UBKINSNP24 Digital Libraries

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Bc. Jindra Planková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Dušan Katuščák, PhD. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Bc. Jindra Planková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Bc. Jindra Planková, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The structure of the course contains an explanation of the basic concepts of information services of digital libraries. It covers the historical circumstances of the origin of digital libraries, examples of the first digital libraries, the definition of the digital library, the sectors that make up the digital library, technical protocols, standards and systems for creating digital libraries. It includes acquaintance with metadata and their application in digital libraries. The content of the seminar is based on and follows the content of the lecture of the Digital Library.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- identify and summarize basic developments in the field of digital libraries;
- identify and describe current trends in the development of digital libraries;
- prepare a brief overview of technical, technological and economic aspects of digital libraries;
- describe the structural elements of the digital library architecture;
- practically search for and use some digital libraries in the Czech Republic and abroad.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the issue - defining the basic milestones of ICT development, defining terms, related areas and working definition of the digital library
  • Time frame of digital library development, activities and functions of current digital libraries
  • Architecture of digital libraries, typology of digital objects (resources), identifiers and systems for their administration and management, classical library identifiers
  • Metadata - typology, characteristics, use
  • Interoperability - principles, protocols, application
  • Digital library programs and projects - examples and demonstrations of functioning digital libraries in the Internet environment
Literature
    required literature
  • ARMS, W.Y. Digital libraries. Camridge, 2000. info
    recommended literature
  • GILLIAN, Oliver and Ross HARVEY. Digital curation. London: Facet, 2016, 224 pp. ISBN 978-0-8389-1385-7. info
  • KEEN SHAW, Marie. Library technology and digital resources: an introduction for support staff. London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, 225 pp. ISBN 978-1-4422-5644-6. info
  • Virtual knowledge: experimenting in the humanities and the social science. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2013, 262 pp. ISBN 978-0-262-01839-5. info
  • CHOWDHURY, G. G. and Foo SCHUBERT. Digital libraries and information access: research perspectives. Facet, 2012, 235 pp. ISBN 978-1-55570-914-3. info
  • SUBER, Peter. Open access. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2012, 242 pp. ISBN 978-0-262-51763-8. info
  • WILLINSKY, John. The Access Principle: The case for open access to research and scholarship. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2009, 287 pp. ISBN 0-262-23242-1. info
Teaching methods
Lecture with activation Lecture with discussion Students' self-study
Assessment methods
Participation in seminars min. 75%. Active participation in seminars, study of required literature, elaboration of the assigned task and its presentation. Exam: written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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