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  Digital library - LISWiki
The open access libraries are shifting towards automated library, the automated one towards the electronics, the electronics to digital and finally end in Digital library and its different aspect/badan barman virtual library.
The majority of the holding of a digital library is in the computer readable form and also acts as a point of access to other on line sources.
Digital libraries are not going to replace the physical existence of document completely but no doubt to meet the present demand, to satisfy the non local user digitization must be introduced so that at least libraries becomes of hybrid nature.
liswiki.org /wiki/Digital_library   (2463 words)

  
 Digital library - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A digital library is a library in which a significant proportion of the resources are available in machine-readable format (as opposed to print or microform), accessible by means of computers.
In libraries, the process of digitization began with the catalog, moved to periodical indexes and abstracting services, then to periodicals and large reference works, and finally to book publishing.
Some people have criticized that digital libraries are hampered by copyright law, because works cannot be shared over different periods of time in the manner of a traditional library.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Digital_library   (1716 words)

  
 Cornell Library Digital Collections
Digital Himalaya is a pilot project based in Cornell's Department of Anthropology to develop digital collection, storage, and distribution strategies for multimedia anthropological information from the Himalayan region.
The Distributed Digital Library of Mathematical Monographs is comprised of full-text monograph collections at three institutions: Cornell University Library, The University of Michigan Library, and the State and University Library Göttingen (forthcoming).
Cornell University Library and the University of Michigan libraries cooperated in the initial phase of MOA..
moa.cit.cornell.edu   (1874 words)

  
 Digital Library Initiatives - Boston College
The Boston College Digital Library is an aggregation of initiatives, services, collections and diverse information resources in electronic format.
Ailleurs is a journal published in France between 1963 and 1966 by Uruguayan artist Carmelo Arden Quin, one of the founders of the abstractionist movement known as MADI.
Charles F. Donovan, SJ, the first University Historian, was the author of The History of Boston College (1990), a full-length study that traced the history of Boston College from its origins in 1863 as a small, liberal arts college, to its status in 1990 as a major national university.
www.bc.edu /libraries/about/digital   (914 words)

  
 Digital Collections and Programs: Library Functions (Library of Congress)
Patrons may access the service from a link on the Library’s home page, and then submit their questions to the reading room they feel is most likely to be able to answer it.
The software allows libraries to manage their reference traffic centrally, generate activity reports and statistics, and refer questions to colleagues in-house and experts elsewhere using a shared interface and a dedicated network.
The Library is also involved in producing and maintaining standards for the use of other digital libraries.
www.loc.gov /library/libarch-digital.html   (738 words)

  
 AMNH Library - Digital Library Project
The AMNH Digital Library was launched in 1999 to develop an integrated database of library resources and natural history collections.
The digital library will enable scientists, scholars, and educators working anywhere in the world to study unique and rare research materials from the Museum's Library and scientific collections.
The American Museum of Natural History Digital Library Project is made possible by a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
library.amnh.org /diglib/index.html   (103 words)

  
 Margarita S. Studemeister Digital Library in International Conflict Management: Library and Links: Jeannette Rankin ...
The FADC was planned as an inter-agency digital library for public access primarily to unclassified official foreign policy documents of the United States, and is now defunct.
Similarly, for the Truth Commissions Digital Collection, we are acquiring decrees establishing truth commissions and similar bodies of inquiry worldwide, and the reports issued by such groups.
USIP's development of a digital library reflects its commitment to innovative technologies, collaboration and resource-sharing to strengthen preventive diplomacy, the management of international relations and the resolution of conflicts worldwide.
www.usip.org /library/diglib.html   (535 words)

  
 IMCPL Digital Library Collection
The purpose of these collections is to provide access to digital images of cultural and historical interest to Indianapolis residents as well as students, researchers and others.
The Library offers these collections to allow free access to digital versions of increasingly valuable, fragile and hard-to-use originals.
The May Wright Sewall Papers are a collection of documents comprised of approximately 500 letters written to May Wright Sewall dated between 1879 and 1919, and three guest books with remarks and signatures from 197 guests of the Sewall house.
www.imcpl.org /resources/digitallibrary/index.html   (143 words)

  
 Digital Library Collections, Northwestern University Library
The implementation of digital dollections in the library are overseen by the Digital Library Committee.
Questions about digital library projects may be directed to M.
The Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies at Northwestern University maintains a comprehensive collection of posters published in Africa and elsewhere.
digital.library.northwestern.edu   (1348 words)

  
 NYPL, Digital Library
NYPL Digital is your gateway to The Library’s rare and unique collections in digitized form.
All historical media are presented as specific, original artifacts, without further enhancement to their appearance or quality, as a record of the era in which they were produced.
Digitized content has been drawn from a broad range of original historical resources, including materials that may contain offensive language or stereotypes.
www.nypl.org /digital   (187 words)

  
 ACM: Digital Library Core Package   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Digital Library Core Package consists of subscriptions to all ACM journals and magazines, both in print and online, including an archive of from the 1950's forward (where available).
When you subscribe to the Digital Library Core Package, your library will automatically become an Institutional Member, (Click here to read about the benefits of Institutional Membership), and you will be asked to select a member designee and a library liason.
The library liason is essentially a liaison between ACM and your library.
www.acm.org /membership/library/dlcore.htm   (402 words)

  
 Digital Research Library -- University Library System -- University of Pittsburgh
The Digital Research Library (DRL) of the University of Pittsburgh's University Library System (ULS) supports the teaching and research mission of the university and serves users through the creation and maintenance of Web-accessible digital research collections.
The DRL also serves as a knowledge resource within the ULS for digital library issues and developments.
From its inception, the DRL focused on creating text-based collections whose digitization and accessibility on the Web would aid the research of scholars, historians, faculty, and students.
digital.library.pitt.edu   (151 words)

  
 CUL Gateway: Digital Collections
Staff at the Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University, worked with the National Agricultural Library to develop a new technical infrastructure for a consortium of land-grant institutions.
The Law Library collaborated with Cornell Information Technologies and the Hein Publishing Company in making historical law reviews available over the Internet, both in image form for authenticity, as well as uncorrected OCR text to allow for manipulation of the text.
The Kinematic Models for Design Digital Library (K-MODDL) is an open access, multimedia resource for learning and teaching about kinematics – the geometry of pure motion – and the history and theory of machines.
www.library.cornell.edu /about/digital_collections.html   (2365 words)

  
 Digital Projects: Yale Divinity Library
The Yale Divinity Digital Image and Text Library is a faculty-library initiative that provides digital resources for teaching and research.
The Divinity Library is a partner with five other repositories in creating this database of mission photography.
The Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative of the American Theological Library Association and Association of Theological Schools is a repository of digital resources contributed by member libraries.
www.library.yale.edu /div/digiproj.html   (300 words)

  
 Library Journal | Reed Business Information Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Full-time library work isn't for everyone, but going part-time can be fun, good for career development, and more, as Sandra Collins and Allison Brungard write in The Art of Part-Time.
The annual award, previously won by the Haines Borough Public Library, AK, and the Milanof-Schock Library in Mount Joy, PA, will be announced in the February 1 issue of LJ.
The latest in buildings, furnishings, and equipment for libraries, from cool chairs and displays to scanners and security systems are yours in Library by Design.
www.libraryjournal.com   (515 words)

  
 Tampa Bay Digital Library - Welcome!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In an effort to provide more digital maps, publications, and miscellaneous documents, NWRC (USGS National Wetlands Research Center) is introducing the Tampa Bay Digital Library.
The Digital Library includes current and historical data related to the Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science Program.
The Digital Library serves as a clearinghouse for scientific data; maps, metadata, documents and GIS data which characterize the ecology of the Tampa Bay Estuary.
gulfsci.usgs.gov /library/index.html   (154 words)

  
 Nalanda Digital Library - National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India - Nalanda Digital Library Home Page
The NITC library underwent considerable modernisation over the past decade in terms of traditional holdings, back volume collection, digital resources, electronic databases etc. The Library uses Automation Software for its operations ; has a fully bar coded collection and offers OPAC Service throughout the Campus LAN.
alanda is the result of the ongoing Digital Library Initiative at NITC Library.Nalanda Project aims at a full-fledged Digital Library at NITC to cater to the increasing demand for information resources from the Campus User Community as well as from Remote Users from rest of the Country; particularly from the Southern States of India.
Nalanda Digital Library is at present in the evolving stage and consequently this site will be updated frequently.
www.nalanda.nitc.ac.in   (177 words)

  
 Exploratorium: Digital Library
The different collections in the library include digital media and digitized museum materials related to interactive exhibits and scientific phenomena, including images, educational activities in PDF and html formats, QuickTime movies, streaming media, and audio files.
A treasure trove of the largest collection of digital assets from across the Exploratorium.
A searchable collection of resources and activities for K–12 learners and educators, also found in the National Science Digital Library (NSDL).
www.exploratorium.edu /educate/dl.html   (226 words)

  
 Digital Library Projects at the University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library Projects at the University of Pennsylvania
Here are some of the digital collections developed locally at the Penn Library, with information about each collection.
This section, when fully fleshed out, will include recommendations and standards for maintaining our digital library resources, and pointers to documentation on the technology that we use.
digital.library.upenn.edu   (269 words)

  
 The eGranary Digital Library
The eGranary Digital Library provides millions of digital educational resources to institutions lacking adequate Internet access.
Through a process of garnering permissions, copying Web sites, and delivering them to intranet Web servers INSIDE our partner institutions in developing countries, we deliver millions of multimedia documents that can be instantly accessed by patrons over their local area networks at no cost.
See how you or your organization could work with the WiderNet project to improve the quality of the eGranary Digital Library and facilitate its widespread distribution to universities, schools, clinics, and libraries in the developing world
www.widernet.org /digitalLibrary/index.htm   (300 words)

  
 Digital Library for Alumni
Alumnus/-a need to obtain a special Digital Library for Alumni user identification and password to access this licensed resource.
To obtain a special Digital Library for Alumni user identification and password, go to the Digital Library for Alumni registration form.
To access full-text from the Digital Library for Alumni, your machine will need the Adobe Acrobat reader.
library.dartmouth.edu /alumni/index.shtml   (534 words)

  
 University of Missouri Digital Library
Founded in 2001, the University of Missouri Digital Library provides a repository for digitized items on behalf of the UM Libraries, and the Virtually Missouri project.
As a participant in Virtually Missouri, we provide free storage for digital objects and metadata, as well as a search interface, at no charge to any Missouri library, museum, or historical society.
We maintain a list of other collections, including other University of Missouri Digital Collections, which we invite you to explore.
digital.library.umsystem.edu   (510 words)

  
 Digital Library - Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System – City of Albuquerque
Free 24/7 access to databases containing articles from encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers and more--with your valid Albuquerque/Bernalillo County library card.
ABQ Library database offering free access with your valid Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library card.
Digital Catalog - Download digital books to your PC, portable device, or burn to a CD.
www.cabq.gov /library/online.html   (495 words)

  
 SIL | Digital Library | Featured Selection
Currently data needed to undertake many kinds of research, including taxonomic, are available only as a scattered and widely distributed resources, inaccessible or unknown to the majority of the people who need them.
Many of these data are held by the project partners, in their libraries, attached to specimens in their collections, in their card indices or in databases.
Species and other taxa will be viewable individually, and links established from suitable points to collections databases, catalogues of names, other digitized texts, and web tools.
www.sil.si.edu /digitalcollections/index.htm   (469 words)

  
 Digital Library - National Library of Scotland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Our collection of web features continues to grow, as more and more of the outstanding resources held by the National Library of Scotland are digitised for viewing online.
The life, work and legacy of Scotland's Bard, together with fascinating detail about original material in the Library's collections, and short song clips.
Move along the timeline of key events in Scottish history, and discover along the way some of the 'treasures' held by the Library.
www.nls.uk /digitallibrary/index.html   (478 words)

  
 Alexandria Digital Library Project
The Alexandria Digital Library (ADL) is a distributed digital library with collections of georeferenced materials.
ADL includes the operational library, with various nodes and collections, and the research program through which digital library architectures, gazetteer applications, educational applications, and software components are modeled, prototyped, and evaluated.
ADL provides HTML clients to access its collections and gazetteer, and provides specific information management tools, such as the Feature Type Thesaurus for classing types of geographic features, as well as downloadable software code.
www.alexandria.ucsb.edu   (91 words)

  
 UMass Libraries
W.E.B. Du Bois Library • Open 24 hours
The exhibit includes bookplates from Central and Eastern Europe from the collection of Halina and Robert Rothstein.
This site is maintained by UMass Amherst Libraries.
www.library.umass.edu   (84 words)

  
 Pasadena/Glendale Digital Library
Explore our growing collection of digital books & music and download your selections to your PC or transfer them to a compatible portable device for use on-the-go.
You can borrow as many as five items for 14 days using your Pasadena or Glendale library card.
Note: Digital books are not available for download from Library computers.
pas-gdl.lib.overdrive.com   (107 words)

  
 Digital Library and Archives, University Libraries, Virginia Tech (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.columbia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Digital Library and Archives, University Libraries, Virginia Tech (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.columbia.edu)
Digital Library and Archives, University Libraries, Virginia Tech, began in 2000 as a merger of two smaller library units: Scholarly Communications Project (SCP) and Special Collections.
Together, as DLA we maintain access to electronic journals, electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), digital images (VT ImageBase), the IAWA Biographical Database and other digital resources.
scholar.lib.vt.edu.cob-web.org:8888   (162 words)

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