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A Case Study in Metadata Harvesting: the NSDL.
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Arms, William Y.; Dushay, Naomi; Fulker, Dave; Lagoze, Carl – Library Hi Tech, 2003
Describes the use of the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) Protocol for Metadata Harvesting in the National Science Foundation's (NSF) National Science Digital Library (NSDL). Describes the implementation experience and early practical tests. The overall conclusion is optimism that the OAI will be a successful part of the NSDL. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Archives, Data Collection, Electronic Libraries, Harvesting
A Spectrum of Interoperability: The Site for Science Prototype for the NSDL; Re-Inventing the Wheel? Standards, Interoperability and Digital Cultural Content; Preservation Risk Management for Web Resources: Virtual Remote Control in Cornell's Project Prism; Safekeeping: A Cooperative Approach to Building a Digital Preservation Resource; Object Persistence and Availability in Digital Libraries; Illinois Digital Cultural Heritage Community-Collaborative Interactions among Libraries, Museums and Elementary Schools.
Arms, William Y.; Hillmann, Diane; Lagoze, Carl; Krafft, Dean; Marisa, Richard; Saylor, John; Terizzi, Carol; Van de Sompel, Herbert; Gill, Tony; Miller, Paul; Kenney, Anne R.; McGovern, Nancy Y.; Botticelli, Peter; Entlich, Richard; Payette, Sandra; Berthon, Hilary; Thomas, Susan; Webb, Colin; Nelson, Michael L.; Allen, B. Danette; Bennett, Nuala A.; Sandore, Beth; Pianfetti, Evangeline S. – D-Lib Magazine, 2002
Discusses digital libraries, including interoperability, metadata, and international standards; Web resource preservation efforts at Cornell University; digital preservation at the National Library of Australia; object persistence and availability; collaboration among libraries, museums and elementary schools; Asian digital libraries; and a Web…
Descriptors: Conferences, Cultural Background, Electronic Libraries, Elementary Education
Automated Digital Libraries: How Effectively Can Computers Be Used for the Skilled Tasks of Professional Librarianship? [and] Robust Hyperlinks and Locations [and] Designing Documents To Enhance the Performance of Digital Libraries: Time, Space, People and a Digital Library in London [and] Virginia Dons FEDORA: A Prototype for a Digital Object Repository [and] Preserving the Authencity of Contingent Digital Ojbects: The InterPARES Project.
Arms, William Y.; Phelps, Thomas A.; Wilensky, Robert; Crane, Gregory; Staples, Thornton; Wayland, Ross; Gilliland-Swetland, Anne J.; Eppard, Philip B. – D-Lib Magazine, 2000
Discusses the cost of access to research information and suggests that lower staff costs in a digital library setting are a key to providing more affordable access. Topics include equivalent library services; quality of service; differences between disciplines; archiving and preservation; citations, hyperlinks, and reference linking; metadata;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Citations (References), Cost Effectiveness