1. Introducción
2.1 Metodología del framework de sistema multi agente: MaSE
2.1.2 Fase de diseño
CONTENTS
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) 3.0 Main Content
3.1 Definition of digital library resources 3.2 Digital library resources
3.3 Multimedia applications 4.0 Conclusion
5.0 Summary
6.0 Tutor marked assignment 7.0 References/Further reading
1.0 Introduction
The idea behind building and maintaining libraries in a University or community is to make information resources available. What users of libraries value most from a library is the services been rendered to them either virtual or otherwise. Multimedia is one interesting technology that brings together audio, graphics, animation, video to personal computers and desktop for easy assimilation. Multimedia application has gone beyond the putting together of text, graphics, audio to form digital video but has been used as teaching aid in schools. It also has many usages in the library.
2.0 Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) At the end of this unit, you would have learnt;
1. What are digital resources?
2. Types of digital resources
3. Multimedia application in the library.
4. Categories of multimedia.
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3.1 Definition of Digital Library Resources
Digital libraries are created to solve the underlying problems associated with traditionallibraries and offer many new services for efficient use. The services like reference and information services have been integral to traditional services. In view of this, we will refresh our minds on what digital library is all about before we go into the definition of Digital Library Resources.
Digital / Electronic Library Resources
The term electronic library resources can be defined as information processed and digitally driven using hardware and software that can be accessed by digital electronic users through remote information provider networks or mounted locally by digital library (DL) managers. A digital resource can also be defined as a “resource that requires access to the computer or any electronic product that provides a collection of data, be it text referring to full-text databases, electronic journals, image collections, other multimedia and media-based products” (Dukare, 2020; Kato et al., 2021)
Electronic resources could be in digital libraries for learning and research purposes. These include e-book, e- journals, e-newsletters, e-references, electronic projects, theses and dissertations, e-government publications, e-lecture notes, images, videos images or visual material, others include , portals that provide link or URLs relevant to particular disciplinary topic, online reference resources, audio materials, digital readers or course packs, data archives, digital facsimiles or historical manuscripts and animations (Eneh 2021; Harley 2020)
Digital Resources collections encompass online resources. There are different types of digital online resources to choose from depending on if one is learning or teaching. First, one must consider if the material is an open educational resource (OER). Or it requires the consent of its owner or is under license. Most OERs operate on open licences, often on the Creative Commons (CC), in order to protect the copyright of its authors. Open licences makes resources available for the broad audience. A different type of an online resource will be a MOOC, which is a massive open online course (https://silverplus.erasmus.site/docs/module-5/training-content/5-1-introduction-to-digital-resources/). Other online resources are available in SCOPUS, AGORA.
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3.2Types of Digital Library Resources
There are many digital resources in different format as listed and discussed below.
• Online Databases
• E-Journals
• E-books
• E-Magazines
• E-Newspaper
• (This is a storage media)Multimedia materials
• E-Theses and Dissertations
• (Abeywardena, 2015; Medieval Academy of America 2021).
Digital reference resources
Reference sources are publications of reference books or sources like dictionaries, encyclopaedias of different types and subject areas, year book, calendars, atlases, abstracts and indexes, handbooks, maps etc that are published in online mode or are in digital form and are stored in CD-ROM. It can also be accessed via the website and internet.
Online Databases
Online databases are of various types; complete indexing and abstraction databases, text databases, reference databases and statistical databases. Indexing and abstract databases provide bibliographic information about the journal including summary of articles.
Example: SCOPUS, LISA, LIST, etc. There are some databases that are Full text database containing organized collections of information on a particular multidisciplinary topic or theme areas, e.g. ScienceDirect.
E-Journals
Electronic journals are simply serial publications which are made available in digital format. Electronic journals can be accessed via Internet from any web enabled device.
Depending on the type of subscription, one or more users can access the resources
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E-Books
"Electronic Book" or E-Book, a term coined by Van Dam of Brown University during the 1960, is very popular today. E-book has been described as a text analogous to a printed book that is in digital form to be displayed on a computer screen. E-books can be read just like a paper book, using dedicated E-book reader such as Gem Star eBook or on a computer screen after downloading it. Thousands of free e-books can be downloaded from the Internet. E-book offers advantages like portability, 24 hours access, text search, annotation, linking, and multimedia and self-publishing possibilities.
Electronic magazine
E-Magazines are a collection of articles and images about diverse topics of general interest and occasions that are in electronic form. Usually these articles are written by writer or scholars and geared towards the appropriate users.
Electronic Newspaper
E-newspapers are a collection of articles about current events usually published daily. In most cases, they replicate exactly the printed version of the newspaper, which occasionally includes additional information (such as interactive graphics or external links). But in some cases there are no parallel print sources like the newspaper "was born digital". Any newspaper available on the Internet can be called newspaper. "It may or may not have a printed copy (Dulcare, 2020).
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
These are University Theses and Dissertations in electronic format. Most of the libraries provide access to online thesis and dissertation produced at universities to its users. A large number of universities have digitized their theses and dissertations collection and have made them available on the Internet for global access. A number of universities have also implemented Electronic Theses and Dissertation programmes, where researchers submit theses in electronic format.