Title:	STRUCTURATION AND METADATA FOR ELECTRONIC LIBRARY
Author(s):	Omar Larouk , Salah Dalhoumi
ISBN:	972-99353-0-0
Editors:	Pedro Isaías and Nitya Karmakar
Year:	2004
Edition:	2
Keywords:	DEBORA projet, Digital library, Metadata, Digitized Renaissance documents, Preservation.
Type:	Short Paper
First Page:	1224
Last Page:	1227
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	The complexity of preserving the web is becoming one of the most important information and communication media. While the quantity of digital resources available through the web is increasing exponentially (in many and relevant domains, like scientific sectors or e-government), the quality is not ensured and the tools for preservation are not clear defined. Many issues require to be addressed, specifically in the identification area (what to preserve and why) and with reference to the effort of building policies and procedures for ensuring quality in the creation process and, as a result, in the preservation function. Interfaces to library systems have largely failed to represent the inherently collaborative nature of information work. This paper describes how collaborative functionality is being implemented as part of the DEBORA project to provide access to digitized Renaissance documents. Work practices of users of Renaissance documents are described and the collaborative features of the client software are outlined. Functionalities include metadata and annotation, the creation of virtual books and the inclusion of user-supplied metadata. This paper describes the development of metadata and collaborative functionality for users of electronic libraries in the context of the project DEBORA (Digital Access to Books of the Renaissance).
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