Internet Digital Libraries: The International Dimension [Hardcover]

Jack Kessler (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0890068755 | ISBN-13: 978-0890068755 | Publication Date: December 1996 | Edition: 1st

Explores the fast-changing world of international digital libraries and provides insight into their role in the development of on-line digital information. Country by country, the text examines efforts to make the WWW and various forms of Internet telecommunications more amenable to international users of varied skill levels and cultural backgrounds. It introduces the international aspects of on-line digital information development, explains current digital projects on the Internet, and presents national case studies that describe and compare digital library initiatives underway in a variety of countries on different continents.

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About the Author

Jack Kessler is president of A.K. Co., Inc., an Internet training and consulting firm in San Francisco. He earned his master's degree in information studies from the University of California, Berkeley.

Product Details

Hardcover: 265 pages
Publisher: Artech House; 1st edition (December 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0890068755
ISBN-13: 978-0890068755
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,839,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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