Massive Digital Libraries (MDLs) and the Impact of Mass-Digitized Book Collections

2021 ◽  
pp. 1782-1795
Author(s):  
Andrew Philip Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Public Library ◽  
User Privacy ◽  
Internet Archive ◽  
Google Books ◽  
Digital Collection ◽  
National Libraries ◽  
The Impact

This chapter describes the characteristics of massive digital libraries (MDLs) and outlines their impact upon current information science issues, especially digital collection metadata, copyright and fair use, the diversity of source collections, and user privacy. MDLs rival physical libraries' print holdings in size, breadth, and depth, often approaching a scale previously found only among library consortia or national libraries. The concept further intersects the digital library with the wider development of ‘big data.' Examples include Google Books, HathiTrust, Internet Archive, Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), California Digital Library, Texas Digital Library, Gallica, and Europeana.

Massive Digital Libraries (MDLs)

2019 ◽  
pp. 476-488
Author(s):  
Andrew Philip Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Fair Use ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Internet Archive ◽  
The Public ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
Google Books ◽  
Print Books ◽  
Mass Digitization ◽  
The Impact

Massive digital library (MDL) is a term coined to define a class of digital libraries gathering mass-digitized print books and monographs, which rival the size of brick-and-mortar libraries. Specific examples of MDLs, including Google Books, HathiTrust, DPLA, Internet Archive, et al., are presented. The issues raised by MDLs include mass-aggregation of digital content and the ability to maintain source-material accuracy and veracity; copyright, fair use, and the mass-digitization of materials not in the public domain; and disparities in the level of diversity, especially with regard to Spanish-language, Japanese-language, and Hawaii-Pacific materials. Finally, the impact of MDLs on Digital Humanities, especially with regard to the Google Books digital corpus and the Google Ngram Viewer, will be investigated.

Massive Digital Libraries (MDLs)

2018 ◽  
pp. 5226-5236
Author(s):  
Andrew Philip Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Fair Use ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Internet Archive ◽  
The Public ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
Google Books ◽  
Print Books ◽  
Mass Digitization ◽  
The Impact

Massive Digital Library (MDL) is a term coined to define a class of digital libraries gathering mass-digitized print books and monographs, which rival the size of brick-and-mortar libraries. Specific examples of MDLs, including Google Books, HathiTrust, DPLA, Internet Archive, et al., are presented. The issues raised by MDLs include the following: mass-aggregation of digital content and the ability to maintain source-material accuracy and veracity; copyright, Fair Use and the mass-digitization of materials not in the Public Domain; and disparities in the level of diversity, especially with regard to Spanish-language, Japanese-language, and Hawaii-Pacific materials. Finally, the impact of MDLs on Digital Humanities, especially with regard to the Google Books digital corpus and the Google Ngram Viewer, will be investigated.

Intellectual Property Protection on Multimedia Digital Library

2011 ◽  
pp. 2113-2117
Author(s):  
Hideyasu Sasaki
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Database Design ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Intellectual Property Protection ◽  
Library Community ◽  
Digital Contents ◽  
The Right

The principal concern of this article is to provide researchers and practitioners in information science and technology with legal references on the concepts, issues, trends, and frameworks of intellectual property protection regarding multimedia digital library in engineering manner. Digital library is the global information infrastructure in the networked society (Borgman, 2003). A digital library, as an information system, consists of digital contents in databases and retrieval mechanisms. The right protection of digital library is a critical issue in the digital library community that demands frameworks for recouping their investment in database design and system implementation. Intellectual property law gives incentive to advance appropriate investment in database design and implementation with two types of intellectual property protection: copyright and patent (Jakes & Yoches, 1989; Junghans & Levy, 2006). Multimedia digital contents take a variety of forms including text, images, photos, and video streams, which often commingle in multimedia digital libraries. Nevertheless, present legal studies are not satisfactory as the source of technical interpretation of the intellectual properties regarding multimedia digital libraries. The intellectual property protection of the multimedia digital libraries demands clear and concise frameworks.

Digital Libraries Overview and Globalization

2009 ◽  
pp. 562-573
Author(s):  
Soh Whee Kheng Grace
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
First Century ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
The World ◽  
Library Development ◽  
National Libraries ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

Library digitization on a global basis is essential in the twenty-first century. The digital library development initiatives in most countries depend substantially on their national libraries. This chapter focuses on an overview of how national libraries of 14 countries in the Asia-Pacific region are involved in digital library initiatives. Most libraries participate in the collaborative efforts to build digital libraries with support from their government. Some focus on digitization and preservation activities, while others concentrate on digitization standards. Requirements for digital library implementation from a global perspective are essential. With the understanding of the current situation in Asia Pacific, we can understand the readiness of national libraries aiming for globalization in this part of the world, and action can be taken to achieve the aim. The globalization of digital libraries is what the world should be heading towards as we enter the next century.

scholarly journals Utilization of Alkin-WP-Based Digital Library Evaluation Software as Evaluation Tool of Digital Library Effectiveness

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 731-746
Author(s):  
Dewa Gede Hendra Divayana ◽  
I Putu Wisna Ariawan ◽  
I Made Ardana ◽  
P. Wayan Arta Suyasa
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Educational Evaluation ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Library Management ◽  
Library Evaluation ◽  
The Impact

One source of learning in universities is a digital library. In the era of industry 4.0, most universities have implemented digital libraries in supporting the learning process. However, the reality shows that digital library management is still ineffective. Therefore, the implementation of digital libraries needs to be evaluated for determining the digital library effectiveness used as learning resources in supporting the learning process in universities. Many evaluation tools are used to evaluate the effectiveness of digital libraries but have not provided accurate recommendation results to support decision-making. This research presents an innovation in the form of an evaluation tool that can be used to evaluate the digital library effectiveness in universities. That evaluation tool is called the Alkin-WP-based digital library evaluation software. This software is a desktop platform that contains aspects of measuring the digital library effectiveness by referring to the components of the Alkin evaluation model and the WP (Weighted Product) method. This research aimed to show the effectiveness level of the utilization of Alkin-WP-based digital library evaluation software. This research method was R & D (Research & Development) which refers to the ten development stages of the Borg and Gall model. In this research, development was focused only on a few stages, included: usage trials, final product revision, dissemination, and implementation. The subjects involved in assessing the implementation/utilization of the Alkin-WP-based digital library evaluation software were 35 people, in the usage trials were six people, in product revision were three people, and at the stage of dissemination were 15 people. The tools used to collect data were questionnaires and interview guidelines. The data analysis technique used was descriptive quantitative. The effectiveness level of utilizing the Alkin-WP-based digital library evaluation software was 88.34%. It showed that the evaluation software had effective. The impact of this research results on the scientific field of educational evaluation is being able to show the existence of a new evaluation tool based on educational evaluation and artificial intelligence. That evaluation tool can easier for library heads to make policies for revamping digital library services based on accurate recommendations. Doi: 10.28991/esj-2021-01308 Full Text: PDF

Open E-Resources in Libraries

2015 ◽  
pp. 133-160
Author(s):  
Vesna Injac-Malbaša
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
General Public ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Digital Heritage ◽  
Online Journals ◽  
The World ◽  
Google Books ◽  
Open Archives

In general, electronic resources include articles, online journals, e-books, e-theses, databases, Websites, portals, gateways, blogs, etc. The author distinguishes Open Access (OA) resources mainly intended for researchers and open digital heritage mainly intended for the general public. The author's objective is to present the background of OA resources, different OA initiatives and software, first institutional repositories, open archives browsers and harvesters, open access registries, activities in Europe and UNESCO, and personalities who are the most important advocates of OA. Concerning the open digital heritage, the author's objective is to present the most important international and national projects like the European Library, Europeana, the World Digital Library, Gutenberg Project, Google Books Project, Hathitrust Digital Library, Digital Public Library of America, International Children's Digital Library, the Library of Congress Digital Library, Gallica of the French National Library, National Digital Library of China, etc. The author's opinion is that libraries have to accept all challenges of the open e-resources for researchers and open digital heritage and that the future of open access for all users is not impossible. The world's knowledge should be accessible as a public good to every citizen of the planet.

Digital Library and Its Requirements in the Global World

2014 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Surbhi Saini
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Global World

This chapter introduces the basics of the digital library, including needs, benefits, and requirements, and briefly describes the digitization process. The role of library and information science professionals has now become a debatable one due to the advent of digital libraries and the Internet. The cloud computing and virtualization in digital culture is also discussed here. In this regard, the chapter covers cloud computing, including the characteristics, types, and how it works. The application of cloud computing in libraries is described with an example of the cloud in the academic library in Orissa. The advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing in libraries or in organizations are also covered here. The future prospects of the digital library using cloud computing technology is like an innovative application in libraries.

An evaluation of digital library education in library and information science curriculum in Nigerian universities

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chukwuma Clement Okeji ◽  
Okeoghene Mayowa-Adebara
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Education ◽  
Library Skills

Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the library school’s curriculum in Nigeria with the aim of comparing it with international and national library and information science (LIS) guidelines regarding provision of “digital libraries” course. Design/methodology/approach This study covered 31 universities offering LIS approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The main instrument for data collection for the study was analysis of departmental documents containing the LIS curriculum. Second, some library and information science educators from universities that were yet to integrate the course digital libraries in their LIS curriculum were interviewed. Findings This study revealed that majority of the library schools offer the course “digital libraries” or related areas as core course in their curricula. However, only few library schools have computer laboratories for students to enhance digital library skills. Some LIS educators in the library schools identified challenges such as lack of qualified information and communication technology (ICT) staff to handle the course coupled with lack of computer laboratories equipped with modern computers with stable internet facilities in the LIS departments in Nigeria. Practical implications The findings from this study may inform curriculum revision and updating efforts to make it more relevant by incorporating a stand-alone course on “digital libraries” and provision of computer laboratories in the LIS departments to produce future ICT/digital librarians. Originality/value If university administrators, decision-making body in the departments and LIS educators understand the factors that are currently standing in the way of integrating a course on digital libraries, then those barriers can be removed or lowered. If the enabling factors are appreciated, then actions can be taken to stimulate the implementation of the Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN)/NUC recommendations in all library schools in Nigerian universities.

scholarly journals Partnership of Digital Libraries Hathi Trust Digital Library: the New Mode of Cooperation

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
Tatiana E. Savitskaya
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
The United States ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Digital Collections ◽  
Technological Infrastructure ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Digital Collection

There is analysed the activities of digital libraries partnership Hathi Trust Digital Library (HTDL), arose in October 2008 in the United States as a collaborative repository of digital collections of library systems of 13 universities in the U.S. Middle West and digital collections of 11 universities in California (now numbering 124 libraries). In the United States — the leader of IT-technologies — has been accumulated the vast experience in the field of organization of electronic resources, carried out a large-scale reorganization of library industry, the results of which are not sufficiently covered in the domestic library science. For the first time, the Russian library community is invited to learn the specific experience of the formation and operation of the partnership of digital libraries HTDL, based on the principle of institutional cooperation and coordination of management solutions in the conservation and maintenance of electronic collections.The main tasks of the distributed data warehouse belonging to the partnership group of large research libraries are: providing access to the digital collection first of all for collective users, libraries — co-founders; preservation of intellectual heritage through reliable and accessible electronic representation, improvement of open technological infrastructure. The HTML concept is based on the conscious preservation of the specificity of research libraries, when the user is offered a body of special catalogued literature, and the ranking of search results is not influenced by the commercial interests. It is noted that HTDL is built on the basis of an extensive network of interlibrary entities in the United States with extensive cooperation in the field of administration, cataloguing, and storage of printed materials.There are considered the priority achievements of Hathi Trust Digital Library: development of the new models of interlibrary cooperation, efficient distributed management structure, transparent scheme of payment calculation of infrastructure maintenance. The dynamics of the development of this resource from the moment of formation to the present time is analysed.

Researching Information Seeking in Digital Libraries Through Information-Seeking Models

2018 ◽  
pp. 2157-2180
Author(s):  
Zeinab Zaremohzzabieh ◽  
Seyedali Ahrari ◽  
Bahaman Abu Samah ◽  
Jusang Bolong
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

There has been an increasing amount of research focus on the development of digital libraries, particularly on information seeking. A variety of information-seeking models used by library and information science (LIS) academics investigate the manner in which information is sought and transformed into knowledge, which should be taken into account during the design of digital libraries. However, in part this reflects the lack of knowledge about how these models explain user information seeking behaviors in a digital library environment. This chapter aims to address this lack of knowledge. It presents a set of information-seeking models that can be used by LIS scholars or experts to comprehend the dynamics of information seeking by users of digital libraries. The major role of this chapter is to provide a review of the existing “models” to date, and also to present a comparative analysis of the notable models that may contribute to ways of understanding the research on information seeking in digital libraries.

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