This title analyzes contemporary trends and tools that affect how information is created, stored, discovered and used in a progressive technological environment. It presents a framework for librarians to tailor their services and resources, in-house expertise and organizational identities to provide an efficient and effective community of learning for their evolving clientele.
Author(s): Charles F. Thomas
Edition: 1
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 232
Preface......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
Contributors......Page 14
Libraries and Digital Preservation: Who Is Providing Electronic Access for Tomorrow?......Page 16
The Internet, Scholarly Communication, and Collaborative Research......Page 46
From Virtual Libraries to Digital Libraries: The Role of Digital Libraries in Information Communities......Page 60
Integrating Metadata Frameworks into Library Description......Page 92
Technology’s Impact on Research and Publication in the Natural Sciences......Page 118
Electronic Text Encoding in the Humanities......Page 148
Visual Resources Collections and Technology......Page 170
An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems......Page 184
Social Science Data and the Digital Library......Page 206
Index......Page 220
