By
Michael Lesk, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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.
Audience:
digital librarians, researchers
