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Abstract
This paper measures different definition about Digital library from the dimension of scholars and multiple properties that involves DL researches. Then we travel through different issues and situation that creates and asserts a digital library. Digital library is a collection of graphical information and digitalize documents. Digital library also includes different producers that will provide the material and a person will locate it and further exploit it. The catalog creates a system that can be used by a person to perform its researches and searches. A management can be created that will have the access of the information on the catalogue. A distribution facility can have access to the information that will grant catalogue access to the user
Keywords—digitilize, features,expectation, resources, knowledge
Introduction
Digital library got short but a very exciting history. Licklider (1965) one of the few who saw the vision of digital library had a concept of digital library being used in future. Also, digital library will become more and more innovative with passage of time and different structures. But vision wasn’t enough to create such a model [2]. For the next 20 years despite with several researches and development there wasn’t much of a breakthrough for the concept of digital library. Till the late 1980s digital library was just a part of feature of computer science. In the late 1990s different kind of practical experiments, researches and development took place that broke the barrier that was stopping the making of digital library and also receive its recognition around the globe. Digital library process picked up speed in the 2000s and till now different kind of researches and developments are taking place in the globe
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Digital library definition comes with different communities some may think of as dust and dim and other may think large collection of books [4]. Large amount of efforts is done on digital libraries around the world. Evaluation is clearly absent on the work that is published whether it is practice or research. Evaluation wasn’t able to lift itself with the pace and amount of effort done on digital library. It wasn’t able to become integral part and hasn’t been able to identify what is its purpose.
- Digital library may be in in early evolution stage to understand evaluation
- Or evaluation is still in basic level
- Evaluation for digital library may still be complex that even when it wishes it couldn’t be accomplished
Today evaluation is just a convention for digital library. Evaluation is still very challenging for digital library [7]. The main reason for this detailed explanation is to discuss the theory and concept of digital library and also to put forward the suggestion believed to be suitable for evaluation
Is digital library even necessary?
This answer to this question must be given before going any further. Number of organization tried to implement or implemented digital library. These systems have a great deal in several terms such as structure or support. It is not necessary that these systems will be compatible to each other or faculty members of different department can access others department system. Such cases are a bit more concerned as it creates unusual obstacles. These systems depend on resources from organization and when they break down there may not be any money or support. There are different solutions that have been create to ensure that an aid to their creation has been legalized
Overview
The report main focus is on requirements of digital library and also the use of digital library in anywhere in the world. We proposed different standards for digital library and actions
that needs to be taken for the implementation of solution
Need of Faculty and Desire in Digital Library
This part of the section will be an attempt to recognize some of the technologies needed to be look in which digital library attempt to gain the support of some universities teaching and technical staff. We start off by assuming two of the cases which includes IT staff and faculty. These studies will pose of attention to some of the rare disciplines that are represented but it will also include that are overlapped. Furthermore, we will also discuss the survey of the project that was recorded back in 1999
Case #1: Music
The department of music of a university wants to make a system that will make the clips of different student digitalize for their classes. They want to increase the use of digital technology of sound in their classes in a response to increase worth of digital sound. The music department have high expectation that will look into the matter and it will take some serious step to create listening assignment from the resources they have. The department itself will be putting its effort in making Digitalized database for recording. The plan is to hold this project in fall with the use of MetaLab to promote the files on the web. The database will be consisting of such fields
- Composer
- Recorder
- Sound File Format
- Worker
- Song
Case #2: Health Sciences:
The department of health sciences is currently involved in a project to produce database digital resource for instruction. This project needs are completely different from the project of music department. In this area we will be seeing overlap in metadata requirement. The database is likely to have such features:
- Creator
- Description
- Title
- Format
- Information
- Information Rights
We have seen the requirement in both the cases even if results of both the cases are different. The faculty of both the department need the use of digital resources to maximize its quality and also to save these resources from any third party. It is now being clear for the IT support of faculty of universities that the use of digital resources is necessary for a wellorganized system. With no successful management technology will always be a heavy load.
Digital Initiative
The three important ingredients will be important for the accomplishment of any initiative. Successful strategy emulation and other abilities found in digital library, any shortcoming avoidance and features accommodation, extent and requirement of occurring digital library. For this purpose, a more extended survey of digital library initiative has been conducted. The three major specifications are:
- All of the digital libraries will find themselves between focused collection or resource collection. Resource collection will not take strong decoration between digital resources. Resource collection will not store any of the two items in different places with different catalogue. Focused collection as their name suggest consist of one or more material collections that may contain different abilities. It may use a single database to store all its resources but handing over to user from different collection
- It contains a degree of interconnectedness. It extends the relationship created between the resources. For example, how much action will a user take to reach its desired resource
- Mission is third and final initiative layer for digital library. A better digital library is always defined clearly that serve the user with more clarity. The accomplished digital library meets institution needs and provides them the resources it needs
Methodology
The technology is a tool for building a professional content. The material in analog form must be converted. There are different technologies that does the digital conversion. There is still need of a more automated support for the capture of data. There are still some experiment going on that involves economic, technology and support from organization so that a digital knowledge is born. Any type of information such as text, video, audio can be represented in a digital way. It is a
good practice for both academic and research. There are ton of data available in digital library but to get the required data a user need to perform different mechanism. Before the such system, a user must have completed demonstration of the system
Target the Audience
What if the target audience is limited? These questions needed to ask as it effects all other decisions that involves library. Target audience must not be mixed with the people who doesn’t have the access to library. The library might be accessible for the long range of people and if it is not restricted a good amount of audience can be attracted. Following are some of the terminology:
- Needed Information: What kind of information does a user need? What is the content required? What format need to be followed?
- Seeking Information Behavior: Does the user know anything about the information it needs? What kind of source it selects? How is the search about the content performed?
- Library Holding: Including documents that are hand written. It can hold also information which are in the form of video, audio or even images
- Profile: It is a feature of entity which may include group or individual.
Collaboration
Collaboration is basically working with other and possess cooperation from other agencies which are connect directly. Every library includes collaboration of some level in the organization but some organization acquires collaboration from outside the institution. This area covers up the mechanism of collaboration for holding and getting permission. Collaboration works as a maintenance for the library that depends on different stakeholders. There are some ‘grey’ areas that possess rights of property and publicity approval. There are also some issues that are needed to be addressed:
- The organization need to collection only the information that is identified
- Financial is a resource that needs to be attached
- Human supported is always needed
- The political collaboration with other organization needs to be identified
- Roles of different authorities must be defined
- People within the group must complete their task that will be given
Usability and Quality in Digital Library
The structure of library is always keen. Structure may include software and platform that it must have user satisfaction. Viewing, navigation and searching within the library holding must be fulfilled. Usability and quality in a web design in primary requirement so we need to adopt it.
Some of the concept may include: What are the components used for the stability for the library? What expectation are from the interface? How is the user experience?
- Library Interface: How is the library accessed?
- Meta-data: It has a common definition which is called data about data. In digital library, the information is obtained from the material which includes author name, date of publication and which type of document. It is then inserted in the unique database library
- Platform: There are different software, hardware running on digital library
- Tag: It is a term given to digital library which plays a part in defining and describing. It also allows searching and browsing
- Usability: It is an efficient in which a user can reach its desire goal in a productive environment. System easily learn and remember and it quickly regain possession from the error
Digital Library Maintains
When digital library is created. Maintaining it is a very important part in order for the procedure to take place. It also includes piloting which make sure that user meets it need. Maintaining also ensures that the library is in good condition and organizing for the better holding of library.
Acquisition of Content:
- The individual or organization if involved in solicitation must be identified
- Getting material from induvial or organization
- Acquiring new content
- Excluding any duplicate file if found
Updating and Addition of Meta-Data:
- Determining if a hardcopy of material will be digitalized
- Converting file format if the format that is required is secured
- The use of finance and human resource for the addition of meta-data
- Deciding whether or keep outdated material in library or not
Other Issues and Beta Testing:
- How to get feedback from the users
- How many times library will be upgraded
- Securing human and finance resources
- Individual or organization test the beta must be identified
- Ways to analyze the feedback
- Determining library revisions
Conclusion
The digital library survey that has been conducted contains multiple approaches for managing, storing resources for the use of user. Despite digital library is still in research and practice mode it is getting more and more attention due to the facilities it provides. Such technologies bridge the gap between some developed countries and also those countries that are under development. In the world of web, a good number of libraries and able to understand its worth whether with the use of web information or hosting. The ton of quality material is the main source for the user that saves its time and the energy. But contents that are selected needed to monitored, maintained and fully examination is required. Digital library is also complex, difficult and, in this survey, different challenges and issues have been discussed. Much more is yet to be addressed and there are still several things that is needed to be agreed. Evaluation in digital library must be done in a consistent way, such a way that it ensures even comparisons.
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