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Architectures for Collaboration: Roles and Expectations for Digital Libraries

elilly — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:45:07 -0600

Libraries are successful to the extent that they can bridge communities and can leverage the diversity of the quest, the research, and the discovery. By building bridges among various sectors, libraries will be able to define themselves in the next generation.

The Content of Collaboration

drupal — Tue, 08 May 2007 11:20:32 -0500

The author discusses the delicate balance of creating collaborative relationships between faculty, librarians and IT staff. One such Fellowship effort is sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). In attracting recent Ph.D.s who believe that there are opportunities to develop meaningful linkages between disciplinary scholarship, libraries, archives, and evolving digital tools, the program brings scholars with both teaching and digital experience into the academic library so that they may serve as a bridge between librarians, faculty, and IT professionals.

Changing a Cultural Icon: The Academic Library as a Virtual Destination

drupal — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:21:40 -0600

Deep into the digital age, academic libraries have relinquished much of their fundamental and sustaining role. For most people, including academicians, the library—in its most basic function as a source of information—has become overwhelmingly a virtual destination.

Deep Sharing: A Case for the Federated Digital Library

drupal — Thu, 26 Jun 2003 17:27:20 -0500

The author makes the case for the creation of a Distributed Online Digital Library (DODL).

Building Good Digital Library Collections: A Dynamic Framework

drupal — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 15:11:15 -0500

The author discusses the Institute of Museum and Library Service's "A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections".

Technology's Payload

drupal — Fri, 15 Mar 2002 15:21:43 -0600

The author gives an introduction to the new EDUCAUSE Review column, E-Content. The column will look at how will look at how higher education institutions can create, organize, sustain, and evaluate e-content of value to students, teachers and scholars.

Developing Digital Libraries: Four Principles for Higher Education

drupal — Fri, 17 Aug 2001 14:01:53 -0500

The author discusses 4 principles to keep in mind when developing digital libraries in higher ed. Some of the the principles include creating scholarly value by exploiting the distinctive features for the technology and being realistic about costs when distributing material and maintaining operations.