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An Evaluation of Implementing Koha in a Chinese Language Environment
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Chang, Naicheng; Tsai, Yuchin; Hopkinson, Alan – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate issues of different scripts in the same record (in MARC21 and Chinese machine-readable cataloguing (CMARC)) and Chinese internal codes (i.e. double-byte character set) when implementing Koha. It also discusses successful efforts in promoting the adoption of Koha in Taiwan, particularly the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Coding, Information Systems, Library Automation
Creating Complex Repository Collections, Such as Journals, with Manakin
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Koenig, Jack; Mikeal, Adam – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report on a devised method of collection organisation within a DSpace repository using a Manakin theme and descriptive metadata. Design/methodology/approach: Using a Manakin theme, a user interface for a repository collection containing the contents of a serial was created to divide the collection into…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Electronic Libraries, Archives, Academic Libraries
Digital Initiatives and Metadata Use in Thailand
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SuKantarat, Wichada – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to provide information about various digital initiatives in libraries in Thailand and especially use of Dublin Core metadata in cataloguing digitized objects in academic and government digital databases. Design/methodology/approach: The author began researching metadata use in Thailand in 2003 and 2004 while on sabbatical…
Descriptors: Metadata, Electronic Libraries, Cataloging, Databases