Digital Libraries

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Digital Libraries

Exposing and Managing Institutional Media Assets

January 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2010

Almost any corporation or higher education institution possesses a wealth of rich media content that enhances their mission. How do these institutions most effectively administer and promote their …

Jennifer Faist

Library Systems & Digital Collections Administrator

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, California

UNITED STATES

Bookless Libraries?

November 6, 2009

Technology leaders and librarians consider how the digital age changes the physical space and role of one of higher education's oldest institutions. …

CNI Podcast: Preserving Computer Games as Digital Objects

January 12, 2012

The Preserving Virtual Worlds project is an on-going investigation into the preservation of computer games and interactive fiction . It is now entering its second phase, which focu…

CNI Podcast: The Grateful Dead Archives at UC Santa Cruz

January 10, 2012

In April 2008, the Grateful Dead donated their archive to  the University of California Santa Cruz. The Grateful Dead Archive represents one of the most significant popular culture col…

CNI Podcast: National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Programs at the Library of Congress

January 10, 2012

The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program at the Library of Congress is implementing a national strategy to collect, preserve and make available signifi…

Bibliotheca Alexandrina: A Digital Revival

October 30, 2009

© 2009 Noha Adly. EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 44, no. 6 (November/December 2009): 8–9 Noha Adly ( Noha.Adly@bibalex.org ) is Deputy Head, ICT Sector, for the Bibliotheca Alexand…

The Google Book Scanning Project: Issues and Updates

September 2, 2009

For about five years, Google has been scanning and indexing millions of volumes drawn from academic libraries and other sources worldwide. The project has been greeted with high praise but also w…

Mix, Mash, and Share: Empowering 21st-Century Research with Maps

November 5, 2009 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference

Imagine encouraging critical thinking, sparking creativity, and infusing fun in your course by mixing, mashing, and sharing maps. Web 2.0 empowers students to use and create maps in new and excitin…

Brick-and-Mortar Libraries in the 21st-Century: An Oxymoron?

November 5, 2009 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference

Research libraries expand or renovate their facilities about every decade. With physical collections still growing, this cycle consumes capital investment capacity. Wouldn't we (and our users)…