digital libraries unmil p. karadkar lecturer, school of information ut austin

Digital Libraries

Unmil P. KaradkarLecturer, School of Information

UT Austin

What is a Library?

Dictionary.comli·brar·y

1.a place set apart to contain books, periodicals, and other material for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference, as a room, set of rooms, or building where books may be read or borrowed.

2.a public body organizing and maintaining such an establishment.3.a collection of manuscripts, publications, and other materials for reading,

viewing, listening, study, or reference.4.a collection of any materials for study and enjoyment, as films, musical

recordings, or maps.5.a commercial establishment lending books for a fixed charge; a lending library. 6.a series of books of similar character or alike in size, binding, etc., issued by a

single publishing house.7.Biology. a collection of standard materials or formulations by which specimens

are identified.8.canon1 (def. 9). 9.Computers. a collection of software or data usually reflecting a specific theme

or application.

Access to materials

What do I want? Where do I find it?

http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20344430,00.html

Replicate

Full-text searchStemmingCase foldingStop word lists

What should I read, watch, listen to?

Tell me more about…What’s going on in the world today?

Refine

New Terminology

• Cataloging Organization• Catalog information Metadata• Books, periodicals, images, audio, video

Documents

Collateral Damage• Copyright and intellectual property• Funding sources – local vs. global issues• Access – local vs. remote• Intellectual property• Publishing• User Interfaces• Safeguards for special populations

RIAA, MPAA Lawsuits

Is This a Digital Library?

Is This a Digital Library?

Is This a Digital Library?

Is This a Digital Library?

Is This a Digital Library?

Is This a Digital Library?

Evolve

Broadening our horizons

• From libraries to collections• Special services for special audiences• Visualization techniques• New search modalities– Images, videos, audio– Content-based searches

• New kinds of collections • Science data sets – Chemistry, Human Genome Project• What about the Humanities?

Online Picasso Project

Online Picasso Project

Training for Life Science Researchers

Resources for Paleontologists

http://www.paleocentral.org

Unmil P. Karadkarunmil@ischool.utexas.edu