
Putting Content Online
A Practical Guide for Libraries
Mark Jordan(Author)
Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Published on 30. September 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-84334-176-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book focuses on practical, standards-based approaches to planning, executing and managing projects in which libraries and other cultural institutions digitize material and make it available on the web (or make collections of born-digital material available). Topics include evaluating material for digitization, intellectual property issues, metadata standards, digital library content management systems, search and retrieval considerations, project management, project operations, proposal writing, and libraries' emerging role as publishers.
Reviews / Votes
"...a timely publication specifically aimed at libraries and librarians involved in digitising projects or planning such initiatives." --Online Information Review"...provides advice for solving realistic problems." --Online Information Review
"...covers a comprehensive range of topics related to digitalisation of products." --Online Information Review
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Witney
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
560 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84334-176-5 (9781843341765)
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Person
Mark Jordan is Head of Library Systems at Simon Fraser University, Canada, and has published widely.
Content
Introduction; Preliminary tasks; Copyright and digital library collections; Metadata for digital collections; File formats; Search and display; Content management systems; Project management; Project operations; Developing workflows; Preservation strategies; A case study.