The Digital Library Tool Kit, 3rd Edition Education And Research White Papers Preface: The Digital Library Tool Kit was sponsored by Sun Microsystems Computer Company in the hopes of addressing some of the leading questions that academic institutions, public libraries, government agencies, and museums face in trying to develop digital content and distribute it on the Worldwide Web. Librarians and Campus CIOs are dealing with a plethora of new technologies and issues in the realm of Digital Libraries. The evolution and coalescing of Java applications, digital object standards, Internet access, electronic commerce, digital media management models, search engines, and library automation systems, is causing educators, CIOs, and librarians to rethink many of their traditional goals and modes of operation. As one of the leading technology providers to the Education and Library Communities, Sun discerned the need for a comprehensive, state-of-the-art document that could give some guidance in the nascent field of Digital Libraries. Purpose and Scope This third edition is an update and expansion of the previous editions. It contains more of everything. In particular, the resources section has been expanded and updated, and a chapter on the impact of the Internet is added. This document is designed to help those who are contemplating setting up a digital library. Whether this is a first time computerization effort or an extension of an existing library s services, there are questions to be answered, decisions to be made, and work to be done. This document covers all those stages and more. The first part (Chapters 1 & 2) is a series of questions to ask yourself and your organization. The questions are designed generally to raise issues rather than to provide definitive answers. It also includes in Chapter 2 a look at the issues raised by the pervasiveness of the Internet and World Wide Web. The second part (Chapters 3 - 6) discusses the planning and implementation of a digital library. It raises some issues which are specific, but does contain answers and information to help answer these and a host of other aspects of a digital library project. The third part (Chapters 7 & 8) includes resources and a look at current research, existing digital library systems, and the future. These chapters enable you to find additional resources and help as well as show you where to look for interesting examples of the current state of the art. http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/edu/whitepapers/digitaltoolkit.html http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/edu/whitepapers/pdf/digital_library_... Regards, S.Sripriya __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.