Computer History

• De velopment of Digital Libraries
  The website contains an in-depth article about the development of digital libraries. The articles examine how well a print library will translate into electronic information. The article is somewhat technical for the beginning library student unfamiliar to computer terms.

   

• History of Digital Libraries
  This website gives a good explanation of what a digital library is. It also gives the advantages and disadavantages of converting to a digital library. This article mentions a lot new operational systems that may be unfamiliar to the new computer student.

   

• Interact ive Digital Library Resource Information System
  This website contains introductory papers about digital libraries. It gives a good in-depth timeline on the development of digital libraries. The website neglects to examine how the cited events have contributed to the development of digital libraries.

ILS Marketplace

• Commercial Digital Libraries for the 21st Century
  This website discusses the development of commercial digital libraries. The article describes how people and organizational structures are driving digital libraries into the mainstream. The graph on the website is not very helpful.

   

• How to Pay for Digital Libraries
  The website explores how communities can afford digital libraries. The author gives some practical advice on how libraries can pay for this new type of library. One drawback to the article is that the author does not give advice on how traditional and digital libraries can coexist.

   

• The Economics of Digital Libraries
  This website includes the economic considerations to creating digital libraries. The author explains everything from start-up-costs to producing digital libraries. This website is informative but a little dry.

   

• Toward a System of Digital Archives: Some Technological, Political and Economic Considerations
  The website explores the technological, political and economic repercussions of digital libraries. This author examines whether digital libraries solve the problem of access or just creates new problems. The main problem with the website is that the writing is a little dry.

   

• Why Digital Libraries
  The author asserts that digital libraries allow libraries to circumvent the high price of traditional print materials and provide more access to users. The author supports his arguments with illustrations. The article is longer than necessary.

Journals

• Journal of Digital Information
  This website provides published issues about the management and preservation of digital libraries. The publication is supported by the British Computer Society and University Press. My main criticism of this website is that it is not easy to find the journal articles.

   

• International Journal on Digital Libraries
  This website covers numerous issues regarding digital libraries. The publication covers a variety of topics involving digital libraries. One drawback of the website is that not all areas of the website are available to the general public because it is pay-per-view.

   

Lectures

• 2004 D-Lib Meetings, Conferences and Workshops
  This website contains the various conferences and lectures about digital libraries. The conferences are listed by month. Unfortunately, many of the conferences are being held outside the United States.

   

• Joint Conference on Digital Libraries
  The website is an international forum for digital libraries. The website proves digital libraries global impact. The main criticism of this website is that users may feel overwhelmed by the amount of information.

   

Online Glossaries

• Digital Libraries
  This website contains a myriad number of digital references. It covers topics from electronic books to weather reports. I think the website would have been better if it focused on one topic instead of so many digital websites.

   

• DLI Digital Libraries Initiative
  The DLI Libraries Initiative website contains definitions and links to other websites. The definitions are concise. The website, however takes several seconds to load.

   

• Glossary of Digital Libraries
  For this website, you have the option of looking up a single definition or conducting a keyword search. The definitions are easy to understand. Some of the definitions have not been updated recently.

   

• University Digital Library Glossary
  The website contains terminology related to digital libraries. The website contains a wide range of topics. Some end users might consider some material irrelvant.

   

Open Access

• OpenDLib System
  OpenDLib is a software toolkit that helps information centers create digital libraries. The software was created with the international cooperation and collaboration of international IT experts, librarians, and private companies. I wanted to try out the software online, but it was difficult to figure out.

   

Web References

• Center for the Study of Digital Libraries
  The Center for the Study of Digital Libraries (CSDL) was established in 1995 by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. It provides assistance in transferring library collections to digital material. The CSDL website does not provide any examples of its work.

   

• Digital Libraries: Building a Bridge to the 21st Century
  Nancy Kranich writes an article about the development of digital libraries. She believes that libraries need to build a bridge between traditional and digital libraries. Throughout the article, Kranich stresses what libraries need to do but fails to tell how libraries should go about building the bridge.

   

• Library of Congress Digital Preservation
  The Library of Congress explores the issue of preservation in digital libraries. The website deals with the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program led by the Library of Congress. The focus of the program is primarily with government libraries.

   

• Open Directory Project
  The website contains a list of digital projects throughout the world. The website contains different examples of digital projects. The website, however, does not include how the websites were developed.

   

• Social Functions of Digital Libraries
  Lyman discusses digital libraries as social institutions. He also explores how intellectual property influences digital libraries. He states that digital libraries must find a way to archive and preserve materials but fails to give suggestions.

   

• Strategies for Building Digitized Collections
  Smith writes an in-depth article on building solid digitized collections. The article covers everything from preservation to infrastructure needs. The article focus is primarily for research libraries.

   

• The Challenges to Designing Viable Digital Libraries
  The author focuses on the problem of distribution and archiving of information. For this paper, the authors explain the critical stages of web design. The authors names six areas of research, but does not provide a lot of analysis on how to deal with the problems of digital libraries.

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