The Lifesaving Foundation Library Collection

Collection Maintenance in the Digital Library

Maintenance will be critical to digital libraries, especially those that promote broad access to diverse, informal materials. If ignored, maintenance issues within the digital library -especially those relating to its materials -will threaten its usefulness and even its long-term viability. We perceive the maintenance problem to be both technical and institutional, and this paper considers the ...

نقد و بررسی کتاب the collection of the quran

جان برتن استاد بازنشسته دانشگاه سنت‏اندروز، مولف کتاب جمع‏آوری قرآن است. این اثر در سال 1977 توسط انتشارات دانشگاه کمبریج به چاپ رسید. در نگاه اول، اثر مذکور مشتمل بر دو بخش و هر بخش دارای پنج فصل است. مولف در بخش اول به مسأله نسخ می‏پردازد و در مورد این که آیا قرآن سنت را نسخ کرده و یا بالعکس، به تفصیل سخن می‏گوید. نظرات شافعی و مخالفانش را در این‏باره به طور مشروح بیان می‏کند. وی سه شکل ن...

GIS Collection Development within an Academic Library

Locating usable spatial data is essential for the application and use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). GIS data collection development constitutes a core element of GIS services within academic libraries. Managers of geospatial resources require a fundamental understanding of the nature and use of GIS data. In the creation of a GIS collection development policy, library professionals sh...

Auditing an Academic Library Book Collection

Collection Metadata Solutions for Digital Library Applications

Within a digital library, collections may range from an ad hoc set of objects that serve a temporary purpose to established library collections intended to persist through time. The objects in these collections vary widely, from library and data center holdings to pointers to real-world objects, such as geographic places, and the various metadata schemas that describe them. The key to integrate...