A Digital Library of Library and Information Science using DSpace

The paper discusses the DSpace digital library software of MITHP. The implementation of DSpace to build a digital library of Library and Information Science is explained. Presents a list of features of DSpace to justify its choice over competing open source DL software. Presents the various collections that are built under the DRTC Digital Library. Discusses the OAI-PMH, Handles for persistent identification of digital documents and Lucene search engine’s query language

Tracing Developments in Information Resource Management

This paper discusses the concept behind Information Resource Management from its inception. It traces the developments in the area and compares the activities to those discussed under Knowledge Management. It points out the various tools used in todayâs Internet environment for resource management. Web indexing considered as a tool for effective resource management on the web is also discussed

Information Retrieval in Indian Languages

The paper deals with developing stemming algorithms that could be applied to develop a search and retrieval system for digital documents in Telugu - a language belonging to the South-central branch of the Dravidian languages. A set of stemming algorithms is developed to index and search for documents in the Telugu language. The algorithms developed demonstrate successfully that stemming algorithms for Indian languages can be developed for increasing the search efficiency in Indian languages

Information Retrieval in Indian Languages: A Case Study of Plural Resolution in Telugu Language

The paper deals with developing stemming algorithms that could be applied to develop a search and retrieval system for digital documents in Telugu - a language belonging to the South-central branch of the Dravidian languages. A set of stemming algorithms is developed to index and search for documents in the Telugu language. The algorithms developed demonstrate successfully that stemming algorithms for Indian languages can be developed for increasing the search efficiency in Indian languages

Opening and Linking Agricultural Research Data

A Research Data Alliance (RDA) Interest Group has formed around a community of scientists and researchers who wish to make agricultural data, information, and knowledge more accessible. The objective of the Agricultural Data Interest Group is to get together active representatives of the major international institutions that work on agricultural research and innovation worldwide, in order to address issues related to data that are important to the development of global agriculture. The Interest Group is moving toward this goal by advancing the formation of a Wheat Data Interoperability Working Group that will address diverse data problems of 'wheat data' and, within a time period of 18 months, provide a framework for wheat data interoperability. The framework will foster the adoption of common standards and vocabularies for wheat data management, and facilitate access, discovery, reuse, and integration of that data

Opening and Linking Agricultural Research Data

A Research Data Alliance (RDA) Interest Group has formed around a community of scientists and researchers who wish to make agricultural data, information, and knowledge more accessible. The objective of the Agricultural Data Interest Group is to get together active representatives of the major international institutions that work on agricultural research and innovation worldwide, in order to address issues related to data that are important to the development of global agriculture. The Interest Group is moving toward this goal by advancing the formation of a Wheat Data Interoperability Working Group that will address diverse data problems of 'wheat data' and, within a time period of 18 months, provide a framework for wheat data interoperability. The framework will foster the adoption of common standards and vocabularies for wheat data management, and facilitate access, discovery, reuse, and integration of that data

Design and Implementation of Networked Digital Libraries: Best Practices

This paper introduces the concept of Networked Digital Libraries (NDLs). Discusses the important components of NDLs. Also presents case studies of a few NDLs. Summarizes the best practices for design and implementation effective NDLs

Design Architecture: An Introduction and Overview

Digital libraries evolved in response to the need to manage the vast quantities of electronic information that we produce, collect, and consume. Architects of such systems have adopted a variety of design approaches, which are summarized and illustrated in this chapter. We also introduce the following three chapters, and provide suitable background. From a historical perspective, we note that early systems were designed independently to afford services to specific communities. Since then, systems that store and mediate access to information have become commonplace and are scattered all over the Internet. Consequently, information retrieval also has to contend with distributed/networked systems, in a transparent and scalable fashion. In this context, digital library architects have adopted various interoperability standards and practices to provide users with seamless access to highly distributed information sources. This chapter looks at current research and emerging best practices adopted in designing digital libraries, whether individual or distributed