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Digital Library: Gross Structure and Requirements
Overview We consider the context, definitions and characteristics of digital libraries and then propose using an architecture for such distributed computing services built on the concepts of resource managers and application enablers. Our taxonomy for digital libraries calls for a base of file systems and database managers, a storage subsystem for library items (implemented as resource managers), and a higher layer of document managers (implemented as application enablers). Examples of the latter include Mosaic or a folder manager. Many classes of modules are needed to build these systems. For a particular situation, it is essential to identify the requirements. As a guide, we outline some of the requirements relating to the document storage services and to catalogs that help with access. We conclude with discussions of document markup, links, interchange, and a reminder to build upon the lessons learned with previous libraries and with other distributed information systems, as we develop the first generation of digital libraries.
| Publisher | Texas A&M University | File Format | HTML |
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| Date Published | August 2003 | Downloads | 3 |
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