Annotation is a key way in which documents grow and increase in value. This paper explores the possibility to use concepts extracted from documents by using a Natural Language Processing tool to characterize the content of digital theses. Then, using the results of the study, the paper explores the use of annotated theses in order to access to pertinent information stored in these documents and...

The Common User Interfaces for the ERCIM Technical Reference Digital Library (ETRDL) are described and the underlying motivations for certain design decisions are discussed. The lessons that have been learnt from this experience are outlined and possible future developments are suggested.

This article analyses the challenges and tasks of Digital Library. Focus on the library’s internal IT support management and based on the example of Fudan University, the author gives E-Support concept and divides the IT support architecture of digital library into three levels: the reader service and management platform, the library staff IT service platform and the technician service and mana...

The article presents the results from the project of the thematic Digital Library of Polish and Poland-related Ephemeral Prints from the 16th, 17th and 18th Centuries, intending to preserve the unique multilingual material, make it available for education and extend it with the joint efforts of historians, philologists, librarians and computer scientists. The paper also puts forward the idea of...

The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) is a wide-ranging program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build library collections and services for all aspects of science education (Zia, 2001). The Core Integration team, of which we are members, has the specific task of integrating the individual projects, together with all other relevant collections, into a large-scale digital library...

2. BACKGROUND A team comprised of the Center for Natural Language Processing (CNLP) at Syracuse University and the Digital Learning Sciences (DLS) at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research recently completed a project that integrated many digital library tools into one, which is called Metadata Assignment and Search Tool (MAST). 1 This tool enables libraries and museums to efficien...

NLM previously utilized two separate systems, the PubMed system and the Data Creation and Maintenance System (DCMS), for data management of PubMed citations. The PubMed system was managed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) with the purpose of storage and indexing of citation data for PubMed search. The role of the DCMS was then to facilitate data reviews and indexing of...

Internet Access to the National Library of Medicine T he U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), the source of Index Medicus and MEDLINE, is a pioneer in using computers to make medical information available to scientists and health professionals. Today, the Library is using modern communication technology to make its unparalleled collections and other authoritative health information availabl...