Business Planning for Digital Libraries International Approaches
This book brings together international experience of business planning for digital libraries: the business case, the planning processes involved, the costs and benefi ts, practice and standards, and comparison with the traditional library where appropriate. Although there is a vast literature alrea...
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KU Leuven
2010
Leuven University Press |
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- Front Matter Table of Contents About the authors 1: BUSINESS PLANNING FOR DIGITAL LIBRARIES 2: BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION IN DIGITAL LIBRARIES: 3: DIGITAL LIBRARIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION 4: DIGITAL LIBRARIES FOR THE ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 5: THE IMPACT OF THE DIGITAL LIBRARY ON THE PLANNING OF SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND MEDICAL LIBRARIES 6: E-JOURNALS IN BUSINESS PLANNING FOR DIGITAL LIBRARIES 7: E-BOOKS: 8: BUSINESS PLANNING FOR E-ARCHIVES 9: ISSUES IN BUSINESS PLANNING FOR ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS OF WEB MATERIALS 10: ORGANIZING DIGITAL PRESERVATION 11: BUSINESS PLANNING FOR DIGITAL REPOSITORIES 12: PROBLEMS OF MULTI-LINGUALITY 13: BUSINESS MODELS FOR OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE DIGITAL LIBRARY 14: DIGITAL LIBRARY METADATA 15: FinELib: 16: THE DIGITAL LIBRARY OF CATALONIA 17: DIGITAL LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SECTOR IN DENMARK 18: DIGITAL LIBRARIES FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE: 19: APEnet: 20: THE CALIFORNIA DIGITAL LIBRARY 21: THE OXFORD DIGITAL LIBRARY
- Title Page, Copyright Contents About the authors Framework Chapters 1. Business planning for digital libraries 2. Business model innovation in digital libraries: the cultural heritage sector 3. Digital libraries in higher education 4. Digital libraries for the arts and social sciences 5. The impact of the digital library on the planning of scientific, technical and medical libraries Practice Chapters 6. E-journals in business planning for digital libraries 7. E-books: business planning for the digital library 8. Business planning for e-archives 9. Issues in business planning for archival collections of web materials 10. Organizing digital preservation 11. Business planning for digital repositories 12. Problems of multi-linguality 13. Business models for Open Access publishing and their effect on the digital library 14. Digital library metadata Case Studies 15. FinELib: an important infrastructure for research 16. The digital library of Catalonia 17. Digital library development in the public library sector in Denmark 18. Digital libraries for cultural heritage: a perspective from New Zealand 19. APEnet: a model for Internet based archival discovery environments 20. The California Digital Library 21. The Oxford Digital Library
- Anticipated income streams
- Digital library as digital publisher -- A greater disruption? -- The future of the digital library -- Summary -- References -- Web resources -- 14 Digital Library Metadata stefan Gradmann -- Introduction -- State of the art -- Types of metadata -- Metadata interoperability -- Business planning for digital library metadata -- Prospects for the foreseeable future -- Conclusion -- Summary -- References -- Case Studies -- 15 Finelib: An Importantinfrastructure for Researchkristiina Hormia-Poutanen and Paula Mikkonen -- Activation and establishment of the FinELib Consortium'soperations -- Steering mechanism and strategy of theFinELib Consortium -- Acquisition process and principles -- FinELib is part of the national research infrastructure -- Scientific e-Resources have made life easier for Researchers -- Changes in the operational environment andcustomers' needs drive licensing -- Centralized acquisitions of online resourcesare cost-effective -- Conclusion -- Summary -- References -- 16 The Digital Library of Catalonialluís Anglada, Ángel Borrego and Núria Comellas -- The creation of the Digital Library of Catalonia -- Growth and evolution of the BDC -- Pricing models and cost sharing -- Consortial gains, usage and satisfaction -- Cooperation with other consortia -- Conclusion: strengths, weaknesses and future challenges -- Summary -- References -- 17 Digital Library Development In Thepublic Library Sector In Denmarkrolf Hapel -- The digital library in a public library context -- Definitions -- Rationale for Public Libraries -- Organizational framework for developing digital library services -- Elements of the digital public library in Denmark -- General Library Web Sites -- Enhancements of the OPAC -- Mobile Portals -- Digital Content -- bibliotek.dk -- Net Libraries -- Perspectives -- Summary -- References
- 18 Digital Libraries for Culturalheritage: A Perspective Fromnew Zealandchern Li Liew -- Introduction -- Cultural heritage resources in the digital landscape -- Special issues -- Key elements of business planning for cultural heritage digital library -- Coordination of effort among cultural heritage institutions, governmental authorities, and other agencies -- Cultural intellectual property and rights management -- Consultation with the cultural heritage property owners and stakeholders -- Prospects -- Integration and sustainable infrastructure -- Representation and contextualisation of indigenous knowledge in its cultural and historical perspectives -- Integrity and trustworthiness -- Summary -- References -- 19 Apenet: A Model for Internet based Archival Discovery environments A ngelika Menne-Haritz -- Mission -- Approach -- The union finding aid at the centre -- The value proposition -- For the contributing archives -- For end users -- The presentation -- The structure of the union finding aid -- The content -- Redirecting users to the providing institutions -- The search possibilities -- The hierarchical approach -- Skimming or thumbing through the finding aids -- Searching with index terms -- The full text search -- Display of the results and relevance ranking -- Viewing the results -- The conversion engines -- Data management -- Sustainability planning -- Summary -- 20 The California Digital Library Gary s. Lawrence -- The Libraries of the University of California -- The California Digital Library -- Governance -- Programmes and services -- Business Case -- The Bottom Line: the University's return on investment in the CDL -- Summary -- References -- 21 The Oxford Digital Library Michael Popham -- A digital library at Oxford -- Business Planning -- Vision and mission -- The business case and users -- Technology and infrastructure -- Costing
- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 The Impact of The Digital Libraryon The Planning of Scientific,Technical and Medical Librarieswouter Schallier -- A framework for innovation -- The library as space -- Into the user's environment -- Embedding the library in research and education -- Flexible internal organisation with new profiles -- The changing financial model of the library -- Summary -- References -- Practice chapters -- 6 E-Journals In Business Planningfor Digital Librariesmel Collier and Hilde Van Kiel -- State of the art -- Brief historical review -- The e-journal market: consolidation and consortia -- Consolidation -- Consortia -- Financial Benefits of Consortia -- Pressure for Better Service -- Usage Monitoring -- Policy Benefits -- Other Benefits -- Disadvantages -- Future of Consortia -- The form of the e-journal -- Electronic resources management (ERM) -- Cost-benefit of e-journals compared with paper journals -- Business planning elements -- Budget -- Administration -- Consequences for library organization -- Long-term access -- Prospects -- Summary -- References -- 7 E-Books: Business Planning Forthe Digital Libraryhazel Woodward -- History and background -- Types of e-book -- Business planning -- Acquiring e-books -- E-textbooks -- Open access -- Aggregator services -- Library consortia -- Usage data -- Delivering e-books -- Finding e-books -- Conclusion -- Summary -- References -- 8 Business Planning for E-Archivesdirk Kinnaes, Marc Nelissen, Luc Schokkaert and Mel Collier -- Introduction -- Business planning for e-archives -- Vision and mission -- Process and procedures -- Infrastructure -- Value proposition, finance and sustainability -- Staffing -- Risks -- Conclusion -- Summary -- References -- 9 Issues in Business Planningfor Archival Collections of web Materialspaul Koerbin -- The state of the art -- Introducing the subject
- Intro -- Business Planning for Digital Libraries -- Contents -- About the authors -- Framework chapters -- 1 Business Planning for Digital Libraries Mel Collier -- Introduction: the aim of this book -- Business planning for digital libraries: definitions -- The elements of business planning for digital libraries -- Financing -- The management elements of the business plan -- Examples of business planning -- The approach of this book -- References -- 2 Business Model Innovationin Digital Libraries -The Cultural Heritage Sectorharry Verwayen -- Introduction -- Cultural heritage -- Business model innovation -- Business model innovation and cultural heritage -- Europeana -- Designing the model -- Proposition: The Long Tail and the value of aggregation -- Long Tail -- Aggregation -- Client segments -- Group 1 - End Users -- Group 2 - Sponsors -- Group 3 - Market -- Summary -- References -- Introduction -- Cultural heritage -- Business model innovation -- Business model innovation and cultural heritage -- Europeana -- Designing the model -- Proposition: The Long Tail and the value of aggregation -- 3 Digital Libraries In Higher Education Derek Law -- Vision and mission of the digital library -- The vision is equally crisp: -- The business case -- Target user group(s) -- User design principles -- Technical approach: architecture, infrastructure, metadata -- Costing -- Anticipated income streams -- Marketing -- Risk analysis -- Implementation plan -- Financial planning -- Conclusions -- Summary -- References -- 4 Digital Libraries for The Artsand Social Sciencesian Anderson -- Introduction -- Justifying an arts and social science approach -- E-Journal use -- Information retrieval patterns -- Sources and methods -- Approaches -- Strategic planning -- User awareness -- Active collecting -- Digital repositories -- Experimentation and risk -- Summary
- What is web archiving? -- Who is involved? -- Approaches to web archiving -- Collaboration -- Example: the National Library of Australia's PANDORA Archive -- Special issues -- Legal issues -- Technical issues -- Ethical issues -- Infrastructure and management tools -- Cost benefits -- Business planning elements -- Strategic objectives -- Target users and access intentions -- Technologies and infrastructure -- Staffing resources and expertise -- Integration with other services -- Risk factors -- Sustainability and planning -- Prospects for the future -- Summary -- References -- 10 Organizing Digital Preservationbarbara Sierman -- How to preserve? -- What is digital preservation? -- Basic processes -- Organizational aspects -- Preservation policies -- Staff requirements -- Selection of digital material for the long term -- Managing the costs of digital preservation -- Costing elements -- The IT infrastructure for digital preservation -- Quality and standards -- Collaboration, national and international -- The eight rules of digital preservation? -- Summary -- References -- 11 Business Planning Fordigital Repositories Alma Swan -- State of the art -- Business planning -- Possible business models for repositories and related services -- Business analysis -- Making the business case for the repository -- Business scope and development -- Business management -- Cost/benefit -- Prospects -- Summary -- Bibliography and references -- 12 Problems of Multi-Linguality Genevieve Clavel-Merrin -- Introduction -- Data management and display -- Interface -- Controlled vocabularies -- Free text -- Translation of results -- Conclusion -- Summary -- References -- 13 Busines models for Open Acces publishing and their efect on the digital library David C. Prosser David C. Prosser -- Open access -- The economics of Green OA -- The economics of Gold OA