We present the results of a questionnaire survey for the access and reproduction policies of 67 digital collections in 34 libraries (national, academic, public, special etc) from 13 countries. We examine and analyze the above policies in relation to specific factors, such as, the acquisition method, copyright ownership, library type (national, academic, etc.), content creation (digitized, born-...

This paper briefly introduces the main ideas of machine translation (MT) technique, then discusses the application of MT to the China-America Digital Academic Library (CADAL). Index Terms — CADAL, machine translation, digital library

The paper discusses some aspects of an ongoing project aimed at the development of a methodology and proper software tools for building and usage of academic digital libraries. A particular functional model of academic digital library has been proposed and analyzed. The emphasis falls on some solutions of the large set of problems concerning the development of adequate mechanisms for semantics-...

the purpose of this study is to identify challenges of digital resources in academic libraries of kerman province. research methodology is descriptive- survey, a questionnaire is used for gathering data. research sample includes 41 librarians of kerman libraries and their managers. results show that economic challenges, in order, are:  infrastructures and equipment purchasing, printed and digit...

This paper discusses evolution, status, and problems/challenges of digital libraries in Africa. Different definitions and concepts of digital library were given. Benchmarks/standards developed by recognized leaders in the movement towards digital libraries and plans that identify appropriate time frames to strategize have been noted. Characteristics and benefits of digital libraries were enumer...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine and predict users’ information-seeking intention regarding academic digital library services, using the theory of reasoned action (TRA) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Design/methodology/approach – Data are collected from 224 Taiwanese undergraduate and graduate students to assess the influence of attitude, subjective norm, and perceiv...

purpose: this study investigates the satisfaction score of the potential users from resources and services offered by the digital library of shiraz university. methodology: this is a quantitative study and the type of research project is the survey. a questionnaire is used for data collection. the study sample consisted of faculty members and graduate students at shiraz university for this stud...

digital preservation refers to an important aspect that most iranian digital library initiatives lack. this component is security. while a digital library may be misconceived as an information supply space without a physical form, the same security concerns in force for operation of physical library are valid. unlike the analog materials, all digital copies of digital materials are original. a ...