Understanding Digital Libraries

Chapter 1 Evolution of Libraries Chapter 2 Text documents Chapter 3 Images of pages Chapter 4 Multimedia storage and access Chapter 5 Knowledge representation schemes Chapter 6 Distribution Chapter 7 Usability and Retrieval Evaluation Chapter 8 Collections and Preservation Chapter 9 Economics Chapter 10 Intellectual property rights Chapter 11 International Activities Chapter 12 Future: ubiquity, diversity, creativity, public policy