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A Long and Winding Road: Creating a Digital Hong Kong Collection at the University of Hong Kong Libraries

Yiu Chuen Wan(尹耀全)-Services Team Leader at Main Library,University of Hong Kong Libraries Co-author with Iris Chan It has been some 15 years since Hung On-To Memorial Library (Hong Kong Collection) of the University of Hong Kong Libraries conducted its first digitization experiment. A set of Hong Kong Fact Sheets, which was published by the government [...]


From Print to Digital: Visions of 21st Century Collections

Thomas C. Leonard-University Librarian,University of California, Berkeley Presentation[PPT]


Recent Researches and Practices on Library e-book service Sharing (2000-2010)

Hao Qun(郝群)-Senior Librarian, Fudan University Library Co-author with Chen Chaoqun and Xu Lin With the increase of e-books’ types and quantities, and the popularization and development of e-book readers during recent 10 years, more and more libraries begin to provide e-book service to readers. This prompts the library to take into consideration of the characteristics [...]


Transformative Collection Services

R. Bruce Miller-University Librarian,University of California, Merced Library Next Generation Technical Services (NGTS) is an initiative among the University of California Libraries to transform technical services to achieve significant cost and labor savings, to enhance and expand end user access to information resources, and to curate the complete life-cycle of digital information. Innovative technical solutions [...]


Oceania Digital Library: 2009 Update from UCSD

Robin Chandler, University of California, San Diego 2009 ODiL Update [PPT]