We describe ExpertSeer, a generic framework for expert recommendation based on the contents of a digital library. Given a query term q, ExpertSeer recommends experts of q by retrieving authors who published relevant papers determined by related keyphrases and the quality of papers. The system is based on a simple yet effective keyphrase extractor and the Bayes’ rule for expert recommendation. E...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the importance of beginning digital preservation efforts with restricted resources. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a case study approach, which is enhanced by advice from national experts in digital preservation. Findings – This paper details how Milner Library digital preservation advocates have approached the task by seeking ...

The issue of chaos order in digital information on an Internet scale has been recently raised for many digital projects around the world. Metadata is an emerging approach to improve precision for resource discovery. The aim of this paper is to present a metadata lifecycle with nine components as the basic model to support content analysis and organize digital information within structured and a...

introduction: tourism as a 21st century phenomenon is among the major sources of economic incentives which plays an important role in cultural, social, and economic development of human beings. rural tourism is a new orientation in tourist industry because of relatives that advantage it offers. moreover, it provides income and employment opportunities to rural villagers. rural tourism brings ou...

This study is a description of how university students perceive digital library services, or the integration of digital library elements within the traditional or hybrid library services in academic libraries. These services were identified through a preliminary study that evaluated the digital services offered by twenty university libraries. The top five university libraries with most services...