Lesk, Michael. <br/><br/>
Understanding digital libraries  [electronic resource] / 
Michael Lesk. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - San Francisco, CA :  Morgan Kaufmann Publishers,  c2005. 
 - 1 online resource (xxxi, 424 p.) :  ill. 
 - The Morgan Kaufmann series in multimedia information and systems. .
 - Morgan Kaufmann series in multimedia information and systems. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-411) and index. 
<br/><br/>Evolution of libraries -- Text documents -- Images of pages -- Multimedia storage and retrieval -- Knowledge representation schemes -- Distribution -- Usability and retrieval evaluation -- User needs -- Collections and preservations -- Economics -- Intellectual property rights -- A world tour of digital libraries -- Scope of digital libraries -- Future : ubiquity, diversity, creativity, and public policy. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780080481517 0080481515 9781558609242 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Digital libraries--United States.<br/>Digital libraries.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ZA4080  / .L47 2005