World Digital Libraries: An International Journal (WDL)

World Digital Libraries: An International Journal (WDL)

  • Frequency:2 issues a year
  • ISSN: 0974-567X
  • Online ISSN: 0975-7597

Journal Details

World Digital Libraries is an international peer-reviewed biannual journal. The journal seeks quality research papers that present original theoretical approaches. It also seeks experimental case studies related to digital library developments, maintenance and dissemination  of  digital information focusing on research and integration of knowledge at the interface of resources and development. The journal will, therefore, keep readers abreast with the current developments and contain articles, reviews, current developments, and case studies, encompassing the following areas.

  • Theoretical and methodological issues that relate to the interrelationships among   electronic resources management, digital preservation, multiple access, multilinguality, copyright issues, and security aspects.
  • Theoretical approaches as well as experimental case studies related to digital library development  and maintenance. 
  • Initiatives towards digitization through lucid case studies.
  • Current developments across the globe.
  • Dialogues between the scientific community and society at large.

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Show Abstract Issue -Vol.3(1) June 2010

  • Editorial

    Michael Seadle
    Dean, Faculty of Arts, and Director, Berlin School of Library and Information Science, and Editor, Library Hi-Tech, Germany

  • The German National Library and digital preservation: challenges and opportunities

    Reinhard Altenhöner, Director – IT, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Adickesallee 1, D- 60322 Frankfurt am Main, Germany r.altenhoener@d-nb.de

    DOI: 10.3233/WDL-120050

  • Cross-institutional cooperation on a shared bit repository

    Eld Zierau, The Royal Library of Denmark , P O Box 2149 DK-1016 Copenhagen K elzi@kb.dkUlla Bøgvad Kejser, School of Conservation, Esplanaden 34 DK-1263 Copenhagen K ubk@kb.dk

    DOI: 10.3233/WDL-120051

  • Piloting an institutional repository at a research-intensive university: strategies for content recruitment and the role of the library

    Abrizah, Digital Library Research Group, Library and Information Science Unit Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology University of Malaya, Malaysia abrizah@um.edu.my

    DOI: 10.3233/WDL-120052

  • Ontology-based visualization and navigation in an online digital library

    Surjeet Mishra, Innovation Labs (Delhi), Tata Consultancy Services, Plot No.249, D&E Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon – 122 001, India surjeet.mishra@tcs.com Hiranmay Ghosh, Innovation Labs (Delhi), Tata Consultancy Services, Plot No.249, D&E Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon – 122 001, India hiranmay.ghosh@tcs.com

    DOI: 10.3233/WDL-120053

  • Harvesting capability of Google scholar: a comparative study of three major journal lists—Directory of Open Access Journals, Highwire, and BioMed Central

    Rosy Jan, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir rosy@kashmiruniversity.ac.inNadim Akhtar Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir nadim@kashmiruniversity.ac.in

    DOI: 10.3233/WDL-120054

  • A new framework to preserve Tagore songs

    Chandan Misra, Department of Computer Science and Engineering Civil Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur – 721 302, India chandan.misra1@gmail.comBaidurya Bhattacharya, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur – 721 302, India, baidurya@civil.iitkgp.ernet.inAnupam Basu, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur – 721 302, India, anupam@cse.iitkgp.ernet.in

    DOI: 10.3233/WDL-120055

  • Diatomscapes exposé: how faculty and digital librarians collaborate to promote and preserve the passion of research (CP3R) for digital future

    Plato L Smith II, Digital Library Head, Florida State University, Strozier Library, 116 Honors Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32306–1096 psmithii@fsu.edu

    DOI: 10.3233/WDL-120056

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