PV070 Digital Libraries

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium), z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Miroslav Bartošek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Eva Hladká, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: RNDr. Miroslav Bartošek, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Fri 8:00–9:50 A217
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! FF:VIKBA25 Digital Libraries
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim is to introduce computer science students into the current state of practice of digital libraries. At the end of the course students should be able to understand principles and context of basic standards, technologies and principles used in design and implementation of digital libraries.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to digital libraries (DLs): definitions, history, sources of information.
  • Architecture of DLs: the Kahn-Wilensky framework; digital objects and repositories; social, legal and economic framework of DLs; hierarchical abstraction of intellectual creations.
  • Global names and identifiers: traditional library identification systems and new digital identifiers; resolution of identifiers; persistency of identifiers.
  • Metadata: bibliographic library metadata and new "network" metadata schemas; MARC; Dublin Core; standards MODS and METS; application of XML and RDF.
  • Interoperability: Z39.50 protocol; SRW/U; OAI; Open and context-sensitive linking.
  • Global resource discovery: comparision of DLs and Internet search engines; federated searching and metasearching; semantic Web.
  • Economic and legal context of DLs: business models; intellectual property rights; copyright; Czech copyright law; creative commons; open access.
  • Long-term preserving of digital information: risks assessments; preserving strategies; OAIS; Web archiving.
  • Selected DL-projects and technologies presented by students in form of essayes and presentations.
Literature
  • Bartošek, Miroslav. Digitální knihovny - teorie a praxe. Národní knihovna. Rok 2004, roč. 15, č. 4, s.266-254. http://knihovna.nkp.cz/NKKR0404/0404233.html
  • Bartošek, Miroslav. Technologie digitálních knihoven. Sborník konference INFORUM 2006. http://www.inforum.cz/inforum2006/pdf/Bartosek\_Miroslav.pdf
  • Witten, I.H., Bainbridge D. How to Build a Digital Library. San Francisco : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2003. ISBN 1-55860-790-0.
  • LESK, Michael. Understanding digital libraries. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2005, xxxi, 424. ISBN 1558609245. info
  • ARMS, William Y. Digital libraries. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2000, x, 287 s. ISBN 0-262-01180-8. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods: lectures (participation in lectures is strongly recommended; it allows better understanding of principles and context of presented technologies). Moreover, by the end of the course student has to submit (and present) a written essay on a selected digital library or technology.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by oral exam (or by written test - if number of students exceeds 30 people). Evaluation covers also a written essay and its presentation by a student.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.ics.muni.cz/mba/dl-fi2015
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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