Design and Usability of Digital Libraries: Case Studies in the Asia Pacific

416 Pages·2005·9.688 MB·English

by  Yin-Leng Theng, Schubert Foo

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Yin-Leng Theng
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Schubert Foo
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Design and usability of digital libraries : case studies in the Asia-Pacific / Yin-Leng Theng and
Schubert Foo, editors.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-59140-441-X (h/c) -- ISBN 1-59140-442-8 (s/c) -- ISBN 1-59140-443-6 (ebook)
1. Digital libraries--Case studies. 2. Information storage and retrieval systems--Case studies. 3.
Digital libraries--Asia--Case studies. 4. Digital libraries--Pacific Area--Case studies. I. Theng, Yin-
Leng, 1961- II. Foo, Schubert.
ZA4080.D47 2004
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Preface............................................................................................................vii
Section I: Digital Library Development History and Landscape
Chapter I
Survey and History of Digital Library Development
in the Asia Pacific ...........................................................................................1
Hsinchun Chen, University of Arizona, USA
Yilu Zhou, University of Arizona, USA
Section II: Design Architecture and Systems
Chapter II
Design Architecture: An Introduction and Overview............................22
Edward A. Fox, Virginia Tech, USA
Hussein Suleman, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Ramesh C. Gaur, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
Devika P. Madalli, Indian Statistical Institute, India
Chapter III
Development of Indonesia’s National Digital Library Network ...........38
Ismail Fahmi, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Chapter IV
Dynamic Metadata Management System for Digital Archives:
Design and Construction.............................................................................55
Shien-chiang Yu, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan
Hsueh-hua Chen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Chao-chen Chen, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Chapter V
Information Filtering and Personalization Services ................................76
Chunxiao Xing, Tsinghua University, China
Chun Zeng, Tsinghua University, China
Zhiqiang Zhang, Tsinghua University, China
Lizhu Zhou, Tsinghua University, China
Section III: Implementation Issues and Challenges
Chapter VI
Implementation of Next Generation Digital Libraries............................97
Ee-Peng Lim, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
San-Yih Hwang, National Sun Yat Sen University, Taiwan
Chapter VII
Using Multi-Document Summarization to Facilitate Semi-Structured
Literature Retrieval: A Case Study in Consumer Healthcare........... 111
Min-Yen Kan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Chapter VIII
KEA: Practical Automatic Keyphrase Extraction................................ 129
Ian H. Witten, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Gordon W. Paynter, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Eibe Frank, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Carl Gutwin, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Craig G. Nevill-Manning, Google, Inc., USA
Chapter IX
Cross-Lingual Information Retrieval: The Challenge in
Multilingual Libraries............................................................................... 153
Christopher Yang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
China
Kar Wing Li, The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
China
Chapter X
Evolving Tool Support for Digital Librarians........................................ 171
David M. Nichols, University of Waikato, New Zealand
David Bainbridge, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Gary Marsden, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Dynal Patel, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Sally Jo Cunningham, University of Waikato, New Zealand
John Thompson, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Stefan J. Boddie, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Ian H. Witten, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Section IV: Use and Impact
Chapter XI
Digital Libraries and Society: New Perspectives on Information
and Dissemination ..................................................................................... 191
Ian H. Witten, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Chapter XII
Sharing Digital Knowledge With End-Users: Case Study of the
International Rice Research Institute Library and Documentation
Service in the Philippines......................................................................... 216
Mila Ramos, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines
Chapter XIII
Multimedia Digital Library as Intellectual Property............................ 238
Hideyasu Sasaki, Keio University, Japan
Yasushi Kiyoki, Keio University, Japan
Chapter XIV
Digital Libraries as Learning Environments for Youths..................... 254
Natalie Lee-San Pang, Monash University, Malaysia
SectionV: Users and Usability
Chapter XV
Usability of Digital Libraries in a Multicultural
Environment............................................................................................... 270
Christine L. Borgman, University of California Los Angeles, USA
Edie Rasmussen, University of British Columbia, Canada
Chapter XVI
Cross-Cultural Design and Usability of a Digital Library Supporting
Access to Maori Cultural Heritage Resources.................................... 285
Chern Li Liew, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Chapter XVII
From GeogDL to PAPER: The Evolution of an Educational
Digital Library ............................................................................................ 298
Dion Hoe-Lian Goh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Yin-Leng Theng, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Ee-Peng Lim, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Chapter XVIII
Designing a Music Digital Library: Discovering What People
Really Want................................................................................................. 313
David Bainbridge, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Sally Jo Cunningham, University of Waikato, New Zealand
John McPherson, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Stephen Downie, University of Illinois, USA
Nina Reeves, University of Gloucestershire, UK
Chapter XIX
Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluations of the Singapore
National Library Board’s Digital Library............................................... 334
Yin-Leng Theng, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Mei-Yee Chan, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
Ai-Ling Khoo, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
Raju Buddharaju, National Library Board, Singapore
SectionVI: Future Trends of Digital Libraries
Chapter XX
A Snapshot of Digital Library Development: The Way Forward
in the Asia Pacific ...................................................................................... 351
Schubert Foo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Yin-Leng Theng, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Appendix: Sources of Further Information ........................................... 371
About the Authors..................................................................................... 379
Index............................................................................................................ 391
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Digital libraries are part of the global infrastructure being envisioned to inter-
connect many computer networks and various forms of information technolo-
gies around the world, a partial fulfillment of Bush’s 1945 dream “memex” of a
personal microfiche-based system to tackle the problem of information over-
load. Digital libraries, more organized and structured than the Web, an over-
whelming example of a shared worldwide collection of information. Educa-
tional institutions, governments and corporations are spending millions of dol-
lars on researching, developing and implementing digital libraries around the
world.
Research done on the Web has shown that many Web sites are plagued with
problems of usability and effectiveness. We can expect a similar situation in
digital libraries since they are much more than just Web sites. In fact, they are
complex and advanced forms of information systems that can be endowed with
a multiplicity of functions and features. These can include collaboration sup-
port, distributed database management, hypertext, multimedia information ser-
vices, information retrieval, information filtering, selective dissemination of in-
formation, intellectual property rights management, question answering and ref-
erence services, and resource discovery, among many others. Digital libraries
can serve very large user populations that are composed of different stake-
holder groups with different information needs. Improvements in design, devel-
opment and evaluation can have a major organizational, national and interna-
tional impact.
We need better theories, tools and techniques to support designers in designing,
developing and evaluating digital libraries in ways that will improve usability
and effectiveness to enhance users’ experience of digital library collections
and services.
This book was inspired by the very successful gathering and exchange of ideas
among international and local participants of the Fourth International Confer-
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ence on Asian Digital Libraries at Singapore (2002), where the need to highlight
and share the best practices on digital library research and development in the
Asia Pacific region emerged. The Asia Pacific focus is opportune to the in-
creasing global effort to encourage and promote the sharing of research and
development around the world that are largely limited, at the moment, to America
and Europe.
To provide a global perspective, this book contains invited chapters from major
key players and eminent researchers in digital library research and develop-
ment to draw parallels of issues and challenges faced not only in the Asia Pa-
cific region, but across the world. Special emphasis is placed on the design, use
and usability of digital libraries, which include work surrounding digital libraries
and related technologies, the management of knowledge in digital libraries, and
the associated usability and social issues.
Organization
The book is written for academics, practitioners and undergraduate/postgradu-
ate students interested in digital library design and development, with particular
focus in the Asia Pacific region. It is organised around six sections into chap-
ters with the following major themes:
(1) Digital Library Development History and Landscape
(2) Design Architecture and Systems
(3) Implementation Issues and Challenges
(4) Use and Impact
(5) Users and Usability
(6) Future Trends of Digital Libraries
Although all these areas are likely to be covered as part of the design, develop-
ment and use of digital libraries at varying levels of detail, the chapter authors
were requested to focus more on the specific area of the respective section in
which their chapters were featured, thereby providing a more congruent ap-
proach for the reader to follow. References in each chapter, as well as an
Appendix containing further sources of information at the end of the book,
provide additional resources to the reader to pursue a more detailed study of a
particular aspect of digital library research and development.