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Greenstein, Daniel – Library Trends, 2000
This article derives from a review of key challenges confronted by libraries that are actively investing in online collections and services. Conducted in the first instance to help refine programmatic goals of the Digital Library Federation (DLF), it took account of digital library developments, successes, needs, and challenges perceived by…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Information Services, Information Technology, Library Collections

Marchionini, Gary – Library Trends, 2000
The Perseus Digital Library (PDL), under continuous development since 1987, is one of the primary digital resources for the humanities. A summary of the PDL genesis and current status is given and the multifaceted and longitudinal evaluation effort is described. A brief synthesis of results is provided and reflections on the evaluation along with…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Humanities, Information Services, Information Sources

Lancaster, F. W. – Library Trends, 1995
Discusses the evolution of electronic publishing from the early 1960s when computers were used merely to produce conventional printed products to the present move toward networked scholarly publishing. Highlights include library development, periodicals on the Internet, online journals versus paper journals, problems, and the future of…
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society), Information Dissemination