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Chilvers, Alison; Feather, John – Electronic Library, 1998
Discussion of the maintenance of digital data focuses on research conducted at Loughborough University (United Kingdom) to investigate the potential of the metadata concept as the key to universal data management. Topics include attitudes of information professionals in the United Kingdom, reasons for preserving digital data, and the role of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Scientists, Metadata, Preservation
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Kim, Hyun-Hee; Choi, Chang-Seok – Electronic Library, 2000
Shows how XML is applied to digital library systems. Compares major features of XML with those of HTML and describes an experimental XML-based metadata retrieval system, which is based on the Dublin Core and is designed as a subsystem of the Korean Virtual Library and Information System (VINIS). (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval
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Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi; Herman, Nancy – Electronic Library, 2001
Discusses results of a Delphi study that explored issues related to the utilization and management of Web-enabled technologies by modern organizations. Topics include bandwidth restrictions; security; data integrity; inadequate search facilities; system incompatibilities; failure to adhere to standards; email; use of metadata; privacy and…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Delphi Technique, Electronic Mail, International Law
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Fullerton, Karen; Greenberg, Jane; McClure, Maureen; Rasmussen, Edie; Stewart, Darin – Electronic Library, 1999
Describes Pen-DOR (Pennsylvania Education Network Digital Object Repository), a digital library designed to provide K-12 educators with access to multimedia resources and tools to create new lesson plans and modify existing ones via the World Wide Web. Discusses design problems of a distributed, object-oriented database architecture and describes…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Curriculum Development, Electronic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education