World Digital Libraries - An international journal - Volume 9, issue 1

Authors: Seadle, Michael

Article Type: Editorial

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. v-vi, 2016

Authors: Görzig, Heike | Gernhardt, Benjamin | Engel, Felix | Vogel, Tobias | Moore, Reagan | Hemmje, Matthias L

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: This article outlines how the Knowledge-based Production Process Planning can be applied to develop data management policy rules (DMPRs). The process supports the creation and evolution of data management plans and their automated execution. The planning is guided by a policy refinement process where a methodological approach derives rules from natural language data management policies. Technologies from the semantic web are used to implement the approach. The article concludes with a cognitive walkthrough of an example to validate the proposed approach.

Keywords: RAGE, DMP, RDM, OAIS, OAI-ORE, Data curation, Automation, Data management policy rules, Function blocks

DOI: 10.18329/09757597/2016/9101

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1-18, 2016

Authors: Devi, Ksh. Krishna | Verma, Manoj Kumar

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The websites play a vital role in disseminating the information widely to their end users. The university websites are the gateway to their students/users through online medium which helps in communicating the information published by the authorities relating to their respective universities. This article is an attempt to evaluate and compare the web contents of the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) and Mizoram University (MZU). A structured checklist was prepared for the present study based on the previous evaluation of websites conducted by different authors. For analysing the contents of the university websites, a list of 73 criteria was prepared under …the 14 headings. A quantitative three point rating scale was designed for the present study to determine a meaningful numerical rating for the individual features of the NEHU and MZU websites. It is observed from the present study that almost all the criteria listed for evaluation of the websites has been fulfilled by both the universities and both the websites are found to be very simple and easily accessible by the users. The study reveals that NEHU scored the highest point, that is, 59 out of 69 to that of MZU (47). Based on this study, it has been suggested that both the university websites have to be evaluated frequently and the current information needs to be made available to their end users. Show more

Keywords: Content analysis, Website content, Web content analysis, University website

DOI: 10.18329/09757597/2016/9102

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 19-32, 2016

Authors: Rai, Priya | Singh, Akash | Bakshi, Samar Iqbal

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Plagiarism is a very serious issue especially in the digital age of information revolution where the intellectual assets of others can easily be used by the simple click of a mouse. But the phenomenon that ‘Life by itself searches the way of Living’ is the best example of introduction of plagiarism checking and preventing mechanism to protect intellectual assets. This article gives an overview of a number of plagiarism software available in commercial platform as well as free to use available in open access/public domain. At the same time, the article overwhelms a brief survey among different level of clientele …of National Law University, Delhi, accessing various points-of-view to check awareness and applicability of plagiarism mechanism used in the University to enhance quality in education and research activities. Show more

DOI: 10.18329/09757597/2016/9103

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 33-43, 2016

Authors: Kar, Debal C

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Digital Library of India (DLI) is an initiative taken by the Government of India to digitally preserve and disseminate all the significant literary, artistic, and scientific work of human available in India and thus, it has been made freely available, from every corner of the world, for education, study, appreciation, and for the future generations. The project started with the primary long-term objective of capturing all copyright free books and manuscripts, available in India, in digital format. The planning started with an aim to digitize one million books (less than one per cent of all books in all languages ever …published) by 2005 in the first phase. Presently, it has succeeded in disseminating 537,350 books with 187656339 pages in 46 languages (Indian and Foreign) available in India. The books and manuscripts are available on the website with free access at <www.dli.gov.in > and <www.dli.ernet.in >. The Government of India has also taken initiatives to digitize cultural heritage, such as facts, monuments, heritage building, temples, and a thousand-year-old manuscripts and walk-through. The article also discuss about the initiation, planning, and successful execution of the project. The expenditure incurred as of today, the sources of fund and coverage in respect of subjects, languages, type of collections (e.g. books, manuscripts, hand written manuscripts in leafs, journals, newspapers, etc.), libraries, cities, centres, and many more. It will be also described how the different libraries and digitization centres share their resources and network amongst each other for better usage of the documents available since 1985 or earlier. The article will also describe the philosophy behind the content selection, duplication of work, and copyright issues policy of the projects. Furthermore, the process workflow for the digitization of books shall be summarized in terms of three major process elements—pre scanning process, scanning process, and post scanning process and tools used. The criteria behind deciding which manuscripts are to be included in the collection for digitization is also described. The article will also provide the language-wise as well as centre-wise status of the digital collection. The digitization process used, steps taken pre-digitization and the process used post-digitization have also been described in detail. Besides, the article also discusses the necessary precautions taken for preserving of the digitized data and steps for dissemination across the world. Other projects and actions initiated, thus far, to educate and empower human resources and outreach activities to popularize DLI and increase the usage have also been elaborated upon. Statistics to show the usage and number pages downloaded in a particular month have also been provided. While concluding, the article describes the benefits derived from project DLI and usage of the initiatives of the preservation and dissemination of national heritage and suggested future plans to popularize DLI on rare books and manuscripts. Show more

Keywords: Digital Library of India, Rare Books, Digitization of Books

DOI: 10.18329/09757597/2016/9104

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 45-60, 2016

Authors: Brown, Heather

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Today’s libraries exist in an environment of convergence as the traditional boundaries between libraries, museums, and archives (LAMs) are disappearing. Preservation is a core function that intersects LAMs, yet, paradoxically, the world of preservation is currently divided into the largely disparate fields of digital and physical preservation. Now, just as institutional boundaries are dissolving, it is timely to develop an integrated or ‘converged’ approach to preservation.

Keywords: Digital preservation, Traditional preservation, Preservation management, Risk management

DOI: 10.18329/09757597/2016/9105

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 61-72, 2016

Article Type: Book Review

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 73-74, 2016

Article Type: Other

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 75-78, 2016

Article Type: Other

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 79-80, 2016