DIGMAP is a digital library specialized in searching and browsing services for old maps and related resources. The service reuses metadata from national libraries and other relevant third party metadata sources, providing added value services by aggregating all the data in comprehensive collections, browsing indexes and search functions. The services are based in a set of specialized tools, com...

objective: access to demand quality of digital library services at university of tehran from the perspective of users (faculty members, library experts and student) by the digiqual model. research methodology: as for the objective, this research is an applied research and its nature is survey –analytic. the statistical population of this research is the group of users who are member of the digi...

This paper proposes a general conceptual model for the access of digital libraries based on relevant research in information retrieval, information seeking and foraging, and activity based design theory. The authors reveal that a gap exists in current digital library design practices in which a digital library is disconnected from its targeted user community. Search engines have disintermediate...

Digital library system and library management system answered the people needs for library services. Library management system contribute to the development of data processing automation membership, circulation and cataloging. Researcher develop a digital library system and library management system then integrate the architecture both of systems. Implementation of web application technologies ...

Digital library is a very interesting phenomenon in the world of libraries. In this era of globalization, the digital library is needed by students, faculty, and the community in the search for quick reference through internet access, so that students, faculty, and the community does not have to come directly to the library. Accessing collections of digital libraries can also be done anytime an...

This paper describes the digital library of historical resources, a research project which involves building a testbed for the purpose of developing and testing new collaborative digital library functionality and presents an initial analysis of the digital library’s public use on the web. The digital library is modeled to focus on serving secondary students information needs in conducting histo...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the design and development of a digital library at Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), India, using DSpace open source software. The study covers the structure, contents and usage of CUSAT digital library. Design/methodology/approach – This paper examines the possibilities of applying open source in libraries. An evaluative app...

The British Library is increasingly a digital library. Over past decades, it has built up significant collections of digital content covering a very wide range of content types. In addition to the increasing amounts of digital content acquired by purchase or donation, the Library and its partners have also invested heavily in the digitization of selected collection content, helping to create la...

Digital libraries offer much promise for patrons and many challenges for system designers and developers. We envision digital libraries as being more than a relatively permanent and fixed archival collection of digital material to be browsed and queried by information-seeking individuals. A digital library is a versioned (fixed and fluid) and interconnected collection of both permanent and tran...