I am pleased to announce the latest title in Morgan & Claypool’s series on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services:

Digital Libraries for Cultural Heritage: Development, Outcomes, and Challenges from European Perspectives
Tatjana Aparac-Jelušić, University of Zadar
Paperback ISBN: 9781681730837, $59.95
eBook ISBN: 9781681730844
July 2017, 175 pages
https://doi.org/10.2200/S00775ED1V01Y201704ICR058

Abstract:
European digital libraries have existed in diverse forms and with quite different functions, priorities, and aims. However, there are some common features of European-based initiatives that are relevant to non-European communities. There are now many more challenges and changes than ever before, and the development rate of new digital libraries is ever accelerating. Delivering educational, cultural, and research resources-especially from major scientific and cultural organizations-has become a core mission of these organizations. Using these resources they will be able to investigate, educate, and elucidate, in order to promote and disseminate and to preserve civilization. Extremely important in conceptualizing the digital environment priorities in Europe was its cultural heritage and the feeling that these rich resources should be open to Europe and the global community.
In this book we focus on European digitized heritage and digital culture, and its potential in the digital age. We specifically look at the EU and its approaches to digitization and digital culture, problems detected, and achievements reached, all with an emphasis on digital cultural heritage. We seek to report on important documents that were prepared on digitization; copyright and related documents; research and education in the digital libraries field under the auspices of the EU; some other European and national initiatives; and funded projects.
The aim of this book is to discuss the development of digital libraries in the European context by presenting, primarily to non-European communities interested in digital libraries, the phenomena, initiatives, and developments that dominated in Europe. We describe the main projects and their outcomes, and shine a light on the number of challenges that have been inspiring new approaches, cooperative efforts, and the use of research methodology at different stages of the digital libraries development. The specific goals are reflected in the structure of the book, which can be conceived as a guide to several main topics and sub-topics. However, the author’s scope is far from being comprehensive, since the field of digital libraries is very complex and digital libraries for cultural heritage is even moreso.

Table of Contents: Dedication / Figures / Preface / Acknowledgments / Abbreviations / Introduction / The Digital Aura in Europe / Digitization and Coordination of Digitization in the European Cultural Heritage Sector / Research into the Digital Library: Problems Researched, Outcomes of Research Projects, and New Challenges / Education for Digital Libraries / Conclusions and Predictable Future Trends / Appendix: List of Projects Mentioned in the Book (with Useful Links) / Bibliography / Author Biography

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http://www.morganclaypool.com/doi/abs/10.2200/S00775ED1V01Y201704ICR058


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Series: Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services
Editor: Gary Marchionini, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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