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050	0	0	_aZA4080. _bC35 2014
100	1		_aCalhoun, Karen.
245	1	0	_aExploring digital libraries : _bfoundations, practice, prospects / _cKaren Calhoun.
260			_aChicago : _bNeal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, _c©2014.
300			_axxix, 322 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
500			_aAbstract: 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.
504			_6Includes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aContents: 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.
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650		0	_aDigital libraries.
650		0	_aLibraries _x Special collections _x Electronic information resources.
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