The universe of electronic resources is indeed diverse, expansive,
intimidating, and unstructured compared to the finite, prepackaged
print world upon which the information delivery infrastructure has
been constructed. Electronic Resources: Selection and Bibliographic
Control addresses the resultant concerns of information professionals
as they struggle to define, select, and control electronic resources
in libraries and information centers today. This book offers readers
an overview of issues and provides a common ground for deliberations
and decisionmaking. Librarians and students concerned with the
Internet and related issues will appreciate the broad scope and
in-depth discussions in Electronic Resources: Selection and
Bibliographic Control. From both conceptual and pragmatic standpoints,
this book enlightens the reader on such topics as: Internet resources
the relationship between OPAC and Internet Standard Generalized Markup
Language (SGML) versus USMARC Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) Core
Language and the Information Bus Dublin Core Metadata as a
discovery/retrieval tool decision-making matrix model e-texts and
e-theses digital materials and digital libraries This book also gives
the reader an inside look at a number of specific emerging projects
from around the world. Highlighted here are the CATRIONA project from
the U.K.--designing an Internet discovery and retrieval system; the
ALCUIN project--using traditional infrastructure to handle Internet
resources; the Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities (CETH)
and the Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia; the OCLC
Internet Cataloging project; and the National Digital Library Program
(NDLP), Encoded Archival Description (EAD), and electronic CIP
projects at the Library of Congress. Electronic Resources: Selection
and Bibliographic Control clearly illustrates the evolving role of
librarian fro
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9781000156652
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2020
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CRC Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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