The Digital Library of Lao Manuscripts: Making the Literary Heritage of Laos Available via the Internet

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harald Hundius ◽  
David Wharton
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Literary Heritage

Development and Management of Digital Libraries in the Regime of IPR Paradigm

2020 ◽  
pp. 261-271
Author(s):  
Ranjan Karmakar
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Digital Rights ◽  
File Formats ◽  
Generic Architecture ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Rights Issues

This article reports the concept of digital library (DL) with its definitions, concept, generic architecture, ethics and librarianship related to DL. DLs are created by Library professionals, publishers, Government initiatives, societies and other higher educational institutions. There are different types of files and file formats are created and stored on DL. For uploading the files, the copyright / IPR issues are involved. As one cannot upload directly someone's file without the permission of that person. In information communication technology (ICT) environment, the Internet and web enables everyone to have access to the e-contents available from anywhere at any time. Due to this, DL creators cannot take it granted to upload them and make them available online. The IPR issues in digital environment plays a key role for identifying and taking permissions from the respective authors / publishers / content creators to upload the digital content. DL and IPR issues are discussed with the digital rights issues.

Digital Library Structure and Software

2005 ◽  
pp. 193-198
Author(s):  
Cavan McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Digital Systems ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Electronic Journals ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Area Of Study

Digital libraries (DL) can be characterized as the “high end” of the Internet, digital systems which offer significant quantities of organized, selected materials of the type traditionally found in libraries, such as books, journal articles, photographs and similar documents (Schwartz, 2000). They normally offer quality resources based on the collections of well-known institutions, such as major libraries, archives, historical and cultural associations (Love & Feather, 1998). The field of digital libraries is now firmly established as an area of study, with textbooks (Arms, 2000; Chowdhury & Chowdhury, 2003; Lesk, 1997); electronic journals from the US (D-Lib Magazine: http://www.dlib.org/) and the UK (Ariadne: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/); even encyclopedia articles (McCarthy, 2004).

IDENTIFYING A FORGED MAYA MANUSCRIPT IN UNESCO'S WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-166
Author(s):  
Markus Eberl ◽  
Hanns J. Prem
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Ancient Maya ◽  
Historical Document ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Time Specific ◽  
Primary Materials

AbstractAmong the original holdings of the recently opened World Digital Library was a Spanish manuscript on the Maya that supposedly dates to 1548 (initially available at http://www.wdl.org/en/item/2961). It was given the title El modo de cómo hacían la pintura los indígenas (“How the Indians Made Their Paintings”) and contained an explanation of Maya culture accompanied by drawings of Maya glyphs and deities. Detailed analysis shows that the Pintura manuscript is a fake that belongs to the Canek group of forged manuscripts. It is written in the same hand as the Canek forgeries and shares the same stylistic characteristics with this group. Its drawings copy illustrations from the third English or the second Spanish edition of Sylvanus Morley's The Ancient Maya, and from the Madrid Codex. The World Digital Library aims to make significant primary materials from all UNESCO member countries available on the Internet. Forgeries like the Pintura manuscript undermine the trustworthiness and eminence of this project. While the Pintura manuscript was removed from the World Digital Library in August 2009, researchers may find useful the holistic approach that allowed identifying it as a forgery. A historical document is here examined from six angles. What are its physical makeup, its penmanship, and its linguistic properties? Authentic documents should have a traceable history of documentation (here termed a “pedigree”) and their content should be consistent with well-established sources and with culture- and time-specific conventions.

A digital library for biomedical imaging on the Internet

1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.T.C. Wong ◽  
D.A. Tjandra
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Biomedical Imaging ◽  
The Internet

Service-Oriented Reference Architecture for Digital Library Systems

2014 ◽  
pp. 255-277
Author(s):  
K. Palanivel ◽  
S. Kuppuswami
Keyword(s):  
Web Service ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Reference Architecture ◽  
Organizational Issues ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Physical Information ◽  
Digital Library System

Developing and maintaining Digital Libraries requires substantial investments that are not simply a matter of technological decisions but also organizational issues. While digital libraries hold plenty of promise both now and for the future, they have been slow in taking off. Some digital libraries have either been completely abandoned or they have been put on hold indefinitely. One of the reasons for this predicament is that developers of digital libraries have approached their implementation the same traditional way of building applications, which is also akin to how structures of physical information organizations are built. Digital Libraries with their universal functionality may be even more flexible and reusable, if designed in a service-oriented manner. Such design should allow decreasing the effort of the creation of new digital libraries and the maintenance and scaling of currently existing large installations. Service-oriented architecture offers a better approach to building digital libraries, including streamlining business components, employing reusable services and connecting existing applications to communicate efficiently. The SOA is still a fairly new concept in DL systems. This chapter investigates the applicability of SOA as a fundamental architecture within the system. Its objective is to design a Service-Oriented Architecture for Digital Library System (DLS) using Web Service technology. SORADLS includes different layers which provide primitive services to the library applications built on top of the DLS. DLS techniques of personalization, alert, and caching build SORADLS as services. This architecture provides a fast, safe, convenient, and efficient service to users connected through the Internet.

An Emerging Digital Library Platform for Canada’s North.

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinesh Rathi ◽  
Ali Shiri ◽  
Sandy Campbell ◽  
Sharon Farnel ◽  
Robyn Stobbs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Internet

Digital libraries (DLs) play a crucial role in both reducing barriers, such as spatial barriers, and increasing our ability to provide access to content particularly to remote users with access to the Internet. The proposed work on a digital library for communities in Canada’s North is a step in this direction. This poster will provide an overview on the progress and development of a DL and present key findings including lessons learned during the course of this research work. Les bibliothèques numériques (BN) jouent un rôle crucial à la fois dans la réduction des obstacles, tels que les barrières spatiales, et dans l’augmentation de notre capacité à fournir un accès aux contenus, particulièrement aux utilisateurs éloignés munis d’un accès à Internet. Cette affiche porte sur une bibliothèque numérique destinée aux collectivités du Nord . Ce travail donne un aperçu des progrès et du développement de la bibliothèque numérique et présente les principales conclusions, y compris les leçons apprises au cours de ce travail de recherche.

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