VIKBA25 Digital Libraries

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Miroslav Bartošek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Škyřík, Ph.D.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
VIK_PoZ Qualifying Examination
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim is to introduce students of librarianship into the current state of theory and practice of digital libraries.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to understand basic principles and context of standards, technologies and principles used in design and implementation of digital libraries.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to Digital Libraries (DLs); defining the DLs; comparing DLs with classic libraries and the web; history of DLs; sources of information on DLs.
  • Digitization; basic concepts of digital imaging; hardware and software tools for digitization; digitization project organization; an example of digitized DL.
  • General Framework and Architecture of a DL; Kahn-Wilensky Framework; digital object and digital repository; reference model DL.org; incorporating DL into a legal and social environment; hierarchical abstraction of intellectual works IFLA-FRBR.
  • Global names and identifiers; classical library identifiers (ISBN, ISSN, ISTC, etc.) vs. digital identifiers (PURL, Handle, DOI); properties required for digital identifiers (global uniqueness, persistence, directionality).
  • Metadata; classification of metadata; comparison and properties of classical (MARC) and network metadata schemas (Dublin Core, MODS, METS); XML and RDF.
  • Interoperability; protocol Z39.50, SRW/SRU; Open Archives Initiative and OAI-PMH Metadata Harvesting Protocol; creating open and context-sensitive links between information sources - OpenURL and linking services.
  • Global search for information sources; comparing DL and Internet search engines; federated search versus meta search; discovery services; semantic web.
  • Economic and legal context of digital libraries; economic models for DLs; copyright; open access to scientific information (OA) and new open access initiatives; Creative Commons.
  • Long-term preservation of digital information (digital preservation); risks in preserving digital information; basic archiving strategies; reference model OAIS.
  • Selected DL-projects and technologies.
Literature
    required literature
  • M. Bartošek. Digitální knihovny – teorie a praxe. Národní knihovna; knihovnická revue. Rok 2004, roč. 15, č. 4, s. 233-254. http://knihovna.nkp.cz/NKKR0404/0404233.html
  • M. Bartošek. Technologie digitálních knihoven. Sborník konference INFORUM 2006. http://www.inforum.cz/inforum2006/pdf/Bartosek_Miroslav.pdf
  • M.Bartosek. Otevreny pristup k vedeckym informacim. Uvod do problematiky. Zpravodaj UVT MU, prosinec 2009. http://www.ics.muni.cz/zpravodaj/issues/vol20num02.html
    recommended literature
  • WITTEN, I. H., David BAINBRIDGE and David M. NICHOLS. How to build a digital library. 2. ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2010, xxiii, 629. ISBN 9780123748577. info
  • WITTEN, Ian H. and David BAINBRIDGE. How to build a digital library. Amsterdam: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2003, xxxiii, 51. ISBN 1-55860-790-0. info
  • XIE, Iris and Krystyna K. MATUSIAK. Discover digital libraries : theory and practice. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2016, xxiii, 364. ISBN 9780124171121. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods: lectures (participation in lectures is strongly recommended; it allows better understanding of principles and context of presented technologies).
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by final written test; students failing in the test will take oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
http://ics.muni.cz/mba/dl-ff2020
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
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