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Digital Library Economics: An Academic Perspective [Pehme köide]

Edited by (Head of Library, University of St Mark & St John, UK), Edited by (Principal and Chief Executive, Plymouth Marjon University, Plymouth, UK)
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 362 pages, kaal: 550 g
  • Sari: Chandos Information Professional Series
  • Ilmumisaeg: 20-Apr-2009
  • Kirjastus: Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 1843344033
  • ISBN-13: 9781843344032
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 362 pages, kaal: 550 g
  • Sari: Chandos Information Professional Series
  • Ilmumisaeg: 20-Apr-2009
  • Kirjastus: Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 1843344033
  • ISBN-13: 9781843344032
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This text covers all key aspects of the management and development of the digital library from an economic viewpoint. It provides an overview of the current and likely future position with regard to the economics of digital library management and development, and describes the key conceptual aspects.

Digital Library Economics covers key aspects of the management and development of the digital library from an economic viewpoint. The work is a collection of essays by leading international authorities and provides an overview of current and future positions with regard to the economics of digital library management and development. The contributors describe key contextual aspects, which provide a history of the growth of digital libraries, and includes special reference to financial issues, current and possible future economic models and costing methodologies and challenges, themes and issues in the field.


This text covers all key aspects of the management and development of the digital library from an economic viewpoint. It provides an overview of the current and likely future position with regard to the economics of digital library management and development, and describes the key conceptual aspects.

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This book will provide the reader with a good idea of the context of digital library provision and of the main issues that need to be explored., Information Research

Foreword xiii
Preface xxv
Acknowledgements xxvii
List of abbreviations
xxix
List of figures and tables
xxxv
About the authors xxxvii
Digital library economics: the environment
1(30)
David Baker
Wendy Evans
Introduction
1(3)
Defining the digital library
4(3)
Hybrid approaches
7(1)
Digital library strategies
8(1)
Digitisation
9(1)
Archiving and preservation
10(2)
Repositories
12(2)
Open access
14(4)
Copyright
18(1)
The potential
19(2)
Other benefits and value added elements
21(2)
The end user
23(2)
Culture change
25(2)
Conclusion
27(1)
Note
28(1)
References
28(3)
Digital library economics: the key themes
31(26)
David Baker
Wendy Evans
Introduction
31(1)
The cost of digital libraries
31(4)
Assigning cost and value in the digital library
35(3)
Funding
38(4)
Pricing
42(4)
Economic models
46(1)
Sustainability
47(3)
Collaboration
50(3)
Conclusion
53(1)
Note
53(1)
References
53(4)
A history of digital library economics
57(14)
Reg Carr
Times of ignorance...
57(1)
Recognising the need for research
58(3)
`Learning by doing': the United States
61(2)
`Learning by doing': the United Kingdom
63(2)
Conclusion
65(2)
Notes
67(2)
References
69(2)
Digital library economics: aspects and prospects
71(16)
Derek Law
Introduction
71(1)
Business plans
72(2)
Library costs
74(1)
The components of the digital library
74(2)
Digital library collections
76(1)
Digital content
77(2)
Digital library staffing
79(2)
User support, kitemarking and trust metrics
81(1)
The estate
82(1)
Administrative costs and income
82(1)
Conclusion
83(1)
Notes
84(1)
References
84(3)
Journal publishing: implications for a digital library policy
87(18)
Robert Campbell
Edward Wates
Introduction
87(1)
Background
87(2)
The rise, fall and rise in circulation
89(1)
The costs of publishing
90(4)
The challenge
94(3)
Is open access the answer?
97(3)
Savings in the scholarly communication system
100(2)
Conclusion
102(1)
Notes
103(1)
References
103(2)
Hybrid library management
105(14)
Jean Sykes
Introduction
105(2)
Collection building
107(5)
Resource allocation
112(3)
User behaviour
115(1)
Conclusion
116(1)
Notes
117(1)
References
117(2)
Digital library economics: international perspectives
119(42)
The Australian perspective
119(11)
Warwick Cathro
Introduction: definition and scope
119(1)
Australian work on economic models
120(1)
Digital libraries in Australia
121(1)
Digitisation
122(1)
Web archiving
123(2)
University repositories
125(1)
Collaboration and standards
126(1)
Conclusion
127(2)
Notes
129(1)
References
129(1)
The German perspective
130(15)
Rafael Ball
Introduction
130(1)
Approaches to defining a digital library
131(1)
How did it start? Digital library initiatives in Germany
131(6)
Selected digital library projects and initiatives
137(5)
Conclusion
142(1)
Notes
143(1)
References
144(1)
The Dutch perspective
145(16)
Bas Savenije
Introduction: the landscape
145(1)
A short history of innovation
146(1)
Towards digital collections
147(3)
Open access
150(3)
Relationship to research and teaching
153(2)
Organisational consequences
155(2)
Conclusion
157(1)
Notes
158(1)
References
158(3)
E-journals and e-books
161(16)
Hazel Woodward
Fytton Rowland
Introduction
161(1)
Acquisition of e-journals
162(3)
The open access movement
165(2)
The acquisition of e-books
167(5)
The costs of providing access to e-journals
172(1)
Conclusion
173(1)
Notes
173(1)
References
174(3)
Digitisation - trends in the economics of retro-conversion
177(16)
Stuart Dempster
Catherine Grout
Introduction
177(1)
The development of digitisation
177(1)
Public investment
178(1)
Private/public partnership
179(1)
Projecting the costs: some examples
180(4)
The budgetary black hole
184(1)
Impact of format issues
185(1)
Examples of costing models
185(2)
Sustainability models
187(3)
Conclusion
190(1)
Notes
190(1)
References
191(2)
To be or not to be: prospects for document supply in the digital library
193(18)
Mike McGrath
Background
193(2)
Document supply and the hybrid library
195(2)
Terminology and definition of document supply
197(1)
The current environment for document supply
197(6)
The publishers
203(1)
Document suppliers
204(3)
Copyright and digital rights management
207(1)
Conclusion
208(1)
Notes
209(1)
References
209(2)
Cost-effective decision-making in collection building
211(16)
Lorraine Estelle
Introduction
211(1)
Strategic assessment
212(1)
Business assessment: price and usage
213(3)
Business assessment: financial models
216(1)
`Big Deal' or not?
217(2)
Print versus e-books
219(2)
Print versus e-reference
221(1)
Licensing evaluation
221(1)
Benefits assessments
222(1)
Conclusion
223(1)
Notes
224(1)
References
224(3)
Spinning the disks - lessons from the circus
227(20)
John Robinson
Introduction
227(1)
Spinning plates
228(1)
Before the digital library
229(1)
The advent of the digital library
230(1)
Access infrastructure
231(5)
Resource infrastructure
236(1)
Keeping `safe' copies of important material
237(1)
Functionality, complexity, sustainability
238(2)
Sustaining the infrastructure
240(1)
Collective solutions for collective problems
241(2)
Keeping the spinning disks aloft
243(1)
Conclusion
244(1)
Notes
245(1)
References
246(1)
The CREE project: a case study on the novel delivery of search-related library services and its economic implications
247(18)
Chris Awre
Introduction
247(1)
Why CREE?
247(2)
Models for delivering search-related resources
249(4)
The CREE project
253(4)
The impact of CREE
257(4)
What does the future hold?
261(1)
Notes
262(1)
References
263(2)
The economics of copyright
265(26)
Hugh Look
Alicia Wise
Introduction
265(1)
Why copyright came to exist
265(2)
The public domain
267(1)
How it works financially
268(4)
Licensing
272(1)
Issues for publishers
273(1)
Issues for libraries
274(8)
Looking ahead
282(4)
Conclusion
286(2)
Notes
288(1)
References
289(2)
The economic future for digital libraries: a 2020 vision
291(20)
Simon Tanner
Introduction
291(1)
Technology trends
292(1)
Ambient intelligence
293(1)
The environment
294(1)
Managing containers, content and context
294(3)
Economic barriers in relation to context management
297(2)
Financial sustainability
299(1)
Collaboration
300(2)
Open source
302(2)
Open access
304(1)
Digital divide
305(1)
Conclusion
306(2)
Notes
308(1)
References
308(3)
Index 311
Wendy Evans is the Head of Library at the University of St. Mark and St John, UK. She has published and lectured in the field of electronic journal and database usage, access versus ownership of journals, and has already co-edited and co-authored four books with David Baker. David Baker has published widely in the field of Library and Information Studies, with 20 monographs and over 100 articles to his credit. He has spoken worldwide at numerous conferences and led workshops and seminars. His other key professional interest and expertise has been in the field of human resources, where he has also been active in major national projects. He has held senior positions at several institutions, including as Principal and Chief Executive of Plymouth Marjon University, and Emeritus Professor of Strategic Information Management. He has also been Deputy Chair of the Joint Information Systems Committee (Jisc). Until recently, he was a member of the Board of Governors of the Universities of Northampton and South Wales. He is Chair of the Board of the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. He is a leader in the field of library and information science.