2009Journal of Library AdministrationRequires access

Digital Collections: History and Perspectives

Greg Zick

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The author reviews the history of early efforts by libraries to build digital collections, the development of CONTENTdm software at the University of Washington, and OCLC's current directions in helping libraries build and manage digital collections.

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The author reviews the history of early efforts by libraries to build digital collections, the development of CONTENTdm software at the University of Washington, and OCLC's current directions in helping libraries build and manage digital collections.

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The author reviews the history of early efforts by libraries to build digital collections, the development of CONTENTdm software at the University of Washington, and OCLC's current directions in helping libraries build and manage digital collections.

Key concepts: Digital collections, Collections management, Digital library, World Wide Web, Computer science, Library science, Software, Art

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