Associations

Parity Computing Parity Computing- Communications company based in San Diego, focused on digital library technologies including complete turn-key solutions and customized services. Main clients in… Russian Digital Libraries Journal Russian Digital Libraries Journal- Electronic journal containing information on research and use of digital libraries. Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography (SEPB) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography (SEPB)- Section 6.2 of the list of references by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. based at the University of Houston Libraries. Palo Alto Research Centre (PARC) Palo Alto Research Centre (PARC)- Information Sciences and Technologies Laboratory. Project areas include Human-Document Interaction (HDI), Natural Language Theory and Technology … LOCKSS Permanent Publishing on the Web LOCKSS Permanent Publishing on the Web- Allows individual libraries to safeguard their community's access to Web content. Project funded by Stanford University, The National Scien… KCL Digital Consultancy Service (KDCS) KCL Digital Consultancy Service (KDCS)- Established at King's College London in September 2003, KDCS carries out research and provides fee-based consultancy services in the area o… Personal Archives Accessible in Digital Media (Paradigm) Personal Archives Accessible in Digital Media (Paradigm)- A JISC-funded project of the Universities of Oxford and Manchester to produce an online workbook on Digital Private Paper… Use and Users of Electronic Library Resources: An Overview and Analysis of Recent Research Studies. Use and Users of Electronic Library Resources: An Overview and Analysis of Recent Research Studies.- The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) publication No 120 pro… Digital collections and programs: Library functions Digital collections and programs: Library functions- Building digital collections at the Library of Congress. Digital Library Federation Digital Library Federation- Developing the means of creating, maintaining, expanding, and preserving a distributed collection of digital materials. Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE) Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)- BASE provides integrated access to distributed collections of various type and format (digitised collections, institutional repositories, … Digital Himalaya Digital Himalaya- A pilot project to develop digital collection, storage, and distribution strategies for multimedia anthropological information from the Himalayan region. Washington State Library Digital Best Practices Washington State Library Digital Best Practices- A guide to major decision points in planning a digital project, ranging from administrative factors to technology concerns to fina… DSpace: Durable Digital Depository DSpace: Durable Digital Depository- A joint project between MIT Libraries and Hewlett-Packard to provide stable long-term storage for the intellectual output of MIT faculty and re… Digital Curation Centre (DDC) Digital Curation Centre (DDC)- A UK-based centre to support expertise and practice in data curation and digital preservation across communities of practice. Minnesota Digital Library Project Minnesota Digital Library Project- An initiative to assist archives, historical societies, and libraries digitize and provide coordinated access to valuable information resources … Preserving Access to Digital Information (PADI) Preserving Access to Digital Information (PADI)- Hosted by the National Library of Australia and directed by an international advisory group, PADI provides access to a wide range … Modeling Users' Successive Searches in Digital Environments: A National Science Foundation/British Library Funded Study Modeling Users' Successive Searches in Digital Environments: A National Science Foundation/British Library Funded Study- Research project to investigate the nature, manifestations… NSF/DARPA/NASA Digital Libraries Initiative NSF/DARPA/NASA Digital Libraries Initiative- Describes the Digital Libraries Initiative and focuses on how management can implement it. Realizing the Hybrid Library Realizing the Hybrid Library- Paper discusses the hybrid library model of information provision, outlining a number of eLib funded projects and covering key technological and mana… DigiCULT Forum DigiCULT Forum- Digital Culture (DigiCULT) is a 30-month European funded project to monitor and assess existing and emerging technologies to benefit the cultural heritage sector b… Touch and Turn Touch and Turn- A Swedish company based in Stockholm that delivers software solutions for virtual browsing with touch screen technology, publishes rare books and develops Internet… UKOLN Metadata Group - Selection Criteria for Quality Controlled Information Gateways UKOLN Metadata Group - Selection Criteria for Quality Controlled Information Gateways- Report describes methods and tools created to assist the staff of subject gateways to develo… British Columbia Digital Library British Columbia Digital Library- Guide to full-text collections and resources, including software tools and standards by the British Columbia Community Networks Association; also… DIGI-EVAL DIGI-EVAL- Mailing list to support the eVALUEd project and enable discussion of issues concerning the evaluation of electronic library initiatives. Building Sustainable Collections of Free Third-Party Web Resources Building Sustainable Collections of Free Third-Party Web Resources- A report by Louis A. Pitschmann that identifies and synthesizes existing practices used in developing collectio… Beyond the Beginning: The Global Digital Library Beyond the Beginning: The Global Digital Library- Proceedings of the international conference organised by UKOLN, held 16th and 17th June 1997, London. Full text provides broad hi… Digital Preservation Coalition Digital Preservation Coalition- Aims to secure the preservation of digital resources in the UK. Includes background information on the coalition, their program of work, details of… DIGLIB Mailing List DIGLIB Mailing List- For digital library researchers, developers and librarians, hosted by the IFLA. Stanford Digital Library Technologies Project Stanford Digital Library Technologies Project- Documents and information on the design and implementation of the infrastructure and services needed for collaboratively creating, d…