Greenstone: a comprehensive open-source digital library software system

This paper describes the Greenstone digital library software, a comprehensive, open-source system for the construction and presentation of information collections. Collections built with Greenstone offer effective full-text searching and metadata-based browsing facilities that are attractive and easy to use. Moreover, they are easily maintainable and can be augmented and rebuilt entirely automatically. The system is extensible: software “plugins” accommodate different document and metadata types.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: DL
• Authors: Ian H. Witten, Stefan J. Boddie, David Bainbridge, Rodger J. McNab
• Keywords: Digital Library, DL 2000, Effective Full-text Searching, Greenstone Digital Library, Greenstone Offer