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People's Collection Wales: Online Access to the Heritage of Wales from Museums, Archives and Libraries
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Tedd, Lucy A. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2011
Purpose: The People's Collection Wales aims to collect, interpret, distribute and discuss Wales' cultural heritage in an online environment. Individual users or local history societies are able to create their own digital collections, contribute relevant content, as well as access digital resources from heritage institutions. This paper aims to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Libraries, Museums, Archives
Libraries as a Common Denominator: A View from New Zealand of the Citizen, Country and Global Perspective
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Carnaby, Penny – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to show how libraries in New Zealand have developed their digital strategies in order to serve its citizens, the country and the world. Design/methodology/approach: A description of various New Zealand initiatives is given, many of which involve the National Library of New Zealand. Findings: The four…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Library Administration, Government Libraries, Foreign Countries
Early Learnings from the National Library of New Zealand's National Digital Heritage Archive Project
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Knight, Steve – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief description of the digital preservation programme at the National Library of New Zealand. Design/methodology/approach: Following a description of the legislative and strategic context for digital preservation in New Zealand, details are provided of the system for the National Digital…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservation, Archives, Electronic Libraries
The Bookshelf: Digitisation and Access to Copyright Items in Norway
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Skarstein, Vigdis Moe – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the challenges faced in digitising copyright-protected books and other materials within the National Library of Norway. Design/methodology/approach: Following a description of Bokhylla, or The Bookshelf, the paper outlines the strategies adopted within the National Library of Norway…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Copyrights, Access to Information, Media Adaptation
An Integrated System for Managing the Andalusian Parliament's Digital Library
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de Campos, Luis M.; Fernandez-Luna, Juan M.; Huete, Juan F.; Martin-Dancausa, Carlos J.; Tagua-Jimenez, Antonio; Tur-Vigil, Carmen – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the reorganisation of the Andalusian Parliament's digital library to improve the electronic representation and access of its official corpus by taking advantage of a document's internal organisation. Video recordings of the parliamentary sessions have also been integrated with their…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Information Systems, Government Libraries, Organization
A Marathon Not a Sprint: Lessons Learnt from the First Decade of Digitisation at the National Library of Wales
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Jones, R. Arwel – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to provide an overview of developments in digitisation policy and practice at the National Library of Wales (NLW) from 1995 to 2007 and drawing out the lessons learnt. Design/methodology/approach: A chronological overview of developments focusing on the pilot phase, policy statements of 2001 and 2005 and on specific…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Government Libraries, Electronic 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
Collaborative Working for Large Digitisation Projects
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Yeates, Robin; Guy, Damon – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2006
Purpose: To explore the effectiveness of large-scale consortia for disseminating local heritage via the web. To describe the creation of a large geographically based cultural heritage consortium in the South East of England and management lessons resulting from a major web site digitisation project. To encourage the improved sharing of experience…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Media Adaptation, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Libraries