
    1. 3.1 Scanning (1/2)
    2. 3.1 Scanning (2/2)
    3. 3.2 Image Formats
    4. 3.3 Display Requirements
    5. 3.4 Indexing Images of Pages
    6. 3.5 Shared Text/Image Systems
    7. 3.6 Image Storage vs. Book Storage (1/2)
    8. 3.6 Image Storage vs. Book Storage (2/2)
    9. 3.7 Large Scale Projects
    10. 3.8 Summary
  16. Chapter 4. Multimedia Storage and Retrieval
    1. 4.1 Sound Formats: Vinyl, Tape, and CD
    2. 4.2 Pictures: GIF and JPEG
    3. 4.3 Color
    4. 4.4 Image Search
    5. 4.5 Automatic Speech Recognition
    6. 4.6 Moving Images (1/2)
    7. 4.6 Moving Images (2/2)
    8. 4.7 Summary
  17. Chapter 5. Knowledge Representation Schemes
    1. 5.1 Library Classifications (1/2)
    2. 5.1 Library Classifications (2/2)
    3. 5.2 Indexing: Words and Thesauri
    4. 5.3 Metadata
    5. 5.4 Knowledge Structures
    6. 5.5 Hypertext
    7. 5.6 Vector Models
    8. 5.7 XML and the Semantic Web
    9. 5.8 User-Provided Links
    10. 5.9 Summary
  18. Chapter 6. Distribution
    1. 6.1 Books, CD-ROMs, and DVDs
    2. 6.2 Computer Networks (1/2)
    3. 6.2 Computer Networks (2/2)
    4. 6.3 Information on the Internet
    5. 6.4 Grid Computing
    6. 6.5 Open Source and Proprietary Systems
    7. 6.6 Handheld Devices
    8. 6.7 Security and Cryptography (1/2)
    9. 6.7 Security and Cryptography (2/2)
    10. 6.8 Privacy
    11. 6.9 Summary
  19. Chapter 7. Usability and Retrieval Evaluation
    1. 7.1 General Human Factors Considerations
    2. 7.2 Text Displays: Fonts and Highlighting
    3. 7.3 Image Displays and Compression Systems
    4. 7.4 Web Page Graphics
    5. 7.5 Interface Controls: Menus and Keywords (1/2)
    6. 7.5 Interface Controls: Menus and Keywords (2/2)
    7. 7.6 Access Methods (1/2)
    8. 7.6 Access Methods (2/2)
    9. 7.7 Retrieval Evaluation
    10. 7.8 Page Ranking and Google
    11. 7.9 Summary
  20. Chapter 8. User Needs
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 User Services
    3. 8.3 Acceptance in the Past: Why Not Microfilm?
    4. 8.4 Finding Library Materials
    5. 8.5 Web Searching
    6. 8.6 Performance Measurement
    7. 8.7 Need for Quality
    8. 8.8 Summary
  21. Chapter 9. Collections And Preservations
    1. 9.1 Traditional Paper Collections
    2. 9.2 Traditional Preservation Problems: Acid Paper and Perfect Binding
    3. 9.3 Digitizing Special Collections and Archives
    4. 9.4 Preservation Through Sharing and Distribution
    5. 9.5 New Materials and Their Durability (1/3)
    6. 9.5 New Materials and Their Durability (2/3)
    7. 9.5 New Materials and Their Durability (3/3)
    8. 9.6 Emulation as a Preservation Technique
    9. 9.7 Summary
  22. Chapter 10. Economics
    1. 10.1 Library Benefits
    2. 10.2 Traditional Economics and Economies of Scale
    3. 10.3 Scholarly Publishing Today
    4. 10.4 Models for Library Funding (1/2)
    5. 10.4 Models for Library Funding (2/2)
    6. 10.5 Access vs. Ownership
    7. 10.6 Administrative Costs (1/2)
    8. 10.6 Administrative Costs (2/2)
    9. 10.7 Electronic Commerce
    10. 10.8 The "dot-com" Boom and Bust
    11. 10.9 The Future of Quality Information
    12. 10.10 Summary
  23. Chapter 11. Intellectual Property Rights
    1. 11.1 History of Copyright Law (1/2)
    2. 11.1 History of Copyright Law (2/2)
    3. 11.2 History of Patent Law
    4. 11.3 Access Regulation and Control
    5. 11.4 Technology for Intellectual Property Protection (1/2)
    6. 11.4 Technology for Intellectual Property Protection (2/2)
    7. 11.5 Peer to Peer Systems
    8. 11.6 Summary and Future Research
  24. Chapter 12. A World Tour of Digital Libraries
    1. 12.1 Information Policy, Not Industrial Policy
    2. 12.2 Multilingual Issues
    3. 12.3 Multicultural Issues
    4. 12.4 Text-oriented Projects (1/2)
    5. 12.4 Text-oriented Projects (2/2)
    6. 12.5 Images (1/2)
    7. 12.5 Images (2/2)
    8. 12.6 Sound and Music
    9. 12.7 Video
    10. 12.8 3-D Images
    11. 12.9 Scholarship in Digital Libraries
    12. 12.10 Scientific Data
    13. 12.11 Access and Infrastructure
    14. 12.12 Summary
  25. Chapter 13. Scope of Digital Libraries
    1. 13.1 Readers
    2. 13.2 Authors
    3. 13.3 Flow Control
    4. 13.4 Education
    5. 13.5 Science
    6. 13.6 Technology and Creativity
    7. 13.7 How Big Can They Get?
    8. 13.8 Summary
  26. Chapter 14. Future: Ubiquity, Diversity, Creativity, and Public Policy
    1. 14.1 Dream to be Realized
    2. 14.2 Future Roles in Information Handling
    3. 14.3 Effect of Digital Technology on Universities
    4. 14.4 Digital Libraries and Society
    5. 14.5 Digital Libraries, Society, and Creativity
    6. 14.6 Public Policy Questions
    7. 14.7 Projections
  27. References (1/6)
  28. References (2/6)
  29. References (3/6)
  30. References (4/6)
  31. References (5/6)
  32. References (6/6)
  33. Index (1/3)
  34. Index (2/3)
  35. Index (3/3)

Product information

  • Title: Understanding Digital Libraries, 2nd Edition
  • Author(s): Michael Lesk
  • Release date: January 2005
  • Publisher(s): Morgan Kaufmann
  • ISBN: 9780080481517