Library Cataloging
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"Metadata-based access to multimedia architectural and historical archive collections: a review" in
Aslib Proceedings (2002) v. 54, no. 6, pp. 362-371.
Presents a brief overview of what is meant by a digital library and a digital archive, and how archival collections can be described. It expresses briefly the different approaches to collections and their descriptions and suggests that a consistent approach to descriptions at collection and item level is an important factor in initiatives which seek to provide integrated access to distributed resources, whether those resources are traditional or digital.
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Iesr
A Registry of collections and their services : from metadata to implementation by Ann Apps appears in the Proceedings The International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications (DC2004), pp. 67-73, Shanghai (China).The JISC Information Environment...
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Open Content Alliance
Here is a new digital text initiative, the Open Content Alliance.The Open Content Alliance (OCA) represents the collaborative efforts of a group of cultural, technology, nonprofit, and governmental organizations from around the world that will help build...
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Collection-level Descriptions
Macgregor, George (2003) Collection-level descriptions: metadata of the future?. Library Review 52(6):pp. 247-250.The potential for digital library growth has recently drawn into question the ability of users to navigate large distributed and heterogeneous...
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Media Collections
Beyond Text: Libraries Create and Deliver Access to Rich-media Collections, January 26, 2005, 8 AM to 9 AM Pacific. Presented by Marshall BreedingToday's information environment goes far beyond plain text. Some of the more compelling content comes...
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Collection-level Descriptions
Library Review v. 52, no. 6, p. 247-250 (2003) has the article "Collection-level descriptions: metadata of the future?" by George Macgregor.The potential for digital library growth has recently drawn into question the ability of users to navigate large...
Library Cataloging