Building (and using) Big Digital Libraries - Q&A
With Paul N. Courant & John Unsworth.
Recorded on 5/25/12 at the MIT Faculty Club.
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MIT Libraries
With Paul N. Courant & John Unsworth.
Recorded on 5/25/12 at the MIT Faculty Club.
MIT Libraries
John Unsworth discusses the recent formation of large-scale, collaborative digital libraries and the challenges and opportunities they pose for researchers seeking to use and study their collections. He describes the various challenges facing ...
Paul N. Courant discusses the recent formation of large-scale, collaborative digital libraries and the challenges and opportunities they pose for researchers seeking to use and study their collections. He explains the interconnected genesis of the ...
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