2012Advances in library and information science (ALIS) book seriesRequires access

Developing Digital Collections

Diane Fulkerson

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Abstract

Digital collections are found in most libraries. They include not only databases but also photographs, institutional repositories, manuscript collections, materials from the university archives, or special collections. Designing digital collections and making them available to users expands the resources users can access for a research project.

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Digital collections are found in most libraries. They include not only databases but also photographs, institutional repositories, manuscript collections, materials from the university archives, or special collections. Designing digital collections and making them available to users expands the resources users can access for a research project.

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Digital collections are found in most libraries. They include not only databases but also photographs, institutional repositories, manuscript collections, materials from the university archives, or special collections. Designing digital collections and making them available to users expands the resources users can access for a research project.

Key concepts: Digital collections, Special collections, Digital library, Collections management, World Wide Web, Computer science, Library science, Digital Archives

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