Design and Usability of Digital Libraries: Case Studies in the Asia Pacific

by Theng, Yin-Leng; Foo, Schubert

• ISBN13: 9781591404415
• ISBN10: 159140441X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-31
• Publisher: Igi Global

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Section I: Digital Library Development History and Landscape
Survey and History of Digital Library Development in the Asia Pacific	1	(21)
Hsinchun Chen
Yilu Zhou
Section II: Design Architecture and Systems
Design Architecture: An Introduction and Overview	22	(16)
Edward A. Fox
Hussein Suleman
Ramesh C. Gaur
Devika P. Madalli
Development of Indonesia's National Digital Library Network	38	(17)
Ismail Fahmi
Dynamic Metadata Management System for Digital Archives: Design and Construction	55	(21)
Shien-chiang Yu
Hsueh-hua Chen
Chao-chen Chen
Information Filtering and Personalization Services	76	(21)
Chunxiao Xing
Chun Zeng
Zhiqiang Zhang
Lizhu Zhou
Section III: Implementation Issues and Challenges
Implementation of Next Generation Digital Libraries	97	(14)
Ee-Peng Lim
San-Yih Hwang
Using Multi-Document Summarization to Facilitate Semi-Structured Literature Retrieval: A Case Study in Consumer Healthcare	111	(18)
Min-Yen Kan
KEA: Practical Automatic Keyphrase Extraction	129	(24)
Ian H. Witten
Gordon W. Paynter
Eibe Frank
Carl Gutwin
Craig G. Nevill-Manning
Cross-Lingual Information Retrieval: The Challenge in Multilingual Libraries	153	(18)
Christopher Yang
Kar Wing Li
Evolving Tool Support for Digital Librarians	171	(20)
David M. Nichols
David Bainbridge
Gary Marsden
Dynal Patel
Sally Jo Cunningham
John Thompson
Stefan J. Boddie
Ian H. Witten
Section IV: Use and Impact
Digital Libraries and Society: New Perspectives on Information and Dissemination	191	(25)
Ian H. Witten
Sharing Digital Knowledge With End-Users: Case Study of the International Rice Research Institute Library and Documentation Service in the Philippines	216	(22)
Mila Ramos
Multimedia Digital Library as Intellectual Property	238	(16)
Hideyasu Sasaki
Yasushi Kiyoki
Digital Libraries as Learning Environments for Youths	254	(16)
Natalie Lee-San Pang
Section V: Users and Usability
Usability of Digital Libraries in a Multicultural Environment	270	(15)
Christine L. Borgman
Edie Rasmussen
Cross-Cultural Design and Usability of a Digital Library Supporting Access to Maori Cultural Heritage Resources	285	(13)
Chern Li Liew
From GeogDL to Paper: The Evolution of an Educational Digital Library	298	(15)
Dion Hoe-Lian Goh
Yin-Leng Theng
Ee-Peng Lim
Designing a Music Digital Library: Discovering What People Really Want	313	(21)
David Bainbridge
Sally Jo Cunningham
John McPherson
Stephen Downie
Nina Reeves
Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluations of the Singapore National Library Board's Digital Library	334	(17)
Yin-Leng Theng
Mei-Yee Chan
Ai-Ling Khoo
Raju Buddharaju
Section VI: Future Trends of Digital Libraries
A Snapshot of Digital Library Development: The Way Forward in the Asia Pacific	351	(20)
Schubert Foo
Yin-Leng Theng
Appendix: Sources of Further Information	371	(8)
About the Authors	379	(12)
Index	391