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.
List of references originally compiled by Steven Ketchpel at Stanford University, forms part of a collection of bibliographies of scientific literature in computer science.
Proceedings of the international conference organised by UKOLN, held 16th and 17th June 1997, London. Full text provides broad historical perspective.
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.
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.
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.
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. Includes research publications, news, and further information and links.
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.
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.
An initiative funded by the European Commission's Information Society Technologies 5th Framework Programme (IST-FP5) to support and encourage research activities.
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.
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. Publications, handbook and development toolkit.
Mailing list to support the eVALUEd project and enable discussion of issues concerning the evaluation of electronic library initiatives.
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. Includes reports, current awareness, events and links to further resources.
Toward a User-Centered Approach to Digital Libraries, the Conference on Users in the Electronic Information Environments is held in Espoo, Finland.
Provided by the OCLC Digitization and Preservation Outreach Center, this site hosts information about copyright, digitization, grants assistance, preservation and news and events.
Building digital collections at the Library of Congress.
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.
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.
A UK-based centre to support expertise and practice in data curation and digital preservation across communities of practice.
A pilot project to develop digital collection, storage, and distribution strategies for multimedia anthropological information from the Himalayan region.
Supporting research and projects furthering the development of digital libraries. Includes links to projects, tools, and resources.
Resources and projects funded by the National Science Foundation.
Collection of links provided by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).
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.