Understanding digital libraries /

Lesk, Michael

Understanding digital libraries / Michael Lesk - 2nd ed. - Amsterdam ; London : Morgan Kaufmann, [2005] - xxxi, 424 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Evolution of libraries -- Text documents -- Images of pages -- Multimedia storage and retrieval -- Knowledge representation schemes -- Distribution -- Usability and retrieval evaluation -- User needs -- Collections and preservations -- Economics -- Intellectual property rights -- A world tour of digital libraries -- Scope of digital libraries -- Future: ubiquity, diversity, creativity, and public policy

This new edition 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.

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Libraries--Special collections--Computer files--United States
Digital libraries--United States
Digital libraries.
Libraries--Special collection--United States
Libraries and Museums.
Archiving, preservation & digitisation
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