human advancements in science and technology have also developed to libraries leading to the emergence of the phenomenon of the digital libraries. therefore, authors decided to open the new view in the development of science and technology by examining both the copyright and digital library. it seems that in the digital library we must distinguish between two types of public and private librari...

background: this study was  designed in order to review the client's usage rate  of central library information facilities  at birjand university of medical sciences. materials & methods: this is a descriptive - analytical study that was conducted on all facualty members and free members through census method and on student and clerks through random systematic sampling. a questionnaire was...

Community memory can provide the crucial bridge between large-scale information bases like digital libraries and the day-to-day activities of a community’s members. Just as a digital library is based on a general structure and conventional means of access to diverse collections of materials, a community memory culls and shapes the structure of this collection to meet more particular needs; it p...

A digital video archive system differs from a regular digital archive system in that it can manage multimedia resources, such as video and audio contents, as well as metadata textual documentation. Thus, a complete digital video archive system must combine various technologies of multimedia searching and presentation. This paper takes the Development of Value-Added Application on Video Archive,...

Water resources suitability is one of the most important factors to sustainabilityutilization of natural potential by rangeland grazing suitability. To determine this factor inshort time, low cost and high accuracy are most challenges of experts and ranchers. Usingsuitable technique for this subject can be sustainable utilization comprising from rangelandecosystems according to its degradation ...

The proliferation of digital information resources in recent years challenges consumers with the need to employ critical thinking skills in reading news. This paper suggests an updated perspective to the expression that “the medium is the message” by comparing the ability of high-school and college students to exercise critical thinking skills in reading news in print and digital formats. The m...

With the increase in the use of electronic information services in libraries, and in particular with the dramatic increase in the use of electronic journals, there is an urgent need by libraries for solutions that link the disparate information resources in a meaningful way for the end user and that optimize the use of these resources. Such linking solutions are now available for libraries, sup...

The University of Porto has a well-established set of specialized libraries serving the research and student population of its 14 schools. Thematic digital libraries can be valuable for organizing specific collections and for supporting emergent communities. This work focuses on two case studies, one in the a rea of the Fine Arts and the other in the area of Food and Nutrition. For building bot...

Using examples of implemented layout decisions, and from performance-based research on the effects that layout has on readers this paper proposes seven reasons why the layout of documents is important. These reasons range from economic to psychological. The importance of specific layout features will often differ for those generating documents from an information resource and for those seeking ...

The challenge of the next decade is to effectively expend our limited resources to continually deliver better information resources through e-publishing mechanisms. This keynote will focus upon the benefits of collaboration and the means by which collaboration is particularly benefiting digital preservation strategies for the e-publishing community. We need to build sustainably, providing publi...