Digital Libraries:
Decisions for Library Administrators

Presentation Overview

Definition of a Digital Library

Example: Woods Hole

Example: New York Public Library

Brown University Digital Collections

British Library: Gutenberg Bible

Why create a Digital Library

Creation of a Digital Library

Digital Libraries: Project Phases - 1

Digital Libraries: Project Phases - 2

Production Issues: 1

Production Issues: 2

Production Issues: 3

Publication and Access

Technology

Preservation

New England Digital Library

Program Goal

Content and Format

Preservation, Access, Technology

Strategic & Business Issues

Phase 1 – Staff Site

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Next Step?

Finding Digital Libraries

Acknowledgements
Amy Benson
Ann Devenish
Betsy Like