Evaluation of Digital Libraries An Insight into Useful Applications and Methods |
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| Editor:
| Tsakonas, Giannis
Papatheodorou, Christos |
| Series title: | Chandos Information Professional Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78063-013-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science & Technology Books
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $90.00USD $108.00 |
Book Description:
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Evaluation of Digital Libraries summarizes research and practice on both sides of the Atlantic and aims to answer the potential questions that both the theoretical and practical areas of digital library evaluation have posed during recent years. The book systematically presents aspects of participating communities, reasons and aims of evaluation, methodologies and metrics, and application paradigms.
- The book deals with practical and theoretical issues on digital libraries...
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Evaluation of Digital Libraries summarizes research and practice on both sides of the Atlantic and aims to answer the potential questions that both the theoretical and practical areas of digital library evaluation have posed during recent years. The book systematically presents aspects of participating communities, reasons and aims of evaluation, methodologies and metrics, and application paradigms.
- The book deals with practical and theoretical issues on digital libraries development and evaluation
- It will be multi-disciplinary due to its nature incorporating views and perspectives of various contributing fields
- Distinguished digital library researchers and practitioners present systematically methods, techniques and practices. The list of contributors include Maristella Agosti, David Bainbridge, Ann Blandford, Colleen Cook, Nicola Ferro, Brinley Franklin, Manolis Garoufallou, Sarah Giersch, Richard Hartley, Judy Jeng, Michael Khoo, Martha Kyrillidou, Yvonna Lincoln, David McArthur, Maria Monopoli, David Nicholas, Christos Papatheodorou, Terry Plum, Tefko Saracevic, Rania Siatri, Yin Leng Theng, Giannis Tsakonas and Lee Zia