Bill Arms is an incredibly clear thinker and writer.  I've not seen the
book, yet, but I for one will be ordering it on spec...
:-)

Prof Bruce Royan, CEO,  SCRAN (Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network)
http://www.scran.ac.uk/    tel (+44) 131 662 1211    fax(+44) 131 662 1511 

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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 11:18:35 -0400
From: Jud Wolfskill <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: book announcement--Arms

The following is a book which readers of this list might find of
interest.  For more information please visit

http://mitpress.mit.edu/promotions/books/ARMDHF99


Digital Libraries

William Y. Arms


The emergence of the Internet and the wide availability of affordable
computing equipment have created tremendous interest in digital
libraries and electronic publishing. This book provides an integrated
overview of the field, including a historical perspective, the state of
the art, and current research.



The term "digital libraries" covers the creation and distribution of
all types of information over networks, ranging from converted
historical materials to kinds of information that have no analogues in
the physical world. In some ways digital libraries and traditional
libraries are very different, yet in other ways they are remarkably
similar. People still create information that has to be organized,
stored, and distributed, and they still need to find and use
information that others have created. An underlying theme of this book
is that no aspect of digital libraries can be understood in isolation
or without attention to the needs of the people who create and use
information. Although the book covers a wide range of technical,
economic, social, and organizational topics, the focus is on the actual
working components of a digital library.



William Y. Arms is Professor of Computer Science at Cornell
University.

6 x 9, 344 pp., 8 illus., cloth ISBN 0-262-01180-8

Digital Libraries and Electronic Publishing series


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MIT Press, Five Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA  02142-1493
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