TY - JOUR
T1 - Resource sharing digital libraries
T2 - A case study of Taiwan's InfoSpring Digital Library Project
AU - Ke, Hao Ren
AU - Chang, Ruei Chuan
N1 - Funding Information:
Integrating computer and communication technologies to offer better library services is another primary goal. To accomplish this, the project is cooperating with other organizations (such as STIC) to develop systems for enhancing library services and supporting a resource sharing policy. For example, one ongoing project is to create a union catalog and holdings database of medical journals for assisting document delivery service. This project is funded by the Ministry of Education and involves the participation of 16 major medical libraries.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The InfoSpring Digital Library Project conducted by National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) is a project to establish mirror sites in Taiwan for well-known reference databases and full-text electronic journals. The role of NCTU in this project is to provide the hardware (including servers and storage space) and network infrastructure, system maintenance and data update. By means of resource sharing, universities and industries in Taiwan can access the databases loaded in the InfoSpring Digital Library under certain subscription agreements. Realizing the importance of resource sharing, libraries in Taiwan have organized a consortium to decide which databases to be hosted in Taiwan and negotiate competitive prices with information providers. This paper presents the motivation, current status, experiences, and future directions of the InfoSpring Project and introduces the Taiwanese library consortium which it services.
AB - The InfoSpring Digital Library Project conducted by National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) is a project to establish mirror sites in Taiwan for well-known reference databases and full-text electronic journals. The role of NCTU in this project is to provide the hardware (including servers and storage space) and network infrastructure, system maintenance and data update. By means of resource sharing, universities and industries in Taiwan can access the databases loaded in the InfoSpring Digital Library under certain subscription agreements. Realizing the importance of resource sharing, libraries in Taiwan have organized a consortium to decide which databases to be hosted in Taiwan and negotiate competitive prices with information providers. This paper presents the motivation, current status, experiences, and future directions of the InfoSpring Project and introduces the Taiwanese library consortium which it services.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1464-9055(00)00136-6
DO - 10.1016/S1464-9055(00)00136-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0042728751
VL - 24
SP - 371
EP - 377
JO - Library Collections, Acquisition and Technical Services
JF - Library Collections, Acquisition and Technical Services
SN - 1464-9055
IS - 3
ER -