Understanding Digital Libraries

Michael Lesk (Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA)

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Morgan Kaufmann Publishers In
02 December 2004

Library & information sciences; Maintenance & repairs

Series: The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Multimedia Information and Systems

This fully revised and updated second edition of Understanding Digital Libraries focuses on the challenges faced by both librarians and computer scientists in a field that has been dramatically altered by the growth of the Web.

At every turn, the goal is practical: to show you how things you might need to do are already being done, or how they can be done. The first part of the book is devoted to technology and examines issues such as varying media requirements, indexing and classification, networks and distribution, and presentation. The second part of the book is concerned with the human contexts in which digital libraries function. Here you'll find specific and useful information on usability, preservation, scientific applications, and thorny legal and economic questions. . Useful for digital library projects in all kinds of settings, including commercial and community ventures, museums, research institutions, and schools. . Covers the entire spectrum of media, including text, all kinds of images, audio, and video. . Provides practical advice on achieving the best of what is possible while avoiding common pitfalls. .

Filled with case studies and references to valuable outside resources.

By: Michael Lesk (Rutgers University New Brunswick New Jersey USA)
Imprint: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers In
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 191mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 790g
ISBN: 9781558609242
ISBN 10: 1558609245
Series: The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Multimedia Information and Systems
Pages: 456
Publication Date: 02 December 2004
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Evolution of Libraries2. Text Documents3. Images of Pages4. Multimedia Storage and Retrieval5. Knowledge Representation Schemes6. Distribution7. Usability and Retrieval Evaluation9. Collections And Preservations10. Economics11. Intellectual Property Rights12. A World Tour of Digital Libraries13. Scope of Digital Libraries14. Future: Ubiquity, Diversity, Creativity, and Public Policy

Michael Lesk joined the computer science research group at Bell Laboratories after receiving his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Physics in 1969. He went on to manage the computer science research group at Bellcore, where he is now a chief research scientist. He is best known for his work in electronic libraries, but has worked in document production and retrieval software, computer networks, computer languages, and human-computer interfaces as well. Past chair of the Association for Computing Machinery’s special interest groups on Language Analysis and Information Retrieval, Lesk was Senior Visiting Fellow of the British Library in 1987 and is currently Visiting Professor of Computer Science at University College London. Lesk has been recently elected to the US National Academy of Engineering, in recognition of his contributions to UNIX applications, information systems, and digital libraries.

Reviews for Understanding Digital Libraries

Lesk is the senior and most knowledgeable author in the field. His dry humor and clear explanations, combined with his uncanny ability to uncover and address key ideas and problems, make this a must read. --Edward A. Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science, Virginia Tech Michael Lesk does for digital libraries what David Macaulay does for every day objects: he lucidly depicts how things work. In the digital world the ways things work is necessarily always in flux. In this second edition, Michael Lesk has done a masterful job of making us feel more at home with this flux. --Michele Valerie Cloonan, Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Library & Information Science, Simmons College Lesk's insights are distilled from a lifetime of pioneering activities in information retrieval, text processing and digital libraries, culminating in a most creative period at the National Science Foundation. He has written a book that brings these insights alive with well-chosen examples: facts and figures, tables and graphs. Digital libraries have not replaced books. This book illustrates why. --William Y. Arms, Professor of Computer Science and Co-Director of Information Science, Cornell University