Digitized content (text, graphics, audio, and video) that can be transmitted over internet or computer networks
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LIS-related podcasts
Is there a census of LIS-related podcasts out there? I know that Blake Carver has posted his round-ups of blogs to follow at LISNews from time to time such as the 2011 listing but I have not seen ...
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What services do libraries need from public cloud storage before they are trusted for long-term archival?
Here's what's bothering me today...
Long term assurances (and service level guarantees) for durability
ability to get my data in and out of the cloud (multiTB doesn't work over the WAN)
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Information literacy instruction classes without course credit - are badges the answer?
I'm looking for examples of successful library instruction programs that are not offering course credit. Have any institutions created a multi-session program that students attend without earning ...
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From where can you best source digital copies of artworks? (images, drawings, photos of things)
Currently I am required to take one "General Education" course which also happens to be something related to "Art". Sadly, the course is more about quantity of stuff, not about quality, i.e., we learn ...
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Bridging paper and digital periodicals
As more periodicals & resources move to a digital only format (e.g. Newsweek, Morningstar), how are libraries bridging the paper-digital transition especially with in library use?
For a library ...
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What is the difference between digital-media and e-resources?
I was about to suggest to merge the tags digital-media and e-resources but I am not fully sure. Is there a commonly agreed upon difference between both terms? I think the term e-resources is only used ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of using ZFS for storage in a digital repository?
File systems typically divide the devices they address into discrete blocks. For instance on a system with 1024 byte blocks, a 1.5 kb file will be occupy two entire blocks. What makes ZFS different ...
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What makes a successful digital scholarship centre?
Where I work, at the library for a large research university, we're investigating the creation of a digital scholarship centre. Some examples:
Brown's Center for Digital Scholarship
U Michigan's ...
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Digital Libraries using audio indexing / identification / search by example?
I am wondering if there are any digital libraries offering search by example for audio files, e.g. upload part of a music file and the digital library recognizes the song and provides me information ...
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To what extent are public libraries adopting the YOUMedia model of public libraries as digital media creation spaces?
For a while now, there has been a lot of buzz around the idea of public libraries becoming hubs for digital media creation, particularly for young people. To that end the MacArthur foundation helped ...
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Is library-as-publisher a viable option for small libraries?
In the perpetual struggle to be relevant and better serve our community, I'd like my small public library to consider publishing/serving e-books written by local authors, but I don't see any models ...
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What benefits does a library gain by having its own mobile phone app?
Many libraries have their own app for Android/iOS/etc. I wonder what benefits they see. Is it little more than promotional in nature or does it provide genuine functionality? And if the latter, is it ...
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What is the process to make a digital file available via the Library Catalog?
I have some various files (music, eBooks, pdf) that we either own the rights to or are out-of-copyright. I'd like to make them available to patrons for downloading via our catalog. Is there an ...
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Are there any libraries that try to preserve old software or old computer games? [closed]
Or are a huge percent of old computer games never archived and ever preserved?
