A Survey of Digital Aggregation Services.- Martha Brogan provides an overview of a diverse set of more than thirty digital library aggregation services, organizes them into functional clusters and then evaluates them more fully from the perspective of an informed user.
Annotated Bibliography of Digital Library Related Sources- List of references originally compiled by Steven Ketchpel at Stanford University, forms part of a collection of bibliographies of scientific literature in computer science.
ARL Digital Initiatives Database- A registry of projects, provided jointly by the University of Illinois and the Association of Research Libraries with predominantly US-based submissions.
Beyond the Beginning: The Global Digital Library- Proceedings of the international conference organised by UKOLN, held 16th and 17th June 1997, London. Full text provides broad historical perspective.
Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)- BASE provides integrated access to distributed collections of various type and format (digitised collections, institutional repositories, pre-print-servers, electronic journals etc.) by applying search engine technology in the context of scholarly search- and retrieval services.
British Columbia Digital Library- Guide to full-text collections and resources, including software tools and standards by the British Columbia Community Networks Association; also dedicated to the digitization and storage of local publications.
Building Sustainable Collections of Free Third-Party Web Resources- A report by Louis A. Pitschmann that identifies and synthesizes existing practices used in developing collections of free third-party Internet resources that support higher education and research.
Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries- An alliance of Canadian libraries and organizations to promote, coordinate and facilitate the development of collections and services. Site contains general information with links to members' projects and further resources; also available in French.
Center for Research and Development of Digital Libraries (CRADLE)- Based at the University of North Carolina, the center is interested in the migration, management, and accessibility of digital information. It serves as a test bed for the development of new methodologies and also focuses on training and education by collaborating with other academic units, companies and organizations. The site includes some research publications, news, and further information and links.
Center for the Study of Digital Libraries- Established in 1995 at Texas A&M University and builds upon research developed in the Hypermedia Research Laboratory established in 1987. Includes research, publications, events and course information.
Colorado Digitization Project- A collaborative initiative to provide access to the unique collections of local archives, historical societies, libraries, and museums. Includes guidelines, standards, resources and links to further information.
Cornell Institute for Digital Collections (CIDC)- Established to explore technologies and the building of digital collections to expand access to and use of cultural and scientific sources on campus and globally. List of current image collections and projects, services and events offered, overview of lab facilities, history and organization, publications, and news media citations included.
DELOS Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries (FP5)- An initiative funded by the European Commission's Information Society Technologies 5th Framework Programme (IST-FP5) to support and encourage research activities.
DELOS Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries (FP6)- An initiative funded by the European Union's Information Society Technologies 6th Framework Programme to integrate and coordinate ongoing research activities within Europe and disseminate knowledge.
Desire Project- Development of a European Service for Information on Research and Education. This project ran from July 1998 until June 2000 and was a collaboration between partners at ten institutions from four European countries. Site includes publications, handbook and development toolkit.
DIGI-EVAL- Mailing list to support the eVALUEd project and enable discussion of issues concerning the evaluation of electronic library initiatives.
DigiCULT Forum- Digital Culture (DigiCULT) is a 30-month European funded project to monitor and assess existing and emerging technologies to benefit the cultural heritage sector between March 2002 and August 2004. The site includes reports, current awareness, events and links to further resources.
Digilib 2003- Toward a User-Centered Approach to Digital Libraries, the Conference on Users in the Electronic Information Environments is held in Espoo, Finland.
Digital and Preservation Online Resource Center- Provided by the OCLC Digitization & Preservation Outreach Center, this site hosts information about copyright, digitization, grants assistance, preservation and news and events.
Digital Cultural Content Forum- A forum that seeks to assume a leadership role in disseminating practice and building consensus amongst individuals and agencies active in digitization and online dissemination of cultural heritage resources.
Digital Cultural Heritage Community- Provides materials from East Central Illinois museums and libraries in support of elementary school social studies curricula, as well as workshops and training materials to help teachers integrate materials into class exercises.
Digital Curation Centre (DDC)- A UK-based centre to support expertise and practice in data curation and digital preservation across communities of practice.
Digital Himalaya- A pilot project to develop digital collection, storage, and distribution strategies for multimedia anthropological information from the Himalayan region.
Digital Libraries Initiative- Supporting research and projects furthering the development of digital libraries. Includes links to projects, tools, and resources.
Digital Library and Information Systems Team (DLIST)- The Digital Libraries Initiatives Group and the Library Information Systems Team of the University of Arizona merged in May 2003 and now coordinates digital development through the use of a Twiki online group.
Digital Library Competence Center (DLibCenter)- The center provides specific user communities with access to advanced technologies, services, expertise and knowledge with courses for librarians, archivists, scholars and technicians. The site is available in English and Italian.
Digital Library Federation- Developing the means of creating, maintaining, expanding, and preserving a distributed collection of digital materials.
Digital Library Initiatives- Planning information, project examples, publications and links at North Carolina State University.
Digital Library Network- Workshop and conference proceedings from the University of Library and Information Science, Tsukuba Science City, Japan. Also available in Japanese.
Digital Library Tool Kit- 3rd Edition of the report by Dr. Peter Noerr, sponsored by Sun Microsystems in PDF format.
Digital Preservation Coalition- Aims to secure the preservation of digital resources in the UK. Includes background information on the coalition, their program of work, details of their administration, how interested parties can participate, and the full-text of the Preservation of Digital Materials handbook.
Digital Reference Services Bibliography- List of more than 400 references to articles about online or virtual reference services by Bernie Sloan from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois.
DIGLIB Mailing List- For digital library researchers, developers and librarians, hosted by the IFLA.
DLib Forum and DLib Magazine- The forum hosts a working group on metrics, a test suite for online research and list of further references. The web magazine is published monthly and covers news, innovation and research.
DSpace: Durable Digital Depository- A joint project between MIT Libraries and Hewlett-Packard to provide stable long-term storage for the intellectual output of MIT faculty and researchers using open-source software. Site includes mission, policy, technology description and download, implementations, news and staff information.
eVALUEd- Project based at the University of Central England to develop a transferable evaluation model for e-library developments, which began in December 2001 and completed in May 2004. There is a link to the evaluation toolkit from the homepage.
Handbook for Digital Projects- From the Northeast Document Conservation Center, a manual for preservation and access, 1st edition, edited by Maxine K. Sitts.
Informedia-II Digital Video Library- Research at Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science to achieve machine understanding of video and film media, including all aspects of search, retrieval, visualization and summarization.
KCL Digital Consultancy Service (KDCS)- Established at King's College London in September 2003, KDCS carries out research and provides fee-based consultancy services in the area of digitisation and digital resource management. The site includes project examples, consultancy information and research publications.
King's Digital Consultancy Services- Provides expertise and consultants for the creation and management of digital resources to museums, libraries and cultural organisations in the UK.
LOCKSS Permanent Publishing on the Web- Allows individual libraries to safeguard their community's access to Web content. Project funded by Stanford University, The National Science Foundation, and Sun Microsystems.
Minnesota Digital Library Project- An initiative to assist archives, historical societies, and libraries digitize and provide coordinated access to valuable information resources reflecting the cultural heritage of Minnesota.
NINCH Guide to Good Practice- guidance in the digital representation and management of cultural heritage materials by the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII), University of Glasgow, and the National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage.
NSDL Communication Portal- Provides users and developers of the National Science Digital Library with an online collaborative area, including public workspaces, discussion forums, and support.
Palo Alto Research Centre (PARC)- Information Sciences and Technologies Laboratory. Project areas include Human-Document Interaction (HDI), Natural Language Theory and Technology (NLTT), Quantitative Content Analysis, Sparrow Web, Statistical Pattern and Image Analysis, and User Interface Research. Site includes internship and employment information as well as full project information and activities.
Parity Computing- Communications company based in San Diego, focused on digital library technologies including complete turn-key solutions and customized services. Main clients include IEEE, Springer-Verlag, and ACM.
Preserving Access to Digital Information (PADI)- Hosted by the National Library of Australia and directed by an international advisory group, PADI provides access to a wide range of digital preservation resources.
Realizing the Hybrid Library- Paper discusses the hybrid library model of information provision, outlining a number of eLib funded projects and covering key technological and managerial issues.
Stanford Digital Library Technologies Project- Documents and information on the design and implementation of the infrastructure and services needed for collaboratively creating, disseminating, sharing and managing information.
Technical Advisory Service for Images (TASI)- Supports the academic community on the creation, storage and delivery of image-related information, and also offers digitisation advice.
Tilburg Innovation Centre for Electronic Resources (Ticer BV)- Centre based at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, whose primary activities include consultancy and organising an annual international summer school, and other courses and seminars.
Touch and Turn- A Swedish company based in Stockholm that delivers software solutions for virtual browsing with touch screen technology, publishes rare books and develops Internet based services for mediation.
UC Berkeley Digital Library Project- Site includes information about the project, services, collections and technologies as well as a seminar series provided to students.
UIUC Digital Library Testbed- Reports, presentations, publications and information from the project at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
University of Michigan Digital Library Project- A NSF/ARPA/NASA-sponsored project incorporating basic research, system building, deployment, and evaluation of a usable digital library. The UMDL provides access to significant public domain collections of scientific data and information.
Washington State Library Digital Best Practices- A guide to major decision points in planning a digital project, ranging from administrative factors to technology concerns to financial management.