Developing sustainable digital libraries
Subtitle: socio-technical perspectives
By: Tariq Ashraf, Jaideep Sharma and Puja Anand Gulati, editors.
Contributors: Ashraf, Tariq, 1961-; Sharma, Jaideep.; Gulati, Puja Anand, 1978-
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hershey PA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781615207671
Subjects: Digital libraries; Library materials -- Digitization; Digital preservation; Digital divide; Digital libraries -- India
Description: "This book provides tools to complement an organization's burgeoning information treasuries, exploring new frontiers by looking at social and economic aspects of digital libraries and their sustainability"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Developing sustainable digital libraries : from culture to technology / Tariq Ashraf and Puja Anand Gulati; title: Digital libraries : issues and perspectives / S.C. Jindal; title: Digitisation : methods, tools, and techniques / Jagdish Arora; title: Tools and techniques for digital conversion / Pravin Kumar Choudhary; title: Building digital libraries : role of open source softwares / Kshema Prakash, Jason Pannone, and K. Santi Swarup; title: Web2.0 and social web applications / Arun Kumar Chakraborty; title: Information preservation and services in digital age / Manisha Saksena; title: Digital preservation challenges, infrastructures, and evaluations / David Giaretta; title: Managing change in reference and information services in digital environment / Shantanu Ganguly and Shweta Pandey; title: Digital library initiatives in India / Bharat Kumar; title: Collaborative digital library development in India : a network analysis / Anup K. Das, B.K.Sen, and Chaitali Dutta; title: Intellectual property rights / Jaideep Sharma; title: Access to cultural heritage : copyright, permission rights, and ownership issues : a case study / Ramesh Gaur; title: Harnessing technology for providing knowledge for development : new role for libraries / Ishwara Bhatt; title: Digital library and e-governance : moving towards sustainable rural livelihoods / P.K. Upadhyaya and M. Moni; title: Bridging the digital divide in developing countries : a review / Leila Nemati Anaraki and Azadeh Heidari; title: Digital divide and economic wealth : evidence from Asia-Pacific countries / Shampa Paul.