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For intermediate to advanced audiences we provide an integrative perspective to the field of digital libraries. We discuss the "5S" model that supports description and design of digital libraries in terms of high level concepts of: society, scenario, space, structure, and stream. Then we explore the Open Archives Initiative that provides a unified framework for interoperable digital libraries based on simplifications of the Dublin Core metadata standard and the Dienst protocol, along with XML representation and repository harvesting. Finally we use these to explain the development and operation of a worldwide federated digital library project, the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.

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This tutorial describes how to build your own digital library using the Greenstone digital library software, a comprehensive, open-source system for constructing, presenting, and maintaining information collections. Collections built automatically include effective full-text searching and metadata-based browsing facilities that are attractive and easy to use. They are easily maintainable and can be rebuilt entirely automatically. Searching is full-text, and different indexes can be constructed (including metadata indexes). Browsing utilizes hierarchical structures that are created automatically from metadata associated with the source documents. Collections can include text, pictures, audio, and video. Documents can be in any language: Chinese and Arabic interfaces exist. Although primarily designed for Web access, collections can be made available, in precisely the same form, on CD-ROM or DVD. The system is extensible: software "plugins" accommodate different document and metadata types. The Greenstone software runs under both Unix and Windows, and is issued as source code under the GNU public license. Attendees will receive an extensive user manual and should learn enough to download the software, set up a digital library system, and create their own searchable, browsable, information collections with whatever searching and browsing indexes they require. Those with programming skills should be able to extend and tailor the system extensively.

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This tutorial introduces the concepts of eXtensible Markup Language (XML) with respect to electronic commerce (EC) applications. In the Internet age, the chain between production and consumption is accelerating. Consumers are demanding individualization of products and shorter life cycle of production. Integration and inter-operability over the course of the production and consumption chain are the key and prerequisite. Starting with the concept of XML, each transaction required for EC will be discussed. Transactions like purchasing agreements, catalogues, auctions and maintenances are described in XML and transmitted electronically. Some definitions like cXML and ebXML are illustrated. The essence of XML specifications, XML/DTD for client/server environments, multi-lingual information exchange, and network protocols using EC/XML are also discussed. In addition to much more others, this tutorial will introduce handful of XML-based EC initiatives, and various XML-based protocols for EC. XML-based EC initiatives include United Nations Standard Messages Directory for EDIFACT (Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport), European Board of EC Standardization, CommerceNet, Open Buying on the Internet (OBI), Microsoft, SUN, Oracle, IBM, etc. XML-based protocols include Open Trading Protocol, SAE J2008, Java SAX protocol, etc.

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The volume and complexity of information and knowledge available to individuals from both within an organization and from outside is continually expanding. Successful access to and integration of these resources depends on well-structured knowledge architecture. The interaction of this architectural layer with other components of a portal such as search, user interfaces and business processes can provide a rich set of services and content, if the design is based on user's needs. Examination of what makes content relevant for users, and the context that surrounds their use of knowledge and information are important in this approach. Issues such as privacy, user education, and information channeling must also be considered in the overall design.

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The Collaborative Information Retrieval (CIR) Project is designed to study situations where members of a work-team are seeking, searching and using information collaboratively. The study is being carried out by researchers from the University of Washington, Microsoft, Boeing, and Risoe National Labortatory in Denmark. Although no research project has addressed this situation before, it is clear from the literature that CIR has already manifested itself in various settings. The Cognitive Work Analysis framework is most suited for the study of CIR. The framework examines social, organizational, cognitive and individual characteristics of information seekers, and can be focused to address collaborative situations. It also considers information seeking as a social, dynamic process and has the potential to bring new insights and ideas to the area of information behavior. The tutorial will explain what is known about CIR and the nature of the conceptual framework that is used to study it. These explanations will be supported by examples from the procedures and results of the CIR Project.

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The first topic of the tutorial will review general issues in the design and use of unique identifiers for intellectual property, especially with reference to digital manifestation. The DOI is one of such unique identifiers and its initiative aims to develop a common mechanism to enable intellectual content management to be integrated with Internet technologies. The tutorial will cover digital object architecture, resolution, DOI initiative, standards activities and DOI, development of DOI-based services, guidelines for present DOI assignment, and business model outline. The second topic of the tutorial is the INDECS metadata model whose purpose is to provide an analysis of the underlying structures of common forms of metadata in relation to intellectual property to serve a wide range of uses. It provides a semantic and syntactic framework suitable for systems to support workflow, database design, rights management, bibliographic cataloging, data exchange and e-commerce. The tutorial will cover overview of four views of the INDECS, semantic framework, generic attributes, data dictionary, primitives, IP classes, creations, creation events, transactions, and authority. The last topic of the tutorial is the INDECS metadata schema. The INDECS metadata schema is the practical framework for implementing the INDECS metadata model. The tutorial will cover scope and use of the INDECS schema, the relationship of INDECS to other major metadata related initiatives and organizations, conceptual model for rights-based e-commerce metadata, and principles underlying the operation of e-commerce metadata.