Digital Library (DL) interoperability, as it is being reported in the DL.org Digital Library Refe... more Digital Library (DL) interoperability, as it is being reported in the DL.org Digital Library Reference Model, is intimately related to function interoperability. A prerequisite for the later is an appropriate function description, publication and discovery mechanisms. The importance of a framework which accommodates the specification of key DL function characteristics such as interface, behavior, dependencies and semantics, has been highlighted by the DL.org Functionality working group. Such a framework should be used in appropriate registries, which cater for the publication and discovery of DL functionality. In this paper we report the findings of the DL.org Functionality working group in terms of a DL function description framework and a set of contemporary registries that can serve as the basis for the provision of a DL Function interoperability enabling registry.
Connecting the local and the online in information management
Page 1. Connecting the Local and the Online in Information Management Gabriella Kazai, Natasa Mil... more Page 1. Connecting the Local and the Online in Information Management Gabriella Kazai, Natasa Milic-Frayling, Tim Haughton Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK {v-gabkaz, natasamf, i-tihaug}@microsoft.com Natalia Manola ...
Digital Library (DL) interoperability requires addressing a variety of issues associated with fun... more Digital Library (DL) interoperability requires addressing a variety of issues associated with functionality. We report on the analysis and solutions identified by the Functionality Working Group of the DL.org project during its deliberations on DL interoperability. Ultimately, we hope that work based on our perspective will lead to improved architectures and software, as well as to greater interoperability, for next-generation DL systems.
Architecture for a Collaborative Research Environment Based on Reading List Sharing
Scholarly research involves a systematic study of information sources in order to establish facts... more Scholarly research involves a systematic study of information sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. It encompasses survey, analysis, evaluation, and creation as distinct phases that are performed iteratively and often in parallel by accessing a range of local and remote resources. Throughout these activities scholars create collections of relevant work, ranging from publication references to new information acquired through experiments or correspondence with other scholars. We use the term reading list to refer to such collections. Existing software packages or web services for managing publication lists, like CiteULike, lack integration with researchers’ workflow which may require access to both desktop and online resources. In this paper we describe the architecture and system design of ScholarLynk, a desktop tagging tool that enables researchers to build and maintain reading lists across distributed data stores, in collaboration with other researchers.
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