Learning by building digital libraries

The implications of using digital library software in educational contexts, for both the students and the software developers, are discussed in the light of two case studies of courses where students build digital libraries. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.3.7 [Information storage and retrieval]: Digital Libraries – user issues. K.3.2 [Computers and Education]: Computer and Information Science Education – information systems education. Keywords Digital librarian, education, software, digital library.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: JCDL
• Authors: David M. Nichols, David Bainbridge, J. Stephen Downie, Michael B. Twidale
• Keywords: Digital Libraries, Digital Library, Digital Library Software, JCDL 2006