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Digital Libraries
Unmil P. KaradkarLecturer, School of Information
UT Austin
What is a Library?
Dictionary.comli·brar·y
1.a place set apart to contain books, periodicals, and other material for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference, as a room, set of rooms, or building where books may be read or borrowed.
2.a public body organizing and maintaining such an establishment.3.a collection of manuscripts, publications, and other materials for reading,
viewing, listening, study, or reference.4.a collection of any materials for study and enjoyment, as films, musical
recordings, or maps.5.a commercial establishment lending books for a fixed charge; a lending library. 6.a series of books of similar character or alike in size, binding, etc., issued by a
single publishing house.7.Biology. a collection of standard materials or formulations by which specimens
are identified.8.canon1 (def. 9). 9.Computers. a collection of software or data usually reflecting a specific theme
or application.
Access to materials
What do I want? Where do I find it?
http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20344430,00.html
Replicate
Full-text searchStemmingCase foldingStop word lists
What should I read, watch, listen to?
Tell me more about…What’s going on in the world today?
Refine
New Terminology
• Cataloging Organization• Catalog information Metadata• Books, periodicals, images, audio, video
Documents
Collateral Damage• Copyright and intellectual property• Funding sources – local vs. global issues• Access – local vs. remote• Intellectual property• Publishing• User Interfaces• Safeguards for special populations
RIAA, MPAA Lawsuits
Is This a Digital Library?
Is This a Digital Library?
Is This a Digital Library?
Is This a Digital Library?
Is This a Digital Library?
Is This a Digital Library?
Evolve
Broadening our horizons
• From libraries to collections• Special services for special audiences• Visualization techniques• New search modalities– Images, videos, audio– Content-based searches
• New kinds of collections • Science data sets – Chemistry, Human Genome Project• What about the Humanities?
Online Picasso Project
Online Picasso Project
Training for Life Science Researchers
Unmil P. [email protected]
