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1 online resource (xxi, 303 pages) : illustrations |
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Educational futures: rethinking theory and practice ; v. 46 |
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Educational futures ; v. 46.
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Contents |
Rise of digitization : an overview / Melissa M. Terras -- Digital libraries and digitisation : an overview and critique / Ruth Rikowski -- Digital knowledge resources / M. Paul Pandian -- Digitisation : research, sophisticated search engines, evaluation-- all that and more / Ruth Rikowski -- Improving student mental models in a new university information setting / Alan Rosling and Kathryn Littlemore -- Electronic theses and dissertations : promoting 'hidden' research / Susan Copeland -- Learning systems in post-statutory education / Paul Catherall -- Going digital : the transformation of scholarly communication and academic libraries / Isaac Hunter Dunlap -- Hegemony and the web : the struggle for hegemony in a digital age / Tony Ward -- Digital library : an opportunity for African education / Dieu Hack-Polay -- Critical perspectives on digitising Africa / Leburn Rose -- Digital library and digital reference service : integration and mutual complementarity / Jia Liu -- New generation of citation indexing in the age of digital libraries / Mengxiong Liu and Peggy Cabrera -- Building the virtual scriptorium / Tatiana Nikolova-Houston and Ron Houston -- SPARC : creating innovative models and environments for scholarly research and communication / Heather Joseph -- Impacts of new media on scholarly publishing / Yehuda Kalay -- Meeting and serving users in their new work (and play) spaces / Tom Peters -- Virtual libraries and education in virtual worlds : twenty-first century library services / Lori Bell [and others] |
Summary |
This book examines various views and perspectives on digitisation. Topics covered include electronic theses, search engine technology, digitisation in Africa, citation indexing, reference services, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, new media and scholarly publishing. The final chapter explores virtual libraries, and poses some interesting questions for possible futures. The book will be of particular interest to information professionals, educators, librarians, academics and I.T. and knowledge experts |
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education |
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filosofie |
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philosophy |
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Education (General) |
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Onderwijs (algemeen) |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Digital libraries.
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Digital preservation.
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Digital media.
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Electronic publications.
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Libraries, Digital
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Sciences sociales.
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Droit.
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Sciences humaines.
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Digital libraries
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Digital media
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Digital preservation
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Electronic publications
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Electronic book
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Author |
Rikowski, Ruth.
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ISBN |
9789460912993 |
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9460912990 |
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