Evaluation of Digital Libraries

• Author : Giannis Tsakonas,Christos Papatheodorou
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 20 July 2009

Evaluation of Digital Libraries summarizes research and practice on both sides of the Atlantic and aims to answer the potential questions that both the theoretical and practical areas of digital library evaluation have posed during recent years. The book systematically presents aspects of participating communities, reasons and aims of evaluation, methodologies and metrics, and application paradigms. The book deals with practical and theoretical issues on digital libraries development and evaluation It will be multi-disciplinary due to its nature incorporating views

• Author : Takeo Pfeil Hoshi,Bruce Schatz
• Publisher : MIT Press
• Release : 07 June 2023

Viewing digital libraries as sociotechnical systems, networks of people and technology interacting with society.

• Author : Cool, Colleen
• Publisher : IGI Global
• Release : 28 February 2013

It is no secret that the world of libraries has rapidly evolved into an environment which will soon be largely digitized. However, this digital shift has brought with it a unique set of challenges and issues for scholars and librarians to handle. Recent Developments in the Design, Construction, and Evaluation of Digital Libraries not only addresses the challenges with digital libraries, but it also describes the recent developments in the design, construction, and evaluation of these libraries in various environments.

• Author : Iris Xie,Krystyna Matusiak
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 26 July 2016

Discover Digital Libraries: Theory and Practice is a book that integrates both research and practice concerning digital library development, use, preservation, and evaluation. The combination of current research and practical guidelines is a unique strength of this book. The authors bring in-depth expertise on different digital library issues and synthesize theoretical and practical perspectives relevant to researchers, practitioners, and students. The book presents a comprehensive overview of the different approaches and tools for digital library development, including discussions of the

• Author : Rao Shen,Marcos André Gonçalves,Edward A. Fox
• Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
• Release : 07 June 2023

This is the second book based on the 5S (Societies, Scenarios, Spaces, Structures, Streams) approach to digital libraries (DLs). Leveraging the first volume, on Theoretical Foundations, we focus on the key issues of evaluation and integration. These cross-cutting issues serve as a bridge for those interested in DLs, connecting the introduction and formal discussion in the first book, with the coverage of key technologies in the third book, and of illustrative applications in the fourth book. These two topics have

• Author : Jia Liu
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 30 June 2007

This book outlines and evaluates the digital reference services in libraries worldwide. The work is based on an international collaborative project between two groups from German and Chinese institutions, during which digital reference services provided by nearly 200 libraries all over the world were evaluated. The book also examines the reasons for the resulting differences; it also contains more generic proposals and perspectives on digital reference services. An international, evaluative approach is taken Includes unique information - which has never before

• Author : Stefan Gradmann,Francesca Borri,Carlo Meghini,Heiko Schuldt
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 15 September 2011

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2011 - formerly known as ECDL (European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries) - held in Berlin, Germany, in September 2011. The 27 full papers, 13 short papers, 9 posters and 9 demos presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 162 initial submissions. In addition the book contains the abstract of 2 keynote speeches and an appendix stating information on the doctoral consortium, as

• Author : Colleen Cool,Kwong Bor Ng
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 07 June 2023

• Author : Costantino Thanos
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 02 August 2003

ECDL 2002 was the 6th conference in the series of European Conferences on Research and Advanced Technologies for Digital Libraries. Following previous events in Pisa (1997), Heraklion (1998), Paris (1999), Lisbon (2000), and Da- stadt (2001), this year ECDL was held in Rome. ECDL 2002 contributed, - gether with the previous conferences, to establishing ECDL as the major - ropean forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and social issues. ECDL 2002 continued the tradition already established by the previous conferences in meeting the needs of

• Author : Muhammad Usman Ali,Muhammad Aasim
• Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Release : 01 August 2010

The authors evaluated usability of digital libraries and selected BTH digital library system as a case study. As BTH offers a lot of e-resources but users still feel difficulty in accessing these e-resources and services. The goal of this research study is to explain the importance of usability in digital libraries and as well to measure user satisfaction level regarding usability of BTH digital library system. These problems are identified by using different usability evaluation techniques with different criteria and

• Author : Jaap Kamps,Giannis Tsakonas,Yannis Manolopoulos,Lazaros Iliadis,Ioannis Karydis
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 04 September 2017

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2017, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in September 2017. The 39 full papers, 11 short papers, and 10 poster papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 106 submissions. In addition the book contains 7 doctoral consortium papers. The contributions are organized in topical sections named: linked data; corpora; data in digital libraries; quality in digital libraries; digital humanities; entities; scholarly communication; sentiment analysis; information behavior; information

• Author : Denise Troll Covey
• Publisher : Digital Library Federation
• Release : 07 June 2023

This report offers a survey of the methods that are being deployed at leading digital libraries to assess the use and usability of their online collections and services. Focusing on 24 Digital Library Federation member libraries, the study's author, Distinguished DLF Fellow Denise Troll Covey, conducted numerous interviews with library professionals who are engaged in assessment. The report describes the application, strengths, and weaknesses of assessment techniques that include surveys, focus groups, user protocols, and transaction log analysis. Covey's work is

• Author : Gobinda G. Chowdhury,Sudatta Chowdhury
• Publisher : Facet Publishing
• Release : 07 June 2023

"This books presents a holistic view of the new digital library scene ... it is an essential guide to good digital practice and techniques" - back cover.

• Author : Susan J. Barnes
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 04 November 2003

This excellent reference traces the construction and maintenance of the digital collections and services that have been available day in and day out to users worldwide for more than a decade. It examines applicable guidelines for any library looking to build and manage systems, conduct and evaluate projects, and scout new directions for mainstreaming and hybridizing the building of a digital library. Including contributions from seasoned experts in specializations such as staffing, collection development, and technology project management for digital

• Author : Milena Dobreva,Andy O'Dwyer,Pierluigi Feliciati
• Publisher : Facet Publishing
• Release : 22 June 2012

This landmark text captures a global cross-section of leading voices and provides a clear and coherent overview of the user studies domain and user issues in digital libraries. As the information environment becomes increasingly electronic, digital libraries have proliferated, but the focus has often been on innovations in technology and not the user. Although user needs have become a popular concept, in practice the users are rarely consulted in the development of services. Research and analysis of users is essential