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ERIC Number: EJ625139
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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Digital Libraries: An Overview.
Schwartz, Candy
Journal of Academic Librarianship, v26 n6 p385-93 Nov 2000
Provides an overview of the basic components of a digital library. Highlights include library collections; metadata; services, including information seeking and retrieval, reference query fulfillment, and user training; user interaction with digital libraries, including searching, browsing, and navigation; economic support; maintenance; intellectual property rights; and evaluation. (LRW)
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Intellectual Property, Library Collections, Library Funding, Library Instruction, Library Services, Metadata, Navigation (Information Systems), Reference Services, Search Strategies, Users (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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