Digitisation Perspectives / by R. Rikowski.

• Superior document: Educational Futures, Rethinking Theory and Practice , 46
• VerfasserIn: Rikowski, R.
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam : : SensePublishers :, Imprint: SensePublishers,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed. 2011.
• Language: English
• Series: Educational Futures, Rethinking Theory and Practice , 46
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (309 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book examines various views and perspectives on digitisation. Topics covered include electronic theses, search engine technology, digitisation in Africa, citation indexing, reference services, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, new media and scholarly publishing. The final chapter explores virtual libraries, and poses some interesting questions for possible futures. The book will be of particular interest to information professionals, educators, librarians, academics and I.T. and knowledge experts.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- The Rise of Digitization / Melissa M. Terras -- Digital Libraries and Digitisation -- Digital Knowledge Resources / M. Paul Pandian -- Digitisation -- Improving Student Mental Models in a New University Information Setting / Alan Rosling and Kathryn Littlemore -- Electronic Theses and Dissertations / Susan Copeland -- Learning Systems in Post-Statutory Education / Paul Catherall -- Going Digital / Isaac Hunter Dunlap -- Hegemony and the Web / Tony Ward -- Digital Library / Dieu Hack-Polay -- Critical Perspectives on Digitising Africa / Leburn Rose -- Digital Library and Digital Reference Service / Jia Liu -- The New Generation of Citation Indexing in the Age of Digital Libraries / Mengxiong Liu and Peggy Cabrera -- Building the Virtual Scriptorium / Tatiana Nikolova-Houston and Ron Houston -- SPARC / Heather Joseph -- Impacts of New Media on Scholarly Publishing / Yehuda Kalay -- Meeting and Serving Users in their New Work (and Play) Spaces / Tom Peters -- Virtual Libraries and Education in Virtual Worlds / Lori Bell , Mary-Carol Lindbloom , Tom Peters and Kitty Pope -- Conclusion -- Contributors -- Index.