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    What We Expect from Digital Libraries

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    Authors
    Dreher, Heinz
    Krottmaier, H.
    Maurer, H.
    Date
    2004
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Dreher, Heinz and Krottmaier, Harald and Maurer, Hermann. 2004. What We Expect from Digital Libraries. Journal of Universal Computer Science 10 (9): 1110-1121.
    Source Title
    Journal of Universal Computer Science
    Additional URLs
    http://www.jucs.org/jucs
    Faculty
    Curtin Business School
    School of Information Systems
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2894
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Digital Libraries have been the subject of more than a decade of attention by researchers and developers, and yet in all this time the implementations have not matched the promises. By far the majority of systems have concentrated on content and provided limited or basic functions for users. In this article we offer a new look at what can be expected from a digital library system based on contemporary developments in Information and Communications Systems and Technology. First, we sketch out the basic functions which are provided to support finding and accessing material by a reader. Next we explain some extended functions which support the use and re-use of documents - links and annotations and the need to support learners in addition to readers and writers. Finally, we present our visions for a modern digital library and e-Learning portal system which includes for example intelligent and conceptual search support including results visualization, white lists, and adaptive user interfaces.

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