TY  - BOOK
AU  - Calhoun,Karen
TI  - Exploring digital libraries : : foundations, practice, prospects / 
SN  - 9781555709853
AV  - ZA4080. C35 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Chicago : 
PB  - Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, 
KW  - Digital libraries.
KW  - Libraries
KW  -  Special collections
KW  -  Electronic information resources.
N1  - Abstract: The emergence of digital libraries in the early 1990s was a critical turning point in the shift to networked information. Calhoun examines the foundations, current practice and prospects of digital libraries, and explores the possibilities of a shift toward a community-centered perspective based on what digital libraries contribute or might contribute in a time of societal change.; Contents: Emergence and definitions of digital libraries – Outcomes of digital libraries' first decade – Key themes and challenges in digital libraries – Digital library collections : Repositories – Hybrid libraries – Social roles of digital libraries – Digital libraries and their communities – The prospects of open access repositories – Digital libraries and the social web : Scholarship – Digital libraries and the social web : Collections and platforms.
ER  -